ICYMI: CSIS hosted a discussion with Congressman Adam Smith (WA-09), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, on his experience leading a Congressional delegation to China in late September 2025. Watch here: www.csis.org/events/rep-a...

The African Growth and Opportunity Act, the flagship U.S. trade agreement with Africa, has expired. As Washington debates the bill’s future, its track record offers lessons on how to effectively strengthen U.S.-Africa commercial engagement moving forward. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/wha...

The C5+1 summit offers Washington a narrow but strategic window to translate diplomacy into concrete investment and position the U.S., not its rivals, as a credible new partner in Central Asia’s evolving minerals landscape. More from @minerals.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/ten... 

"As Washington debates AGOA’s future, policymakers should look beyond renewal and focus on revitalization—ensuring the next iteration of the agreement prioritizes policy certainty, utilization, and regional integration," writes @est.csis.org Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/wha...

University research transforms public funding into lasting economic, health, and security benefits. While no other nation does this as well as or at the scale of the U.S., China is now rapidly emerging as a peer competitor. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/us-... 

The threat posed by extreme heat has become a matter of national security, impacting U.S. military readiness, while threatening economic growth, productivity, and global competitiveness. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/thr...

On the first episode of The Last Line of Defense, host Seth Jones sat down with Jude Blanchette, the inaugural director of the RAND China Research Center, for a discussion on the outcome of the Trump-Xi meeting and China’s defense strategy moving forward. Listen: www.csis.org/podcasts/las... 

The new U.S. minerals agreements signed last week in Asia reflect the Trump administration’s bilateral, commercially driven approach to diplomacy and marks an escalation in U.S. efforts to establish minerals supply chain security, writes @minerals.csis.org. www.csis.org/analysis/ahe...

Putin’s instruction for Russian military and political leaders to begin “preparations for nuclear weapons tests” follows President Trump’s similar order last week, but also fits a wider pattern of nuclear saber-rattling tied to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/rus...

ICYMI: @mideast.csis.org experts @myacoubian.bsky.social and Michael Ratney, the former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, unpacked Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's upcoming White House visit. Watch the discussion: www.csis.org/events/mbs-w... 

The proposed MIND Act represents Congress’s first attempt to regulate the emerging domain of neurotechnology, raising complex questions about privacy, innovation, and national security. Read the full analysis: www.csis.org/analysis/whe... 

The threat posed by extreme heat has become a matter of national security, impacting U.S. military readiness and threatening economic growth, productivity, and global competitiveness. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/thr... 

STARTING NOW: @est.csis.org hosts a workshop on the future of the U.S. federal statistical system—bringing together leaders from government, business, and academia to explore how trusted data can strengthen American economic security and competitiveness. Tune in: www.csis.org/events/feder...

On the latest episode of the AI Policy Podcast, Gregory Allen is joined by two experts from the Institute of Progress to unpack their October 25 paper, "Should the US Sell Blackwell Chips to China?" Listen: www.csis.org/podcasts/ai-... 

New U.S. sanctions on top Russian oil companies are a step in the right direction, but not enough to change behaviors in Moscow. Workarounds and lax enforcement will leave Putin with enough revenues to continue the war, Clay Seigle writes. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/glo...

The upcoming C5+1 summit offers Washington a narrow but strategic window to translate diplomacy into concrete investment and position the U.S., not its rivals, as a credible new partner in Central Asia’s evolving minerals landscape. More from @minerals.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/ten... 

Promoting educational exchanges between the United States and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is a powerful way to strengthen economic ties, build human capital, counter Chinese influence, and foster positive public opinion across the Hemisphere. More: www.csis.org/analysis/pow... 

On the first episode of The Last Line of Defense, host Seth Jones sat down with Jude Blanchette, the inaugural director of the RAND China Research Center, for a discussion on the outcome of the Trump-Xi meeting and China’s defense strategy moving forward. Listen: www.csis.org/podcasts/las... 

"This is truly the hour of the industrial base," writes Jerry McGinn. "The United States should seize the moment and revitalize U.S. industrial capabilities and capacities to better prepare to face its national security challenges." Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/wha...

STARTING NOW: The CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security's Working Group on Climate and Health examines the negative health, social, and economic effects of extreme heat.  Watch the full discussion here: www.csis.org/events/prote... 

Is Putin's new nuclear-powered and nuclear-armed missile a significant threat, or is it merely "autocratic saber-rattling"? CSIS Missile Defense Project experts clarify the status and purpose of the Burevestnik weapon.  Read the full analysis: www.csis.org/analysis/rus... 

Emerging markets are pursuing proactive, pragmatic strategies to boost EV adoption & drive industrial transformations while navigating a global auto industry increasingly shaped by China. Watch @ilariamazzocco.bsky.social unpack different approaches: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKLp... 

Tomorrow | Join @mideast.csis.org experts @myacoubian.bsky.social and Michael Ratney, the former U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia, as they unpack Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's upcoming White House visit. Register: www.csis.org/events/mbs-w... 

The widespread U.S.-friendly disposition of Latin America and the Caribbean creates unique opportunities for the United States in economic, security and other domains, Evan Ellis argues. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/lev... 

On the latest episode of the Trade Guys, CSIS's @philuck.bsky.social, Scott Miller, and William Alan Reinsch discuss the outcomes from President Trump's trip to Asia, including negotiations with China, the ROK, and ASEAN. Listen here: www.csis.org/podcasts/tra... 

