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Critical Questions
Déby’s Dead. What’s Next for Chad and the Sahel?
April 20, 2021 | Judd Devermont Longtime Chadian president Idriss Déby has died. CSIS’s Judd Devermont addresses the internal challenges facing Chad’s interim military council as well as implications for counterterrorism operations in the region.

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The European Union Is Shaping Its Strategy for the Indo-Pacific
April 19, 2021 | Pierre Morcos The European Union’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy has just been adopted, signaling Europe’s ambition to play an active role in this region. Learn more from Pierre Morcos in this critical questions piece.

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The Intelligence Community’s Annual Threat Assessment
April 19, 2021 | Emily Harding CSIS’s Emily Harding breaks down the intelligence community’s recent assessment of the greatest threats to U.S. national security.

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A Dark Spot for the Solar Energy Industry: Forced Labor in Xinjiang
April 19, 2021 | William Alan Reinsch A bipartisan bill in Congress seeks to address Chinese forced labor by blocking imports of goods produced in Xinjiang, where most of the global supply of solar cells is manufactured. CSIS’s Scholl Chair analyzes how this could affect the U.S. solar energy industry.

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No Currency Manipulators in Biden’s First FX Report
April 16, 2021 | Matthew P. Goodman, Dylan Gerstel The Economics Program breaks down the Biden administration’s first foreign exchange report, which put Switzerland, Taiwan, and Vietnam on notice but didn’t designate any country for currency “manipulation.”

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How Open and Public Cryptocurrencies Can Help Venezuelans
April 13, 2021 | Moises Rendon Cryptocurrencies are becoming a vital tool for Venezuelans to secure the value of their assets, receive remittances, and respond to the humanitarian crisis.

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Hydrogen: The Key to Decarbonizing the Global Shipping Industry?
April 13, 2021 | William Alan Reinsch In this CQ, the Scholl Chair argues that hydrogen fuel is the best option for the global shipping industry to align with the decarbonization goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Country Insights Series: Localization
April 7, 2021 Humanitarian actors offer their views on how to promote more localized humanitarian response to increase the effectiveness of international aid delivery.

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The American Jobs Plan Gets Serious about Infrastructure and Climate Change
April 2, 2021 | Lachlan Carey, Stephen J. Naimoli, Morgan Higman CSIS energy experts answer critical questions on the American Jobs Plan. The $2.3 trillion package would be the largest climate plan in U.S. history, and includes proposals on emissions mitigation, environmental justice, a just transition, and green industrial policy.

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The OECD Selects Mathias Cormann as Next Secretary-General: Lessons Learned for the United States
April 2, 2021 | Daniel F. Runde Mathias Cormann’s selection as secretary-general of the OECD offers important lessons for U.S. policymakers seeking to uplift U.S. candidates for leadership roles in multilateral institutions, especially as competitors look toward the same seats.

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‘Business as Usual’: North Korea Restarts Ballistic Missile Tests
March 25, 2021 | Victor Cha “It’s business as usual” as North Korea appears to be resuming its cycle of provocations, using weapons demonstrations to build leverage and as a pressure tactic to force unilateral concessions from the United States for a return to the negotiating table.

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Allied Technology Cooperation: Opportunities and Challenges
March 23, 2021 | Matthew P. Goodman, Dylan Gerstel The CSIS Economics Program breaks down recent proposals for allied technology cooperation and the barriers to deeper partnerships.

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