North America

Strong economic ties, community and cultural connections, and shared borders have catalyzed the drive for integration and trilateral cooperation that generations of North American leaders have sought to prioritize. CSIS scholars dig into the continent’s primary policy issues, including the USMCA, energy and defense cooperation, and border security and transnational crime.

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Are President Trump's tariffs working?

Navin Girishankar and Phil Luck join Will to discuss President Trump’s foreign policy and economic agendas.

Podcast Episode by Will Todman, Navin Girishankar, and Philip Luck — November 12, 2025

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Thibault Denamiel

Fellow, Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business
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Matthew P. Funaiole

Vice President, iDeas Lab, Andreas C. Dracopoulos Chair in Innovation and Senior Fellow, China Power Project

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Are President Trump's tariffs working?

Navin Girishankar and Phil Luck join Will to discuss President Trump’s foreign policy and economic agendas.

Podcast Episode by Will Todman, Navin Girishankar, and Philip Luck — November 12, 2025

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The Trade Guys

Tariffs at the Supreme Court, a CS3D Update, and Nvidia Chips to the UAE

Bill and Phil offer their takeaways from this week's Supreme Court oral arguments on the IEEPA tariffs. They also give an update on the progress of the European Union's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) and discuss Microsoft's receipt of a license to ship thousands of advanced Nvidia AI chips to the UAE.

Podcast Episode by William Alan Reinsch and Philip Luck — November 11, 2025

CSIS The Trade Guys

What to Expect from Secretary Hegseth’s November 7 Speech on the Arsenal of Freedom

Secretary Hegseth’s upcoming “Arsenal of Freedom” address signals a possible historic shift in U.S. defense acquisition and the industrial base—aimed at undoing decades of consolidation, revitalizing industrial capacity, and reforming how the Pentagon delivers capabilities to the warfighter.

Commentary by Jerry McGinn — November 5, 2025

Leveraging Latin America’s Embrace of the United States

Americas Program Senior Associate Evan Ellis argues that the widespread U.S.-friendly disposition of Latin America and the Caribbean creates unique opportunities for the United States in economic, security and other domains.

Commentary by Evan Ellis — November 4, 2025