In February, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed the military services and defense agencies to identify 8 percent, or about $50 billion, in annual cuts that could be reinvested in ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The CSIS - Korea Foundation global challengers program hosts junior scholars and graduate students from Korea to conduct advanced and policy-oriented research related to Korea at CSIS. The Center for ...

The Defense Futures Simulator (DFS) is an interactive online tool designed to empower scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to create and analyze defense strategies and budgets. DFS allows users ...

Gerver Torres is an economist working with the Gallup Organization as a research adviser. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund and a consultant for the ...

As the People’s Republic of China (PRC) retaliates to U.S. tariffs, it has not stopped at imposing its own taxes on imports of American products, which now stand at 125 percent for all U.S. goods. The ...

Developing the next generation of scholarship on the energy transition. To effectively navigate energy transitions, policymakers need access to the best analysis and strategic insights. CSIS's Energy ...

On a personal note, I want to let you know this is my 500th column, which means I’ve been babbling on for about ten years. I hope you have found it occasionally interesting and/or useful. Regardless, ...

The Global Aging Preparedness Index (or GAP Index) provides the first comprehensive quantitative assessment of the progress that countries worldwide are making in preparing for global aging, and ...

Mr. Keevan has 50 years of financial accounting, auditing, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reporting, government contract consulting, internal investigation, litigation support, risk ...