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Blinking Red Lights
August 15, 2019 | Heather A. Conley, Matthew Melino CSIS’s Heather Conley and Matthew Melino look at the resurgence of ethno-nationalism in the Western Balkans, which has further destabilized the country's fragile governance structure, with neighbors meddling into domestic affairs to potentially dangerous effect.

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Federal Funding for Biosafety Research Is Critically Needed
August 6, 2019 Our rapidly expanding ability to understand and manipulate life is outpacing biosafety, the practice of preventing accidental exposure of people, animals or the environment to dangerous microbes. This brief proposes targeted research to address this health security threat.

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Trade Policy on the 2020 Trail: The Second Debate
August 6, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch, Jack Caporal, Jonathan Robison In the second round of debates for Democratic presidential candidates, trade emerged as a growing fault line in the party, with division over TPP and more populist policies at the core. The Scholl Chair analyzes what it means going forward for trade as an election issue.

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Iran’s Threat to Saudi Critical Infrastructure: The Implications of U.S.-Iranian Escalation
August 5, 2019 | Seth G. Jones, Danika Newlee, Nicholas Harrington, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. Tensions between Iran and the United States have heightened concerns about the threat to critical infrastructure in the Persian Gulf. This CSIS brief examines Iran’s capabilities, assesses Saudi vulnerabilities, and provides recommendations to deter further escalation.

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Achilles’ Heel: Adding Resilience to NATO’s Fragile Missile Shield
August 5, 2019 | Ian Williams The United States relies on missile defense architectures like the EPAA to defend against ballistic missiles, but the EPAA has a weakness that an adversary could exploit. Fortunately, there are steps that NATO and the United States can take to strengthen the system.

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CSIS Brief: Training the Next Revolution in American Manufacturing
July 25, 2019 | Jonathan Robison, William Alan Reinsch, Jack Caporal The CSIS Scholl Chair’s newest report dives into the current landscape of advanced manufacturing training programs, looking at what programs are doing well now and recommending what can be done to expand and improve in the future.

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Niger: A Bulwark against Further Instability in West Africa
July 24, 2019 | Daniel Mahanty The past year has witnessed an increase in violence within some of the border regions of Niger. The Nigerien government and its international partners have an opportunity to improve security but should take care to avoid steps that could make things worse.

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Identifying and Responding to Criminal Threats from Venezuela
July 22, 2019 | Moises Rendon CSIS Future of Venezuela Initiative’s Moises Rendon argues that the breadth of the Bolivarian Joint Criminal Enterprise in Venezuela and beyond helps demonstrate why the Maduro regime remains in power despite stiff international and domestic pressure.

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Dangerous Liaisons: Russian Cooperation with Iran in Syria
July 16, 2019 | Seth G. Jones, Nicholas Harrington, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. The CSIS Transnational Threats Project’s analysis of satellite imagery of T-4 Airbase in Syria indicates that preventing further Iranian expansion in the Middle East will be difficult without increasing pressure on Moscow.

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Space Force or Space Corps?
June 27, 2019 | Kaitlyn Johnson Is there going to be a new military service for space? This CSIS Brief provides a side-by-side comparison of legislative proposals for the Space Force from the House and Senate Armed Services Committees and the Department of Defense.

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U.S.–Southeast Asia Trade Relations in an Age of Disruption
June 27, 2019 | Brian Harding, Kim Mai Tran This CSIS brief argues that the United States is no longer a predictable trade partner for Southeast Asian countries, with the effect of uncertainty stemming from U.S.-China trade tensions and trade architecture moving along without the United States.

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Trade Policy on the 2020 Trail: The First Debate
June 25, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch, Jack Caporal With Democratic candidates facing off for the first major debate of the 2020 cycle, the Scholl Chair breaks down how trade is already playing out in the election debate.

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