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Commentary
Free and Fair Presidential Elections in Venezuela Are Overdue
February 18, 2020 | Moises Rendon Though Venezuela is constitutionally required to hold legislative elections by December 2020, only presidential elections can contribute to solving the ongoing constitutional crisis, influence sanctions policy, or alleviate the suffering of the Venezuelan people.

Transcript
Press Call: Preview of Trump’s Visit to India
February 18, 2020 The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) will host a press call Tuesday, February 18 ahead of President Trump’s state visit to India.

Interactive
Key Takeaways from 'Under the Nuclear Shadow: Situational Awareness Technology and Crisis Decisionmaking'
February 18, 2020 | Rebecca Hersman, Reja Younis
In On the Radar Information dominance has been essential to ensuring U.S. military effectiveness, sustaining the credibility and assurance of military alliances, and reducing the risk of miscalculation. But can there be too much of a good thing?

Blog Post
Emission Peak Could Be as Fickle as the Weather
February 14, 2020 | Sarah Ladislaw
From Energy Headlines Versus Trendlines

This week, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its update on energy-related CO2 emissions for 2019. The big headline was that emissions stayed flat between 2018 and 2019 at 33 gigatons (GT) of CO2 despite global economic growth of 2.9...


Commentary
For Whom the Bell Tolls
February 14, 2020 | Christian Man Climate change is intensifying natural disasters, resulting in crop failures, soil deterioration, and forced displacement. Nature-based climate change solutions can stabilize agricultural livelihoods, protect environmental resources, and strengthen political stability.

Blog Post
The Complex Relationship Between Coal and Gas in Europe
February 13, 2020 | Nikos Tsafos
From Energy Headlines Versus Trendlines

There is a tendency to cheer the role that gas has played in reducing coal use, but that might oversimplify the forces at play. Gas is playing a role in reducing coal consumption in Europe, but that role is neither simple nor straightforward.

Report
The FY2021 U.S. Defense Budget Request: A Dysfunctional Set of Strategic Blunders
February 13, 2020 | Anthony H. Cordesman The recently released FY2021 Defense Budget Request lacks the strategy to enhance national security beyond providing funds for individual military services, writes CSIS’s Burke Chair in Strategy.

Critical Questions
What Is the Philippines-United States Visiting Forces Agreement, and Why Does It Matter?
February 12, 2020 | John Schaus The Philippines has notified the United States of its intent to withdraw from the Visiting Forces Agreement. What does it do, and what will the United States and the Philippines lose if the agreement ends?

Commentary
This Gas Glut Feels Different
February 12, 2020 | Nikos Tsafos Commodities go through cycles, but the current gas glut feels different. There is too much gas in the market, yet there is also record investment in new supply for liquefied natural gas. What exactly is happening and how might it play out?

Critical Questions
What Is Former Vice President Biden’s Policy on Trade?
February 12, 2020 | Jack Caporal With the election season heating up, the Scholl Chair analyzes former vice president Joe Biden’s views on trade and where he stands compared to the other major candidates.

Interactive
The Landscape of Economic Change: 1990-2018
February 12, 2020 The CSIS Trade Commission on Affirming American Leadership analyzes the decline in manufacturing employment in the United States over the last 30 years.

Commentary
Bringing Security and Prosperity Together in the National Interest
February 12, 2020 | Gordon de Brouwer Gordon de Brouwer argues that public policy should advance all three components of the national interest—security, prosperity, and social wellbeing—rather than treating them as competing alternatives.

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