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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 7h

U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent urged the IMF & World Bank to highlight global imbalances and assess how China’s policies contribute.

Tune into the Betting on America with @navingirishankar.bsky.social and World Bank's Indermit Gill: tinyurl.com/385yzdxm

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 11h

Europe is adopting environmental measures with extraterritorial reach. For the first time, this could directly impact the world’s largest gas and LNG producers, a development analyzed by CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program’s Leslie Palti-Guzman.

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European Union’s Newfound Pragmatism Focuses on Emission Rules: Will It Appease Doha and Washington?

Europe is adopting key environmental measures with extraterritorial reach. For the first time, these rules could directly impact the business of the world’s largest gas and LNG producers, notably Qata...

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 12h

In the latest report, @chinaecon.csis.org's Ilaria Mazzocco
and Ryan Featherson analyzes EV adoption and industrial development in emerging markets to offer lessons for policymakers.

Read the full report here: tinyurl.com/3j9ejsjt

The Global EV Shift: The Role of China and Industrial Policy in Emerging Economies

This report analyzes strategies for EV adoption and industrial development in emerging markets to offer lessons for policymakers, exploring how and why China is catalyzing the transition in many emerg...

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 1d

The US agricultural sector is caught in the crossfire of the US-China trade war. As tariffs & retaliatory measures escalate, US farmers scramble for new buyers while Chinese consumers seek alternative suppliers—a trend noted by CSIS Economics Program & Scholl Chair scholars.

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When a Trade War Becomes a Food Fight

The U.S. agricultural sector is caught in the crossfire of the U.S.-China trade war. As Washington and Beijing escalate tariffs and other retaliatory measures, U.S. farmers are scrambling to find new ...

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 2d

Ukraine is creating its own Cyber and Space Forces to defend against Russian threats across domains. CSIS Strategic Technologies Program's Lauryn Williams, Taylar Rajic, and Kuhu Badgi unpack the implications.

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Unpacking Ukraine’s Future Cyber and Space Forces

This piece explores the key questions surrounding Ukraine's proposed Cyber and Space Forces and what they will mean for the future of warfighting.

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 2d

China’s latest export controls are a direct response to U.S. trade measures. In his new commentary, CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair for International Business’ William Reinsch urges the U.S. to take a consistent, balanced approach to ease tensions.

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What Goes Around Comes Around and Other Cliches

This week, Bill Reinsch argues that China’s recent export controls are a direct response to U.S. trade measures. Rather than reacting with outrage, he suggests that the United States should avoid hypo...

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 6d

Can the U.S. meet skilled trade labor demand through 2030?

Tune in to @navingirishankar.bsky.social and Karl Smith on GenAI’s skilled trades demand—and what it’ll take to close the gap.

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Can the United States Meet Skilled Trade Labor Demand Through 2030?

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 6d

In Case You Missed It: U.S. Energy Dominance featuring NEDC Executive Director Jarrod Agen

Watch the latest Betting on America episode with Jarrod Agen and @josephmajkut.bsky.social as they explore how the U.S. can build a secure energy backbone to meet its demands.

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U.S. Energy Dominance featuring NEDC Executive Director Jarrod Agen - Betting on America | CSIS Events

A special episode of Betting on America features Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council, and CSIS’s Joseph Majkut discussing how the U.S. can build a…

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 7d

In his latest commentary, Economics Program and Scholl Chair for International Business' William Reinsch, discusses the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and addresses its impact and missed opportunities.

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 8d

🔴 Live Now: U.S. Energy Dominance featuring NEDC Executive Director Jarrod Agen

Watch a special Betting on America episode with Jarrod Agen and @josephmajkut.bsky.social as they explore how the U.S. can build a secure energy backbone to meet its demands.

Watch now:

U.S. Energy Dominance featuring NEDC Executive Director Jarrod Agen - Betting on America | CSIS Events

A special episode of Betting on America features Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council, and CSIS’s Joseph Majkut discussing how the U.S. can build a…

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 8d

🎙️ New Episode Today!

Tune into Betting on America for a special CSIS event with Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the National Energy Dominance Council, and CSIS expert, @josephmajkut.bsky.social as they discuss building a reliable U.S. energy backbone.

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U.S. Energy Dominance featuring NEDC Executive Director Jarrod Agen - Betting on America | CSIS Events

A special episode of Betting on America features Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council, and CSIS’s Joseph Majkut discussing how the U.S. can build a…

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 9d

Tomorrow at 10:00 AM, Betting on America will feature a live CSIS event with Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the National Energy Dominance Council, and CSIS expert, @josephmajkut.bsky.social, as they discuss U.S. energy dominance.

