CSIS Blogs

Environmental and capacity issues have dashed Bolivia's lithium future, but with new demand, technology, and investors, Bolivia can try pursuing sustainable lithium mining.

Intelligent transportation systems will dramatically re-shape cities and towns across the United States, carrying the potential to lower carbon emissions, prevent thousands of traffic fatalities, and increase mobility for all. In this post, we look closer at a few policy proposals to improve regulation around this nascent set of technologies.

On May 11, 2022, Vietnamese prime minister Pham Minh Chinh gave public remarks at CSIS ahead of the U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit. From his 45-minute speech, there were three main takeaways.

The U.S.-ASEAN Special Summit kicks off today in Washington. The United States followed ASEAN’s lead in refusing to invite coup leader Min Aung Hlaing but offering a spot to a “non-political representative” of Myanmar—an offer the junta has consistently refused.

USAID’s Centroamérica Local initiative has the potential to complement the Biden administration’s Root Causes Strategy to address irregular migration from the Northern Triangle.

As schools in sub-Saharan Africa reopen from the pandemic, a re-enrollment disparity between girls and boys has emerged, highlighting the need for policies that address the education gender gap of Covid-19.

The rapid pace of technological change, rise of advanced research, innovation, and manufacturing capabilities around the world, and increasing geopolitical instability have led to calls for the U.S. to develop a strategic plan to maintain its global competitiveness.

This month the Trustee Chair welcomes Paul Triolo to our team as a non-resident senior associate.

The Cambodian People's Party's heavy-handed response to the Candlelight Party has betrayed the ruling party’s evident concern about people’s waning patience with Hun Sen and the status quo.

On April 27, CSIS hosted a panel discussion on the implication of developments in artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles (AVs) for U.S.-China competition.