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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 10h

Last week, @korea.csis.org hosted a live podcast on the newly elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and trilateral relations among the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan, foreign policy views, and more.

Listen here: www.csis.org/events/impos...

The Impossible State Live Podcast: What to Expect? New Leadership in Japan | CSIS Events

Please join The Impossible State podcast for a timely discussion on Japan’s new leadership and its implications.

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 11h

ICYMI: CSIS's Gregory Allen and Sadie McCullough discuss California's new AI transparency law, including its history, how it compares to previous legislation, disclosure requirements, and response from industry stakeholders and policy experts.

Listen here: www.csis.org/podcasts/ai-...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 12h

"China’s continued tech ascent seems unstoppable," writes CSIS's Scott Kennedy. "Yet equally persuasive are signs of structural weaknesses: rising debt, an aging population, a collapsed real estate market, and rising youth unemployment."

See more in Foreign Policy: foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/10/c...

China’s Tech Obsession Is Weighing Down Its Economy

A decade of cutting-edge investment hasn’t translated into growth.

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 13h

Tomorrow | Join the CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health and Security for the launch of "The Formula for Better Health: How to Save Millions of Lives—Including Your Own."

Register here: www.csis.org/events/book-...

CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 14h

The latest episode of The Trade Guys delves into the future of globalization, the rules-based order, and what may come next in front of a live audience.

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 15h

President Trump's proposal to repurpose the U.S. plutonium stockpile to fuel nuclear reactors "could create competition for both plutonium and, more seriously, capacity within the United States’ already overstretched nuclear enterprise," writes @heatherwilly.bsky.social.
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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 16h

ICYMI: @mideast.csis.org experts explore what comes next for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

Stay informed: www.csis.org/analysis/wha...

CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 17h

Premier Li Qiang's visit to North Korea suggests a mending of Beijing-Pyongyang relations, write @korea.csis.org and @chinapower.csis.org. But "absent any concrete policy deliverables, [it] does not amount to a substantial upgrading of the relationship."
www.csis.org/analysis/ren...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 18h

China has imposed its most stringent rare earth and magnet export controls yet, restricting products with even trace Chinese content.

What are the impacts for U.S. defense and semiconductor supply chains? @minerals.csis.org expert @gracebaskaran.bsky.social explains: www.csis.org/analysis/chi...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 19h

Israel's ability to seize air superiority in Operation Rising Lion and Ukraine's air defense against Russia hold important lessons for modern airpower.

Learn more from the CSIS Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program: www.csis.org/analysis/air...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 20h

The second Trump administration features policies that bring both challenges and opportunities for traditional U.S. allies and partners. How are allies and partners responding to "America First" policies?

CSIS experts explain 7 strategies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCfA...

7 Strategies to Deal with "America First"

0:00 - Intro1:46 - Seek a face-to-face meeting 2:15 - Minimize Risk3:11 - Flatter the leader3:40 - Prepare headline summitry deliverables4:20 - Practice self...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 1d

Under the guise of fishing, Beijing is using dual-use and unmarked vessels to surveil, harass, and assert presence around Taiwan.

@futures.csis.org experts explore the data behind China’s maritime gray zone campaign: www.csis.org/analysis/sig...

Signals in the Swarm: The Data Behind China’s Maritime Gray Zone Campaign Near Taiwan

This brief presents a new data-driven framework for identifying Chinese maritime gray zone activity near Taiwan, using AIS tracking, fishing effort data, and military drill zones to flag civilian vessels likely engaged in state-directed operations.

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 1d

"The second Trump administration features policies that bring both challenges and opportunities for traditional U.S. allies and partners," writes @victordcha.bsky.social.

How is the world navigating U.S. foreign policy disruptions? @geopolitics.csis.org discusses: features.csis.org/responses-to...

Navigating Disruption: Ally & Partner Responses to U.S. Foreign Policy

U.S. allies and partners face new and paradigm-shifting challenges under the second Trump administration. This compendium explores how multiple actors are responding to and coping with U.S. policies in the context of disruptive changes to the global order.

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 1d

Current Latin America initiatives "may produce some results desired by the Trump administration in the short term, but they will likely create more distance between Washington and the region over time, benefitting U.S. rivals."

More from the CSIS Americas Program: www.csis.org/analysis/pre...

CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 1d

WATCH: @philuck.bsky.social presents original research on current trends in U.S.-China agricultural trade and what comes next for U.S. farmers bearing the brunt of China's retaliatory trade policies.

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Will farmers survive the U.S.-China trade war?

U.S. farmers are bearing the brunt of China's retaliatory trade policies. CSIS's Phil Luck presents original research on current trends in U.S.-China agricul...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 1d

Israel's ability to seize air superiority in Operation Rising Lion and Ukraine's air defense against Russia hold important lessons for modern airpower.

Read the full brief: www.csis.org/analysis/air...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 2d

Analysis from the CSIS Futures Lab shows how new data tools can give governments, researchers, and the public a way to see what’s happening in contested waters.

Read the full analysis: www.csis.org/analysis/sig...

Signals in the Swarm: The Data Behind China’s Maritime Gray Zone Campaign Near Taiwan

This brief presents a new data-driven framework for identifying Chinese maritime gray zone activity near Taiwan, using AIS tracking, fishing effort data, and military drill zones to flag civilian vessels likely engaged in state-directed operations.

www.csis.org

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 2d

"Africa’s growing strategic and geopolitical relevance offers clear areas where U.S interests converge with opportunities, and a commercial diplomacy strategy could help achieve alignment," writes CSIS Africa Program expert Oge Onubogu.

Learn more: www.csis.org/analysis/tru...

CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 2d

As Japan is poised to select its new prime minister, the breakdown of the long-time coalition between the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito increases uncertainty about the path ahead, @kristigovella.bsky.social writes.

Learn more from @japan.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/jap...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 2d

"The administration’s declaration of war against drug cartels has raised a host of legal, ethical, and moral questions, and while the declaration of a state of armed conflict has offered some legal foundation, this is already facing fierce domestic scrutiny."

Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/esc...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 3d

If there is any hope that the current civil war will lead to the reestablishment of a unified Myanmar, creative solutions will have to be found to resolve the conflicting claims in Shan State, @seasia.csis.org expert Michael Martin writes.

Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/dil...

The Dilemma of Shan State for Myanmar’s Revolution

If there is any hope that the current civil war will lead to the reestablishment of a unified Myanmar, creative solutions will have to be found to resolve the conflicting claims in Shan State.

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 3d

A potential U.S. force posture reduction in Europe will leave the continent vulnerable to further Russian aggression. Europe needs a bold action plan to mitigate capability gaps & ensure deterrence of Russia with limited U.S. involvement.

Read more from @erep.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/how...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 3d

"Seoul has taken advantage of the Trump administration’s willingness to operate outside regular policy conventions to seek new opportunities for alliance cooperation that serve ROK interests," writes @victordcha.bsky.social

More from @korea.csis.org: www.csis.org/analysis/sou...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 3d

Russia has not achieved air superiority over Ukraine in more than three years of fighting, but Israel seized air superiority over Iran in less than four days.

Read more about lessons from Iran and Ukraine: www.csis.org/analysis/air...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 3d

Against a backdrop of heightened geopolitical tension and fierce economic competition, Japan is emerging as a trusted global nexus in AI governance.

Read the full @ai.csis.org report on Japan’s agile AI governance: www.csis.org/analysis/jap...

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