The advancement of neurotechnologies "is fast becoming a powerful tool to explore the possibilities and limits of human thought and consciousness," writes CSIS's Strategic Technology Program.  To learn more about the MIND Act, read the full CQ: www.csis.org/analysis/whe...

Shifts in U.S. foreign aid allocation "are significantly altering health security efforts in Africa, of which HIV has been the dominant focus." Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/afr... 

LIVE NOW: CSIS Defense and Security Department experts discuss "A House of Dynamite," considering what we can learn from the movie, what it gets right and wrong, and how it can inform conversations about national security. Watch: www.csis.org/events/house... 

ICYMI: Was Trump's trip to Asia a success? In a recent episode of CSIS's State of Play podcast, @willtodman.bsky.social, @victordcha.bsky.social, and @brianthart.bsky.social discuss the original goals and emerging outcomes of this October trip.  Listen here: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta... 

While Russia’s new nuclear-powered Burevestnik missile is grabbing headlines, it does not fundamentally change Russia’s ability to hold the U.S. homeland at risk or the strategic balance between the two states, argue CSIS Missile Defense Project experts. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/rus...

TOMORROW | Join the CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program for a conversation on Russian and Ukrainian battlefield learning and adaptation, and what tactical changes mean for the war's next chapter. Register here: www.csis.org/events/russi... 

NEW: Aalok Mehta joins @est.csis.org as @ai.csis.org director. Drawing on his extensive experience in technology policy across government and industry, the Wadhwani AI Center will tackle the defining questions shaping the future of U.S. leadership on AI. Learn more: www.csis.org/news/csis-na...

Six months ago, the U.S. and Ukraine launched the Reconstruction Investment Fund, placing critical minerals at its core to advance Ukraine’s economic recovery and enhance U.S. minerals security. What progress has been made? More from @minerals.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/six... 

@csis.org @victordcha.bsky.social joins @cnbc.com to discuss how China’s recent policies are reshaping the U.S.–South Korea alliance and regional security. Watch here: www.cnbc.com/video/2025/1...

The U.S. government’s sudden retreat on foreign assistance has significantly altered health security efforts in Africa, of which HIV has been the dominant focus. A redesigned approach, one with new commitments and opportunities, has been forming. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/afr... 

Thursday | @est.csis.org hosts a workshop on the future of the U.S. federal statistical system—bringing together leaders from government, business, and academia to explore how trusted data can strengthen American economic security and competitiveness. Register: www.csis.org/events/feder...

University research transforms public funding into lasting economic, health, and security benefits. While no other nation does this as well as or at the scale of the U.S., China is now rapidly emerging as a peer competitor. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/us-... 

Wednesday | @erep.csis.org discusses the different ways that Russian and Ukrainian forces are incorporating new tactics and technologies into their strategies on the frontlines of eastern Ukraine and what these changes mean for the war's next chapter. Register: www.csis.org/events/russi...

Leading up to the APEC summit, President Trump signed new bilateral minerals agreements with Australia, Japan, Malaysia, and Thailand, marking an escalation in diversification. Why are minerals partnerships strategic for countering China? Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/ahe... 

U.S. air strikes against military targets inside Venezuela reportedly “could come at any moment,” as the president pursues both a war on drug cartels and destabilization of the Maduro regime.  More analysis: www.csis.org/analysis/tru... 

New U.S. sanctions on top Russian oil companies are a step in the right direction, but not enough to change behaviors in Moscow. Workarounds and lax enforcement will leave Putin with enough revenues to continue the war, Clay Seigle writes. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/glo...

Emerging markets are pursuing proactive, pragmatic strategies to boost EV adoption & drive industrial transformations while navigating a global auto industry increasingly shaped by China. Watch @ilariamazzocco.bsky.social unpack different approaches: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKLp... 

Tomorrow | CSIS Defense and Security Department experts discuss "A House of Dynamite," considering what we can learn from the movie, what it gets right and wrong, and how it can inform conversations about national security. Register: www.csis.org/events/house... 

Was President Trump's Asia trip a success? @willtodman.bsky.social sits down with @victordcha.bsky.social and @brianthart.bsky.social to discuss if the trip met expectations, what surprises emerged, and what it means for the future of U.S.-China relations. Listen: www.csis.org/podcasts/sta... 

"The suggestion of 'nuclear testing' evokes images of mushroom clouds and explosions in remote locations; however, research on nuclear weapons has moved well beyond the experiences of the early Cold War," @heatherwilly.bsky.social writes. More from @poni.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/can... 

Last week, Argentina’s midterm elections delivered a much-needed victory for President Javier Milei. What does this mean for the country's relations with the U.S. and Latin America as a whole? Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/aft... 

As the U.S. advances its AI investments, it must also back complementary technologies that boost capability & ease resource limits. Quantum computing can overcome key constraints, helping the nation sustain innovation & long-term technological leadership. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/ai-... 

With nearly $25 billion in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and recently expanded cyber authorities, the Coast Guard is poised to make generational improvements in maritime cybersecurity while bolstering its own cyber workforce. Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/us-...

Six months ago, the U.S. and Ukraine launched the Reconstruction Investment Fund, placing critical minerals at its core to advance Ukraine’s economic recovery and enhance U.S. minerals security. What progress has been made? More from @minerals.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/six... 

Satellite imagery analysis shows progress in the construction of the new Russia-North Korea Tumangang road bridge. Rail traffic between the nations also remains high, indicating the expansion of trade during Russia’s war in Ukraine. More from @korea.csis.org: beyondparallel.csis.org/significant-...