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RAI Explainer: How IP Rights Promote Innovation

IP rights are more than legal instruments; they are vital drivers of innovation and critical components of U.S. economic and national security strategies.

Blog Post by Chris Borges — April 17, 2025

Bilateral Trade Balances: Ignore Them

Scott Kennedy and Ryan Featherston discuss recent U.S. tariffs and how the problem with the Trump administration’s approach is not which formula they use, but their general allergy to bilateral trade deficits in the first place. 

Blog Post by Scott Kennedy and Ryan Featherston — April 15, 2025

The Latest on Southeast Asia: Military Reform & Student Protests in Indonesia

On March 20, the Indonesian House of Representatives  passed significant revisions to the 2004 Law on the Indonesian Armed Forces. After a series of clandestine deliberations conducted in luxury hotels, the amendments sped through the House less than a month after their introduction and President Prabowo Subianto’s written endorsement. 

Blog Post by Japhet Quitzon — March 27, 2025

Is Your Refrigerator Running? China’s Trade-In Programs and Plans to Boost Consumption

Ryan Featherston explains how China’s recent trade-in programs demonstrate the Chinese government’s thinking about the need for increased consumption. However, the “Two News” and their focus on both consumers and businesses reveal a mindset that has more continuity with supply-side policy than might appear on the surface. 

Blog Post by Ryan Featherston — March 27, 2025

Top Takeaways from China’s Two Sessions

Experts from the CSIS Trustee Chair weigh in on the 2025 "Two Sessions" legislative meetings in China, including their significance for China’s economy, governance, technology development, and energy and climate goals.

Blog Post by Scott Kennedy, Logan Wright, Ilaria Mazzocco, Deborah Seligsohn, Jeannette Chu, and John L. Holden — March 14, 2025