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Commentary
An Alternative to the Defense Department’s New, Technology-Focused Organizations
January 22, 2020 | Morgan Dwyer

The Department of Defense often creates new organizations to prioritize new technologies—especially in space, cyber, and AI. CSIS’s Morgan Dwyer explains how new organizations can be counterproductive and impede technology development and fielding.

Newsletter
The Evening: China Arms, Global Economy, What's So Funny and More
January 21, 2020 This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers the China Arms, Global Economy, What’s So Funny and More.

Commentary
Clint Eastwood Rides Again
January 21, 2020 | William Alan Reinsch Last week was a big one for trade – the U.S. and China signed their Phase One trade deal and the Senate passed the USCMA. The Scholl Chair recaps the week’s events and what they all mean.

Transcript
A Conversation with General John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
January 21, 2020 CSIS is hosting Air Force General John Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, for a conversation on how the Joint Force is addressing the growing security challenges posed by U.S. strategic competitors.

Transcript
Schieffer Series: 2020 Challenges Ahead
January 17, 2020 Please join us for the next installment of the Schieffer Series, “2020 Challenges Ahead.” As we step into the new year, CSIS experts Kathleen Hicks, Stephanie Segal and Sarah Ladislaw will join Beverly Kirk, Director of CSIS’s Smart Women Smart Power Initiative and Bob...

Blog Post
Energy and the U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal—Don’t Believe the Hype... At Least Not All of It
January 17, 2020 | Sarah Ladislaw
From Energy Headlines Versus Trendlines

This week, the United States and China signed a so-called “phase one” trade deal to stop the escalation of tariffs that has precipitated since the start of the trade war in 2017.

Commentary
Enter USMCA and a New Trade Debate
January 17, 2020 | William Alan Reinsch, Jack Caporal The Scholl Chair unpacks what the USMCA passage and the continued clash among Democratic presidential candidates suggests about the next big trade policy debate.

Critical Questions
The Resignation of Russia's Government
January 17, 2020 | Jeffrey Mankoff, Cyrus Newlin CSIS’s Jeffrey Mankoff and Cyrus Newlin explore the implications of President Vladimir Putin’s annual address to the Federal Assembly and the subsequent resignation of his longtime ally, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

Commentary
Bolsonaro's First Year: Balancing the Economy and Cultural Wars
January 17, 2020 | Scott B. MacDonald Looking ahead, President Bolsonaro’s report card is mixed. While he appears to have given the economy an important push out of recession, he stumbled badly on the environment, backtracked on his China policy, has jeopardized the EU-Mercosur trade deal, and tarnished his...

Commentary
Maduro Locked out Legislators-and Opened Door for Global Action for Democracy
January 17, 2020 | Mark L. Schneider Venezuelan ruler Nicolás Maduro brazenly seized the country’s freely elected National Assembly last week, physically barring most elected legislators from entering the building. The move may have backfired.

Newsletter
The Evening: USMCA, Taliban, Cold Rain and More
January 16, 2020 This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers the USMCA, Taliban, Cold Rain, Snow and More.

Transcript
Refreshing Transatlantic Trade Relations
January 16, 2020

The CSIS Scholl Chair is honored to be hosting Mr. Phil Hogan, European Commissioner for Trade, on his first official visit to Washington, DC in his new role.

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