Analysis

This week’s meeting between President Biden and Xi Jinping dominated the conversation. But buried in the headlines are a few stories worth examining, including a ransomware attack in China, a slow-moving merger review, and an upcoming election in Argentina.

CSIS Americas deputy director and senior fellow Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Nate Laske, and Henry Ziemer explore the opportunities present in the Western Hemisphere to meet surging demand for critical minerals and facilitate the global energy transition.

The recent Sunnylands statement issued by the United States and China on climate cooperation before Xi and Biden’s meeting in San Francisco injects new life in the countries’ efforts to confront the climate crisis in light of the upcoming climate summit in Dubai.

Dr. Joseph Asunka, the CEO of Afrobarometer, speaks with Mvemba about the challenges in data collection in Africa as well as the ways Afrobarometer is building data collection methodologies for various contexts in Africa.

This edition of the Evening covers Real Differences, Israeli Hostage Dead, Tom Sawyer, and More.

Vietnam has ramped up efforts to expand its South China Sea outposts, turning to environmentally destructive cutter suction dredgers to create 330 acres of new land in the last year.

Deterrence has worked to prevent nuclear war, but it doesn't translate into cyberspace. James A. Lewis explains what builds an effective international cyber strategy and why the United States is failing at cyber deterrence.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted Rep. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) for a policymaker dialogue as part of an event on cross-industry collaboration for methane reductions.