This analysis from the CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business unpacks the April 2 tariff ...

Robert Cardillo has held numerous leadership positions in his distinguished 35 years of service in the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). Most recently, he served as the sixth director of the National ...

Understanding the factors that drive violent conflict within and between African states; and exploring strategies to promote and maintain peace. All countries experience stress and conflict but only ...

WASHINGTON, DC – April 7, 2025 – The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) today announced that Jen Berlin has joined the Economic Security and Technology Department as Vice President.

Fans of soccer (or football, as the rest of the world calls it) are familiar with the term “own goal,” which refers to a player scoring a point for the opposing team by sending the ball into their own ...

Brazil is the world’s seventh-most populous country and the largest economy in Latin America. Yet despite vast opportunities for economic development and global engagement, Brazil’s educational ...

On April 12, Gabon will go to the polls to select its next president. The election will mark the first time in more than five decades that the ballot does not include a candidate named Bongo, marking ...

We are in the early innings of a multi-front trade war of our own making. Many in the American business and investment community, and several U.S. trading partners, had hoped that “Liberation Day” ...

Over the March 22 weekend, it was reported that the China Ship Scientific Research Centre (CSSRC) and its affiliated State Key Laboratory of Deep-sea Manned Vehicles have developed a ship able to cut ...

Four months after throwing the country into chaos with his declaration of martial law, on April 4, 2025, South Korean President Yoon Seok Yeol was removed from office. Now, a new presidential election ...

Beginning on April 9, the United States will impose country-specific “reciprocal” tariffs targeting 57 named countries, with rates reaching as high as 50 percent. At a minimum, each country will pay a ...

On April 2, 2025, President Trump announced “reciprocal tariffs” on 57 trading partners. China was hit with a tariff of 34 percent. This was not the most extreme (Lesotho faces a 50 percent tariff) ...