China has a long history of dam construction and water control, dating back to the Qin dynasty. 28 This tradition continues today, though modern projects on the Tibetan Plateau come with consequences ...

For the Department of State, one of its most important tools is the process of “determination” that a U.S. citizen or permanent resident is a “wrongful” detainee. The Levinson Act enumerates 11 ...

While the US has been at the forefront of the theory and engineering that started in the 1950s and grew into the new world we confront today, its position is being challenged by the People’s Republic ...

As the Group of Seven (G7) prepares to hold its 51st Summit in June 2025 in Kananaskis, Canada, critical mineral security is poised to be a major topic of discussion. All G7 nations (Canada, France, ...

Spring 2025 will mark the 48th release of the U.S. Department of State’s annual congressionally mandated Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, commonly referred to as the Human Rights Reports ...

Part I of the paper covers the initial impacts of the sanctions regime on the Russian economy. Next, Part II runs through the lessons Russia learned from the sanctions imposed in 2014, and how these ...

Innovation thrives on talent, and for decades, the U.S. has been a magnet for students pursuing advanced training in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Today, nearly half of graduates ...

The reciprocal tariffs announced last week have introduced great uncertainty to the global economy. As stocks plummet and fears of recession increase, it is clear that no sector is spared from the ...

Acknowledging the Russian view of the war is an important intelligence perspective. One needs to understand the enemy’s perspective to win, for sure. That said, the tone change from 2024 to 2025 is ...

Resetting the United States’ Focus on Congolese Mining There is now a unique window of opportunity to build U.S.-DRC minerals cooperation, for two emerging reasons. First, the intensifying conflict ...

China has rapidly established itself as the world’s dominant shipbuilding power, marginalizing the United States and its allies in a strategically important industry. In addition to building massive ...

“The U.S. possesses all components across the full AI stack, including advanced semiconductor design, frontier algorithms, and, of course, transformational applications. Now the computing power this ...