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The United States Needs to Innovate New Mineral Production Technologies. Here’s One.

Phytomining extracts critical minerals used in EV batteries and elsewhere from a plant's biomass. The United States should incentivize R&D of innovative production techniques like phytomining to support U.S. critical mineral independence.

Commentary by Maria J. Krol-Sinclair and Thomas Hale — March 24, 2023

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Morgan Higman

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Neelima Jain

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Financing Small-Scale Agriculture in Honduras: A Case Study

CSIS Americas director Ryan C. Berg, Henry Ziemer, and Michael Estopinan examine challenges and outline policy recommendations for improving access to finance for small-scale farmers in Honduras.

Report by Ryan C. Berg , Henry Ziemer , and Michael Estopinan — December 7, 2022

Access to Finance for Smallholder Farmers

CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development senior fellow Conor M. Savoy examines the gap in global funding for smallholder farmers and outlines policy recommendations for development finance institutions to strengthen small-scale agriculture in a time of global disruption.

Commentary by Conor M. Savoy — December 7, 2022

Drones Galore: Changing Battlefields

Drone defense technology use is emerging across African battlefields, with few policy safeguards, codes of conduct, and security frameworks to protect vulnerable populations.

Commentary by Will Brown — December 6, 2022

Minding the Gap at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit

Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Cameron Hudson unpack how the Biden administration can overcome the trust deficit between the U.S. and African countries at the upcoming U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit.

Commentary by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele and Cameron Hudson — December 6, 2022

Seeking a “Win-Win” Solution on the Inflation Reduction Act for Korea

At the 12th Joongang Ilbo-CSIS Forum on December 1, 2022, Dr. Victor Cha moderated a keynote conversation with Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, in which the two discussed U.S. policy on the IRA as it relates to Korea.

Newsletter by Victor Cha — December 6, 2022

Price Cap on Russian Oil: Running to Stand Still

One week before a critical deadline, key details of the Russian oil price cap are still under negotiation. But the G7 is inching toward a price cap that will do little to cut Russia’s oil revenue.

Critical Questions by Ben Cahill — November 28, 2022