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Lessons from Covid-19 for Global Health Security

Health access is fundamentally a systems challenge that depends on the interaction between the innovation system, which generates new technologies through research and investment, and the delivery system, which manufactures, distributes, and administers medicines.

Report by Anne Pritchett, Alexander Kersten, and Shruti Sharma — August 27, 2026

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Hugh Grant-Chapman

Fellow, Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business
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William Alan Reinsch

Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business

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The Future of U.S.–Africa Minerals Diplomacy

Join the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program for a high-level forum on the future of U.S-Africa cooperation in minerals and energy, and what a more commercially-focused partnership could look like.

Event — September 18, 2026

Lessons from Covid-19 for Global Health Security

Health access is fundamentally a systems challenge that depends on the interaction between the innovation system, which generates new technologies through research and investment, and the delivery system, which manufactures, distributes, and administers medicines.

Report by Anne Pritchett, Alexander Kersten, and Shruti Sharma — August 27, 2026

Not a TACO Moment

In this week’s column, Bill Reinsch describes the latest turbulence in U.S.-Canada trade relations, and its effect on North America economic integration.

Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — August 26, 2026

The Trade Guys

U.S.-Canada Trade, De Minimis Exemption, and Tariff Evasion and Transshipment

The Trade Guys discuss the latest developments in U.S.-Canada trade negotiations, a recent court ruling on the Trump administration's 2025 move to end the de minimis exemption, and a new White House report on tariff evasion and transshipment.

Podcast Episode by Alex Kisling, Scott Miller, and William Alan Reinsch — August 24, 2026

CSIS The Trade Guys

Open for Business

This installment of Charting the Middle East spotlights growing trade volumes between Syria and select countries or regions since the fall of Assad and the lifting of sanctions.

Newsletter by Philip Luck — August 20, 2026

The Emperor’s Wardrobe Malfunction

In this week’s column, Bill Reinsch argues that countries have begun adapting to the Trump administration’s trade policy by pursuing nonbinding agreements that offer immediate appeasement but provide limited enforceability.

Commentary by William Alan Reinsch — August 19, 2026

The Trade Guys

Zainab Usman on Critical Minerals and AGOA

Bill and Scott welcome Zainab Usman, senior research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University, to discuss critical minerals and the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA).

Podcast Episode by Scott Miller and William Alan Reinsch — August 17, 2026

CSIS The Trade Guys