The most profound geopolitical challenge facing the United States is securing its interests in an emerging and still undefined new world order— to manage China’s rise, contain Russia’s assertiveness, ...

Russia’s drone campaign utilizes inexpensive Shahed drones to saturate Ukrainian air defenses and erode civilian morale through persistent nightly attacks. Originally Iranian made, these drones are ...

On this episode, Max and Donatienne cover the first round of the Romanian presidential election, where George Simion, a hard-right candidate, soared to a first-place finish ahead of the second round ...

From Cold War dynamics to legislative debates, U.S. foreign policy toward Africa has been shaped by complex historical, political, and institutional factors. In his memoir From the Congo to Capitol ...

On April 30th, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) approved reconciliation legislation authorizing a $150 billion increase in defense spending. Chairman Mike Rogers stated, "If we want to ...

Welcome to the 2025 Space Threat Assessment by the Aerospace Security Project. This resource for policymakers and the public leverages open-source information to assess key developments in foreign ...

The positive economic impact of retaining these international, U.S.-trained STEM graduates is significant. Even while still in training, each foreign-born STEM worker and PhD student contributes ...

In this episode, we discuss what the Trump administration’s tariffs mean for the US AI ecosystem (2:42), reporting that Nvidia’s H20s will be exempt from export controls (8:58), the latest AI guidance ...

Please join the Impossible State podcast for a special discussion on the final act of the South Korean political crisis trilogy, which has embroiled the country for over 18 weeks, and played out on ...

Artificial intelligence is reshaping global industries and providing new areas for economic competitiveness, but its full potential hinges on critical enablers—energy availability, semiconductor ...

With the global approach to AI regulation at a turning point, many countries are reconsidering their strict regulatory frameworks. In February 2025, Japan’s AI Policy Study Group, part of the ...

Seth G. Jones is president of the Defense and Security Department and Harold Brown Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He focuses on defense strategy, military ...