Richard N. Haass For more than three-quarters of a century, the United States has played an outsized, constructive role in the world. To be sure, there have been major errors, including the Vietnam War and the 2003 Iraq War, but the has US gotten it right far more often than not. The world’s stake in […]
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Melanie W. Sisson, Emily S. Weinstein, Darrell M. West, and Xavier Freeman-Edwards For several decades, many American companies have shifted manufacturing to countries such as China and India. TechTank Episode 62: Is economic decoupling possible for the United States? (brookings.edu)
The Biden administration has stopped approving licenses for U.S. companies to export most items to China’s Huawei, according to three people familiar with the matter. U.S. stops granting export licenses for China’s Huawei – sources | Reuters
Saroj Bishoyi As a part of the wider modernisation agenda, the US Department of State announced on 3rd January 2023 the establishment of a new Office of the Special Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology. The purpose of establishing this office is to bring additional technological expertise to the State Department for diplomatic engagement with […]
Russia’s deputy foreign minister said in an interview published on Monday that it was “quite possible” the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States would end after 2026. Russia says nuclear arms treaty with U.S. may end after 2026 | Reuters
Alex Bristow This week, Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Defence Minister Richard Marles will travel to Europe for separate ‘2+2’ meetings with their French and British counterparts. Wong will also head to Brussels to meet the EU’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell. And Marles will travel on from Europe to Washington to meet US Defense Secretary […]
Anuka Upadhye, Zainab Mirza, Angelo Villagomez The United States can move closer to its dual goals of increasing access to nature for all Americans and protecting 30 percent of lands and waters by 2030 by approving and completing the designation of five new Indigenous-led marine sanctuaries. Proposed National Marine Sanctuaries Provide a Pathway Toward Indigenous-Led […]
Noorulain Naseem Examining how escalating tensions between the United States and China impact rivalries in South Asia U.S.-China Strategic Competition and the Resulting Arms Race in South Asia • Stimson Center
On the two-year anniversary of President Joe Biden’s inauguration, Stimson Center specialists review his administration’s policies across a range of issue areas and look ahead to the challenges and opportunities of the second half of his presidential term. Hits & Strikes From Biden’s First Two Years • Stimson Center
Transatlantic Tech and Security: A Conversation with EU Commissioner Thierry Breton | CSIS Events
Colin Demarest ChatGPT, a bot launched by OpenAI in November that produces human-like conversations and content, including surreal art and computer code, has caught the eye of U.S. defense officials. Generative AI like viral ChatGPT lands on DISA technology watch list (defensenews.com)
Daniel L. Byman Despite fears that the 2022 U.S. midterm elections would see a reprise of January 6-like political violence, the elections occurred with no mobs storming state capitals or other attacks. Improved law enforcement deserves much of the credit: January 6 was a shock, and both federal and state officials were far more vigilant […]