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U.S. Energy Dominance featuring NEDC Executive Director Jarrod Agen - Betting on America | CSIS Events

A special episode of Betting on America features Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council, and CSIS’s Joseph Majkut discussing how the U.S. can build a re...

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 9d

How Will Tariffs Impact U.S. Cost Competitiveness?

In the latest Betting on America episode, Blake Scholl, Boom Supersonic CEO, and @navingirishankar.bsky.social discuss the implications of tariffs for U.S. cost competitiveness and reindustrialization.

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 14d

In the latest from the Economics Program and Scholl Chair for International Business, expert Meredith Broadbent examines whether the U.S.-UK Technology Prosperity Deal, despite the excitement, can address major barriers in the U.S. tech sector.

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

The AI infrastructure and governance frameworks being built right now will shape development trajectories for decades. Whether that transformation is designed with the Global South or merely delivered to it will depend on decisions being made now.

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From Divide to Delivery: How AI Can Serve the Global South

As the World Bank and IMF meet on global resilience next week, a question looms: Will the AI revolution be shaped with the Global South, or simply imposed on it? The choices on infrastructure, governance and localization made now will define development for decades.

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 15d

As the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) enters a new chapter, Erin Murphy, Deputy Director of the CSIS Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics, examines the opportunity to redefine the agency.

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A New Chapter for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation enters a pivotal new phase with a new CEO and upcoming reauthorization—offering a chance to redefine its mission, strengthen global impact, and…

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 15d

In the latest from @ai.csis.org, experts Laura Caroli and Matt Mande unpack the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, providing a comparative look at the U.S. and China’s approaches and examining what this divide means for the future of AI governance.

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What the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance Reveals About Global Power Shifts

Laura Caroli and Matt Mande unpack the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance, contrasting U.S. rejection of multilateral governance with China's push for leadership in international bodies, and explorin...

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 16d

As the GenAI infrastructure build-out accelerates, CSIS experts @navingirishankar.bsky.social and Karl Smith assess labor supply constraints, policy gaps, and the need for a National AI Infrastructure Workforce Consortium.

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

CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 16d

In his latest commentary, Economics Program and Scholl Chair for International Business, Senior Adviser, William Reinsch breaks down how labor shortages and policy decisions have turned America’s long-standing agricultural trade surplus into a growing deficit.

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Down on the Farm

This week, Bill Reinsch analyzes the impact of trade retaliation on the U.S. agriculture industry.

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 16d

The race for 6G is already underway, and it’s about far more than speed. In a new commentary, Strategic Technologies Program Director @techpolicywonk.bsky.social explains how 6G and AI will define the next era of wireless innovation.

Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/6g-...

6G and AI: How Wireless Technology and Edge Devices Are Shaping the Global AI Race

In this latest piece, Matt Pearl describes the current evolution the wireless industry is embarking on: 6G and how policymakers need to act now to remain competitive.

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 16d

Experts React: U.S.-China Relations Heading into a Likely Summit

CSIS China experts share their insights on the current state of U.S.-China relations and what might be at stake as a potential Trump–Xi meeting looms on the sidelines of APEC

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Experts React: U.S.-China Relations Heading into a Likely Summit

This collection of brief comments by several CSIS China experts reflects substantial anxieties about the state of U.S.-China relations and the potential downsides to possible agreements reached during...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 16d

"When it comes to the design portion of the semiconductor supply chain, workforce challenges and export control enforcement issues are more prevalent threats to U.S. economic security than design-out considerations," Bill Reinsch writes.

Read the full report: www.csis.org/analysis/dou...

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CSIS | Center for Strategic & International Studies @csis.org · 16d

Three years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Ukraine's Ministry of Defense is rapidly innovating, "integrating fast-moving, nontraditional vendors and new technologies with the institutional need for scale and standardization."

@ai.csis.org's Kateryna Bondar discusses: cs.is/4osDLBF

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 17d

Blake Scholl, Boom Supersonic CEO on supply chokepoints: “It takes 18 months to get a new engine turbine blade built [...] because we let the tooling industry go to China. [...] So, let’s redesign manufacturing so it’s not needed at all.”

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CSIS Economic Security and Technology Department @est.csis.org · 20d

Can U.S. Supersonic Travel Achieve Commercial Scale? Blake Scholl, Founder of Boom Supersonic says, "The fact that we blocked trickle-down innovation is why we’ve had a 50-year hiatus in progress.”

Watch the full episode with host @navingirishankar.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/yn38ajp7

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