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Australia and the United States
May 31, 2018 | Amy Searight, Michael J. Green Revisionist powers are seeking to reshape regional security dynamics and carve out spheres of influence, jeopardizing the liberal rules-based order that has supported American and Australian security and prosperity for more than half a century.

Newsletter
ISP Brief May 2018
May 31, 2018 It's our pleasure to send you the May Edition of the ISP Brief, the monthly newsletter of the CSIS International Security Program.

Commentary
Venezuelan Oil Supply: Careening Toward the Cliff
May 31, 2018 | Frank A. Verrastro While higher oil prices have provided Venezuela with an economic lifeline in the past, the dramatic collapse of production and exports makes it increasingly impossible for even such revenue inflows to alter Venezuela’s fate.

Interactive
Are maritime law enforcement forces destabilizing Asia?
May 31, 2018 | Matthew P. Funaiole , Bonnie S. Glaser
In China Power

China is among the key states which has actively employed its coast guard and other maritime law enforcement agencies to project power and assert sovereignty throughout the South China Sea.

Critical Questions
How Might Space Policy Directive 2 Affect Commercial Space?
May 30, 2018 | Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson

On Thursday, May 24, 2018, President Trump signed a second space policy directive. This directive, informed by the work of the National Space Council, intends to streamline regulations in the commercial use of space.

Transcript
Trade War on Hold and a Skinny NAFTA
May 30, 2018 | Scott Miller, William Alan Reinsch, H. Andrew Schwartz

​In this episode of The Trade Guys, Scott Miller and Bill Reinsch tackle two big stories: what came out of the latest U.S.-China trade talks, and what’s happening with the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Newsletter
Back to the Future: Argentina, the IMF, and Why It Matters
May 30, 2018 | Stephanie Segal This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers the visit from North Korean officials, renaming of the Pacific Command the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and more.

Newsletter
The Evening: NK Official in US, Pacific Command Name Change, Sturgill Simpson and More
May 30, 2018 | H. Andrew Schwartz This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers a visit from North Korean officials, trade talks with China, and more.

Transcript
The Summit Saga Continues: Transcript
May 30, 2018 Sue Mi Terry, a former senior CIA analyst and National Security Council staff member during the George W. Bush and Barack Obama administrations talks about efforts this week by the administration to revive the peace summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim...

Transcript
June 12 Summit Canceled: Transcript
May 30, 2018 Victor Cha, a top Korea expert who was an Asia director in the National Security Council during the George W. Bush administration and deputy head of the U.S. delegation at the Six-Party Talks in Beijing, talks about President Trump’s letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un...

Commentary
Energy in an Era of Frenemy Foreign Policy
May 30, 2018 | Sarah Ladislaw

In a frenemy foreign policy world, where all favors and actions are considered in the context of an ongoing and uncertain negotiation over myriad issues, let’s hope this complexity does not come back to bite us.

Commentary
Demography Strikes Again
May 29, 2018 | William Alan Reinsch Our global leadership is continuously under challenge from many directions, most notably China right now, and if we lose our lead, it might well be for good. That means we need to pay close attention to getting innovation right.

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