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Aligning APEC Beyond Trade Turmoil

On October 31, Trump, Xi, and other regional leaders will convene for the APEC Summit. Amid renewed U.S.-China trade tensions, supply chain disruptions, and growing geoeconomic fragmentation, how can the region chart a path toward a more resilient future?

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Commentary by Philip Luck and Richard Gray — October 24, 2025

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Aligning APEC Beyond Trade Turmoil

On October 31, Trump, Xi, and other regional leaders will convene for the APEC Summit. Amid renewed U.S.-China trade tensions, supply chain disruptions, and growing geoeconomic fragmentation, how can the region chart a path toward a more resilient future?

Commentary by Philip Luck and Richard Gray — October 24, 2025

APEC’s Opportunity to Catalyze Mineral Security Cooperation

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea next week offers an opportunity for the United States and its partners and allies to make serious progress on securing critical minerals supply chains.

Commentary by Erin L. Murphy and Philip Luck — October 24, 2025

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The Russia-India Relationship with Tina Dolbaia and Vasabjit Banerjee

Max sat down with Tina Dolbaia and Vasabjit Banerjee to talk about their new CSIS paper, "Guns and Oil: Continuity and Change in Russia-India Relations." They delve into the history of the Russia-India relationship, how it's been impacted by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and what to watch for going forward.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Tina Dolbaia — October 7, 2025

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Experts React: U.S.-China Relations Heading into a Likely Summit

This collection of brief comments by several CSIS China experts reflects substantial anxieties about the state of U.S.-China relations and the potential downsides to possible agreements reached during a potential Trump-Xi meeting on the sidelines of APEC.

Commentary by Thomas J. Christensen, Jeannette Chu, Brian Hart, Scott Kennedy, Henrietta Levin, and Ilaria Mazzocco — October 6, 2025

Assessing China’s New Climate Commitments

Ilaria Mazzocco and Deborah Seligsohn unpack China’s newly announced 2035 climate goals, including emission cuts and renewable energy expansion, and implications for the United States and the rest of the world.

Critical Questions by Ilaria Mazzocco and Deborah Seligsohn — October 2, 2025