The past decade has seen two main trends in the U.S.-China economic relationship: it has gotten bigger, and it has gotten more contentious. Nowhere is this more apparent than in bilateral investment ties. Even as the

The U.S. Department of Treasury on March 31, 2017 sanctioned 11 individuals and one entity associated with providing funding and support for North Korea's nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles program.

President Trump has clearly signaled that he intends to follow through on a campaign promise to loosen or rescind Obama-era environmental regulations in order to promote energy independence, economic growth, and job creation. Save for a few items that can be immediately...

On March 25, 27 European leaders celebrated 60 years of European unity as enshrined in the Treaty of Rome, the founding document of the then–European Economic Community.

Today, the United Kingdom delivers a letter to the European Union invoking a legal clause...

Saudi Arabia has historically been a leading supplier of crude oil to China, Indonesia, and Japan, and even as the kingdom implements its Vision 2030 (which aims to diversify its economy by facilitating investment into nonenergy sectors and strengthening nonenergy trade),...

Australia is currently the world’s second-largest LNG exporter behind Qatar and is set to become the largest by 2020. Three LNG plants have opened in Australia in the past two...

The CSIS Southeast Asia Program on March 1-2 organized a conference in Manila, Philippines—“U.S.-ASEAN Relations: Charting the Next 40 Years” —in cooperation with the Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies and with the generous...

The CSIS Southeast Asia Program on March 1-2 organized a conference in Manila, Philippines—“U.S.-ASEAN Relations: Charting the Next 40 Years”—in cooperation with the Albert del Rosario Institute for Strategic and International Studies and with the generous support of...

Last week, the White House released its FY 2018 budget blueprint, adding $54 billion in defense and national security spending, while proposing massive cuts to foreign assistance and multilateral funding. This budget—justified as necessary to keep America safe—will do...

Libya’s crude oil output has been extremely volatile for the past five years. Last year alone, monthly production figures fluctuated within a range of 230 kb/d to 670 kb/d. While production was following an upward trend in the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first two...