Given the critical relevance of economic and commercial power to international relations, CSIS researchers explore the nexus between economics and national security, providing recommendations to sustain economic advantages and drive competitiveness.

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Russian Crude and India: Here to Stay Amid Middle East Tensions?

Middle East tensions and threats to Gulf oil supply complicate U.S. pressure on India to phase out Russian crude. Amid uncertainty, Russian crude oil flows to India might endure, not by choice, but by necessity. 

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Risk Beneath the Waves: Safeguarding Subsea Cables for a Secure Global Network

The unprecedented dependence on subsea cables in the cyber era significantly raises the stakes of disruption, but they continue to face many old and new risks alike. CSIS examines the regulatory challenges and physical vulnerabilities of the lifelines of the digital age.

Digital Report by Romina Bandura, Erin Murphy, and Thomas Bryja — March 5, 2026

Confronting the China Challenge - Betting on America

The 42nd Annual National Association for Business Economics Policy Conference with experts from Rhodium Group, Council on Foreign Relations, the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, and MetLife Investment Management to discuss industrial policy and strengthening U.S. economic security in competition with China.

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Mr. Sydney Seiler moderated a discussion with Stanford professor Gi‑Wook Shin about The Four Talent Giants, focusing on how four countries built and sustained economic power while managing demographic decline, brain drain, and geopolitical pressures. Shin highlighted his Four Bs framework—brain train, brain gain, brain circulation, and brain linkage

Podcast Episode by Sydney Seiler and Gi-Wook Shin — March 2, 2026

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