Financial services are a powerful driver of human well-being, enabling businesses to operate and raise capital and households to save, manage economic shocks, and invest in essential needs like ...

The shape and scope of trade negotiations between the United States and the Republic of Korea (ROK) could have a significant impact not only on the two nations but also on the Indo-Pacific and global ...

The United States and China are locked into an escalating trade war with broad implications for U.S.-China relations, the global economy, supply chains, and global governance. After several rounds of ...

The U.S. government and those of its allies have imposed and progressively tightened controls on the export of semiconductor technology, devices, and tools to China in an effort to maintain U.S.

Amidst unprecedented and rapid changes to U.S. foreign assistance, the global development agenda is in flux. These changes raise fundamental questions about the future of U.S. development policy and ...

Some of the most insightful work on nuclear policy issues is attributable to an emerging cadre of bright young scholars. However, many of these people are scattered across various agencies and ...

Aysha wakes in darkness. Departing at daybreak, she will spend the next eight hours walking to the nearest river, returning with five liters of water for her family in a remote region of Ethiopia. She ...

The war in Ukraine has created an inflection point for Euro-Atlantic security. With the New START Treaty expiring in 2026 and no clear successor in sight, arms control as we know it is at risk of ...

Last week, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth completed a highly anticipated trip to Panama. Hegseth spent several days in the country as part of the 2025 Central American Security Conference, ...

Ukraine’s mineral wealth could reach $11 trillion, with over 8,000 confirmed mineral deposits consisting of 117 of the 120 most-used minerals in the world. The market for these critical minerals, ...

The Trump administration’s issuance of the executive order on an Iron Dome for America (now called Golden Dome), along with its emphasis on the Department of Defense’s (DoD) role in border security, ...

The adoption of a reciprocal trade policy by the United States represents one of the most significant shifts in the country’s economic approach in decades. As businesses and investors respond to this ...