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The Hidden Risk of Rising U.S.-PRC Tensions: Export Control Symbiosis

U.S. Steel and Aluminum Tariffs Won’t Solve the Chinese Dumping Problem

Taiwan

PRC Influence and the Status of Taiwan’s Diplomatic Allies in the Western Hemisphere

Strengthening Resilience in Taiwan

Defense and Military

Unpacking the White House’s Executive Order on Restoring the U.S. Shipbuilding Industry

Ship Wars: Confronting China’s Dual-Use Shipbuilding Empire

Tech Competition

DeepSeek: A Deep Dive

China’s Underwater Power Play: The PRC’s New Subsea Cable-Cutting Ship Spooks International Security Experts

Geopolitics

RFA and VOA Shutdown: The Erosion of U.S. Soft Power in Southeast Asia

Crossroads of Competition: China in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands

How Foes Can Defeat a Common Enemy: U.S.-China Collaboration to Combat Ebola

Smallpox Eradication: A Model for Global Cooperation

Hong Kong Isn’t Mainland China: Let’s Try to Keep It that Way

How China and Russia Facilitate North Korea’s Human Rights Abuses

Energy and Climate

Assessing the United States’ Solar Power Play

Not All Tariffs Are the Same: The Core Differences between U.S. and EU Tariffs against Chinese EVs

Interactive Analysis

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Skirting the Shores

China’s New High-Tech Research Ship Probes the Waters around Taiwan
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Dire Straits

China’s Push to Secure Its Energy Interests in the Middle East

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Advancing U.S.-Panama Security Cooperation

CSIS Americas Program Director Ryan C. Berg analyzes the outcomes from Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s recent visit to Panama and implications for the future of U.S.-Panama relations.

Commentary by Ryan C. Berg — April 16, 2025

The Truth of the Matter

China’s Halt of Critical Minerals

CSIS’s Gracelin Baskaran joins the podcast to discuss China’s halt of critical minerals to the United States. In addition to consumer products, the Pentagon and defense contractors are heavily reliant on magnets and rare earth minerals mined or processed in China. Baskaran discusses the impact of this decision and more.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Gracelin Baskaran — April 15, 2025

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The Limits of Chip Export Controls in Meeting the China Challenge

Export controls alone cannot substitute for comprehensive industrial and research policy measures necessary to ensure U.S. leadership in semiconductor design, production, and infrastructure.

Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar, Charles Wessner, and Thomas Howell — April 14, 2025

The Consequences of China’s New Rare Earths Export Restrictions

China has imposed export restrictions on seven rare earth elements and magnets in retaliation for new U.S. tariffs. These materials are vital to defense technologies, but the United States is entirely dependent on China for their supply.

Critical Questions by Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz — April 14, 2025

The Trade Guys

Emergency Trade Guys: Tariff Whiplash and Chinese Decoupling

On another emergency episode of the Trade Guys, Bill, Scott, Andrew, and Phil react to President Trump's 90-day pause of his planned reciprocal tariffs, recent swings in stock and bond markets, and the ramifications of an escalating trade war with China. 

Podcast Episode by Philip Luck, Scott Miller, William Alan Reinsch, and H. Andrew Schwartz — April 10, 2025

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