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China Doubles Down on Its Digital Silk Road
November 14, 2019
In Reconnecting Asia

While the core focus of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is on traditional infrastructure deployments, it is evident that the Digital Silk Road is a key part of the overall BRI strategy, and China will leverage technology to increase its influence along the route.

Report
The New Missing Middle in Development Finance
November 13, 2019 | Daniel F. Runde, Erol Yayboke, Sundar R. Ramanujam The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development releases a new policy brief that addresses the critical financing gap which the global micro, small, and medium enterprise landscape faces in the growth stage of innovation.

Report
Assessing the Affordability of the Army’s Future Vertical Lift Portfolio
November 13, 2019 | Rhys McCormick, Gregory Sanders, Andrew Philip Hunter Future Vertical Lift (FVL) is one of Army’s top modernization priorities. This report analyzes the affordability of the Army’s FVL approach and identifies enablers and inhibitors that might disrupt the program.

Commentary
Watershed Investments for Food Security and Climate Change Adaptation: 2020 Budget Insights from Malawi
November 13, 2019 | Reid Hamel A changing climate in many food insecurity hotspots has led to mounting water scarcity. For those that depend on rainfall for their livelihoods, the threat of climate change must be met with robust development investments.

Newsletter
The Evening: Gaza, Hong Kong, My Morning Song and More
November 12, 2019 This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers Gaza, Hong Kong, My Morning Song and More.

Critical Questions
A New Generation of Homeland Missile Defense Interceptors
November 12, 2019 | Wes Rumbaugh CSIS’s Wes Rumbaugh analyzes the implications of cancelling the Redesigned Kill Vehicle and options for replacing it with the Next Generation Interceptor.

Commentary
Trade Adjustment Assistance Returns, Part I
November 12, 2019 | William Alan Reinsch The current Trade Adjustment Assistance program is widely believed to be an inadequate policy solution to our current problems. So how can it be improved? The Scholl Chair discusses in his latest column.

Report
Iraq as a Failed State
November 12, 2019 | Anthony H. Cordesman Iraq shows all too many signs of returning to the kind of internal instability that led to low level civil war in 2011 and the rise of ISIS, and that undercut any efforts to bring stability and defeat extremism in all of America’s military efforts in the region.

Commentary
Why the Kremlin Targets Veterans
November 8, 2019 | Suzanne Spaulding, Jason Gresh, Devi Nair CSIS’s Defending Democratic Institutions team analyzes the growing threat of disinformation operations targeting U.S. veterans. This commentary covers attacks by Russia via social media and recommendations for defending against future attacks.

Commentary
Can Chipmunks Defeat Tigers?
November 8, 2019 | James Andrew Lewis At the end of the day only governments can deliver digital peace, argues CSIS’s James Lewis.

Report
Iran’s Protests and the Threat to Domestic Stability
November 8, 2019 | Seth G. Jones, Danika Newlee As protests spread throughout Middle Eastern countries like Iraq and Lebanon, Iran also faces widespread protests from individuals upset about deteriorating economic conditions, poor governance, corruption, and environmental issues.

Commentary
Spain’s Political Prospects
November 8, 2019 | Andrés Ortega Spain heads to the polls for the second time this year with voters concerned about the state of the economy and continued protests in Catalonia over the independence issue.

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