Amidst unprecedented and rapid changes to U.S. foreign assistance, the global development agenda is in flux. These changes raise fundamental questions about the future of U.S. development policy and ...

Ukraine’s mineral wealth could reach $11 trillion, with over 8,000 confirmed mineral deposits consisting of 117 of the 120 most-used minerals in the world. The market for these critical minerals, ...

Some of the most insightful work on nuclear policy issues is attributable to an emerging cadre of bright young scholars. However, many of these people are scattered across various agencies and ...

The U.S. government and those of its allies have imposed and progressively tightened controls on the export of semiconductor technology, devices, and tools to China in an effort to maintain U.S.

Last week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth completed a highly anticipated trip to Panama. Hegseth spent several days in the country as part of the 2025 Central American Security Conference, ...

The United States and China are locked into an escalating trade war with broad implications for U.S.-China relations, the global economy, supply chains, and global governance. After several rounds of ...

The adoption of a reciprocal trade policy by the United States represents one of the most significant shifts in the country’s economic approach in decades. As businesses and investors respond to this ...

The war in Ukraine has created an inflection point for Euro-Atlantic security. With the New START Treaty expiring in 2026 and no clear successor in sight, arms control as we know it is at risk of ...

On April 9, the European Commission unveiled its “AI Continent Action Plan.” The plan outlines the European Union’s strategy to boost AI development and adoption across the continent in an effort to ...

Aysha wakes in darkness. Departing at daybreak, she will spend the next eight hours walking to the nearest river, returning with five liters of water for her family in a remote region of Ethiopia. She ...

In early 2025, the Chinese AI company DeepSeek made international news upon releasing a large language model (LLM) that appeared to outperform the traditional AI powerhouse companies, largely ...

On April 4, China’s Ministry of Commerce imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements (REEs) and magnets used in the defense, energy, and automotive sectors in response to U.S. President ...