France’s existing nuclear doctrine provides insight into how a “French offer” could complement U.S. extended deterrence, especially given the growing need for Europeans to take a more proactive role ...

China is increasingly a global power. Its overseas interests are vast and complex, spanning every region of the world. In many places, Beijing is leveraging new sources of strength to assert its ...

By: Meredith Broadbent and Joyce Bongongo This month, Florida became the seventh state to sign a trade Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom, advancing a new strategy to cement ...

The transit of hundreds of thousands of people through a largely ungoverned zone in an inhospitable tropical habitat has been a recipe for humanitarian and environmental disaster. The Darién Gap is ...

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If the United States seeks to increase its bauxite imports from non-Chinese sources, the private sector will need to invest in mineral-refining infrastructure in bauxite-rich allied nations and secure ...

For Mexican cartels, Pacific ports play a key role in the operations logistics of illicit goods trafficking. Artisanal fishermen in Ecuador’s coastal cities were co-opted to provide logistical ...

Enacted by President Trump during his first administration, the Women, Peace, and Security Act (P.L. 115-68) promotes the meaningful participation of women in all aspects of the conflict continuum, ...

Introduction The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is endowed with an extensive and high-quality basket of natural resources, particularly copper and cobalt. The DRC home to some of the world’s ...

In the Global South, there are opportunities to develop clean energy. Although some African countries have fossil fuel reserves, the continent is also home to 60 percent of renewable energy resources ...

In order to achieve its stated objective of dismantling Iran’s nuclear program, Israel will need to take out a key Iranian facility, the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant. Fordow is buried deep under a ...

Chairman Gimenez, Ranking Member McIver, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, I am honored to share my views with you on this important topic. CSIS does not take policy positions, so the ...