At the conclusion of a multiyear project examining China’s state capitalist system, this CSIS report examines the changing nature of China’s domestic economic management and the international behavior ...

CSIS compiled the most up-to-date bilateral trade data with African countries in this interactive table, as the Trump administration focuses its trade negotiations on major economies like the European ...

The CSIS Aerospace Security Project and the Hudson Institute are pleased to cohost Delivering Space Capabilities for Warfighting Advantage on Thursday, November 20, 2025. This half-day summit will ...

Insurgents and violent extremists pose a constantly evolving threat, both in the United States and globally. CSIS research provides strategic thinking on the range of efforts to counter terrorist ...

Unveiled by Xi Jinping at the Boao Forum for Asia in April 2022, the Global Security Initiative is the latest display of China’s ambitions to be a leader in global governance and security architecture ...

As the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group (CSG) arrived in the Caribbean on November 11, much of the coverage—including here at CSIS—is deservedly on whether the redeployment signals a change in ...

Nuclear-powered cruise missiles are not a new idea—they’re just a bad idea. While Russia’s Burevestnik missile is grabbing ...

In April 2023, fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces spread into a deadly civil war across Sudan. Now, 16 months since the onset of the conflict, extreme ...

This CSIS report assesses the U.S. defense industries’ capacity for surge production. The analysis found that the industrial base has become more brittle over time and that it would take years to ...

The United States once had big aspirations for the government of Xiomara Castro in Honduras. Elected on an anti-corruption platform and promising change, the Biden administration hoped for the ...

President Donald Trump sent U.S. troops to the southern border in one of his first actions as commander-in-chief. That he took such an action is not surprising since border security was the central ...

Q1: What is "Made in China 2025"? A1: "Made in China 2025" is an initiative to comprehensively upgrade Chinese industry. The initiative draws direct inspiration from Germany's "Industry 4.0" plan, ...