As a democracy, the US cannot strategize intelligently unless the American people are sensitive to the changing global memories of the global population and to the imperatives of global geography ...

China and Russia announced in March 2025 separate but coordinated plans to strengthen and expand their presence in Antarctica. That same month, the United States announced cuts to funding to operate ...

When disasters strike, whether from natural causes like earthquakes, hurricanes, and typhoons, or man-made causes such as conflict or famine, the United States has swiftly responded by mobilizing ...

Intellectual Property (IP) rights, such as patents, copyrights, and trade secrets, are more than legal instruments; they are vital drivers of innovation and critical components of U.S. economic and ...

President Trump said he would have “very little problem” making a deal with the European Union to reduce tariffs in exchange for access to a U.S. market that he said has “something everyone wants,” as ...

In the global race for technological dominance, the United States risks undermining its own advantage by focusing more on restrictions than renewal. The most recent example came this week when the ...

AI models have built-in biases that factor into their decisionmaking. These biases should be mitigated before integrating them into foreign policy processes. CSIS Futures Lab research indicates that ...

“This is not good for China’s economy, but they have staying power, and I don’t see them backing down.” While the pandemic years were tough on China’s economy, the country has recently recovered ...

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 ...

The nation’s northeastern states—New York alongside New England’s Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont—face mounting challenges to their energy systems in terms ...

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 ...

Please join the Impossible State podcast for a discussion on the tariff war. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Victor Cha and will feature Dr. Kristi Govella, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, ...