On May 20, 2025, President Donald Trump held an Oval Office press conference where he provided additional detail about his administration’s concept for the “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative ...

Please join the Impossible State podcast for an in-depth analysis of the results of South Korea’s presidential election. The conversation will be moderated by Mr. Sydney Seiler and will feature Dr.

Matthew P. Funaiole is vice president of the iDeas Lab, Andreas C. Dracopoulos Chair in Innovation, and senior fellow in the China Power Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies ...

On May 16, 2025, Moody’s downgraded the United States’ credit rating, making it the last major rating agency to strip the United States of its Aaa rating. This downgrade is more than a technical ...

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

Filipinos went to the polls on May 12 for consequential midterm elections. Voters chose representatives at almost all levels, from neighborhood-level leadership posts to seats in the House of ...

On May 7, 2025, India launched missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. India stated that the strikes targeted terrorist infrastructure, while Pakistan rejected India’s ...

The United States is a global leader in the development of next-generation geothermal technologies that can provide clean, 24/7 electricity by unlocking previously inaccessible resources through ...

For businesses and consumers alike, the joint statement from Washington and Beijing offered signs of a détente in the U.S.-China trade war. Following the weekend’s Geneva talks, both sides have ...

As part of its stated intention to dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and circumscribe U.S. foreign assistance, the Trump administration announced recently that it had ...

Andrew Schwartz: I’m Andrew Schwartz, and you’re listening to The Truth of the Matter, a podcast by CSIS where we break down the top policy issues of the day and talk with the people that can help us ...

Cartels exploit resentment of economic inequality and step in to fill a void left by the state to promote social mobility. While on paper the employment rate in Mexico has averaged 96 percent for 20 ...