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Seizing Greenland Is Worse Than a Bad Deal

Taking Greenland through force or coercion would not just be a bad deal for the United States—it could become a legacy-defining unforced error for the Trump administration.

Commentary by Otto Svendsen — January 21, 2025

Process Fouls and Consultations

This week, the Scholl Chair ponders how industry and government can better cooperate on export control rulemaking.

Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — January 21, 2025

Israel and Hamas Reach a Ceasefire

Middle East Program director Jon B. Alterman answers critical questions about the recent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

Critical Questions by Jon B. Alterman — January 21, 2025

Jihadist Terrorism in the United States

Despite the attack in New Orleans, long-term trends suggest that jihadist terrorism in the U.S. is not resurgent. The number of jihadist plots and attacks in the U.S. has been low and the average lethality of attacks has also fallen since the territorial defeat of ISIS. 

Brief by Alexander Palmer, Skyeler Jackson, and Daniel Byman — January 21, 2025

Seeding Security: Why Agrobiodiversity Loss Threatens National Security

Agriculture is increasingly strained by growing food demand, global conflict, and the loss of its most foundational resource, agrobiodiversity. CSIS experts examine why the loss of agrobiodiversity threatens not just food security, but global security writ large.

Critical Questions by Zane Swanson and Caitlin Welsh — January 21, 2025

China Dominates Global Manufacturing

China’s manufacturing boom has fueled decades of export-oriented economic growth, undercutting foreign competitors and contributing to a growing appetite for tariffs in the United States and Europe.

Chart by Brian Hart, Hugh Grant-Chapman, and Leon Li — January 21, 2025