Ilaria Mazzocco

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
Ilaria Mazzocco

Ilaria Mazzocco is deputy director and senior fellow with the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She has over a decade of experience researching industrial policy, Chinese climate policy, and the intersection between the energy transition and economic and national security. Prior to joining CSIS, she led research on Chinese climate and energy policy for Macropolo, the Paulson Institute's think tank. She holds a PhD from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, where her dissertation investigated Chinese industrial policy by focusing on electric vehicle promotion efforts and the role of local governments. She speaks Chinese and Italian.

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Takeaways from the Trump-Xi White House Summit

CSIS experts assess the outcomes of the Trump-Xi White House summit in September 2026 and what it means for the future of U.S.-China relations.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — September 28, 2026

What To Expect From the Xi-Trump Summit | China Pulse

With a Trump-Xi summit expected on September 24th, Trustee Chair Scott Kennedy and Senior Fellow and Deputy Director Ilaria Mazzocco discuss potential outcomes of the meeting, including export controls on rare earths and why AI safeguards could take center stage in the talks.

Event — September 14, 2026

Reining in the Export Control Arms Race

Export controls are evolving from a national security policy tool to an instrument of economic coercion. When Trump and Xi meet next in May, reining in the arms race should be at the top of the agenda.

Commentary by Kate Koren, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, and Ilaria Mazzocco — April 10, 2026

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Reining in the Export Control Arms Race

An audio version of “⁠Reining in the Export Control Arms Race⁠,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Kate Koren, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, and Ilaria Mazzocco. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs

Podcast Episode by Kate Koren, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, and Ilaria Mazzocco — April 10, 2026

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State of Play: The Global Impact of the SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Tariffs

On February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court declared President Donald Trump’s use of IEEPA to impose global tariffs against U.S. trading partners illegal. CSIS experts assess how governments and key sectors around the world are likely to interpret and react to the decision.

Commentary by CSIS Scholars — February 20, 2026

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State of Play: The Global Impact of the SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Tariffs

An audio version of “⁠State of Play: The Global Impact of the SCOTUS Decision on IEEPA Tariffs⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Victor Cha, Nicholas Szechenyi, Oge Onubogu, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Charles Edel, Scott Kennedy, Ilaria Mazzocco, Henrietta Levin, Bonny Lin, Federico Steinberg, Richard M. Rossow, Kristi Govella, Mona Yacoubian, and Gregory B. Poling. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by CSIS Scholars — February 20, 2026

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