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Global seaports have become a key arena for U.S.-China strategic competition. A new CSIS report examines vulnerabilities across the maritime port sector and offers recommendations to strengthen U.S. competitiveness and security overseas.
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This inaugural CESTA examines South Korea's most significant economic security challenges, the role of advanced technologies in shaping its national power, and opportunities to strengthen its position along with other market economies within the emerging economic order.
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