France’s existing nuclear doctrine provides insight into how a “French offer” could complement U.S. extended deterrence, especially given the growing need for Europeans to take a more proactive role ...

The outbreak of general war between Israel and Iran casts a shadow over global energy security, lending a whiplash effect to oil prices that have recently been weighed down by slowing demand and ...

By: Meredith Broadbent and Joyce Bongongo This month, Florida became the seventh state to sign a trade Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom, advancing a new strategy to cement ...

The transit of hundreds of thousands of people through a largely ungoverned zone in an inhospitable tropical habitat has been a recipe for humanitarian and environmental disaster. The Darién Gap is ...

This CSIS brief describes the European Union’s methane legislation, outlines areas of uncertainty, and discusses the significance for the global LNG industry. Near the Finish Line but More Distance to ...

If the United States seeks to increase its bauxite imports from non-Chinese sources, the private sector will need to invest in mineral-refining infrastructure in bauxite-rich allied nations and secure ...

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In the Global South, there are opportunities to develop clean energy. Although some African countries have fossil fuel reserves, the continent is also home to 60 percent of renewable energy resources ...

As a presidential candidate, Donald J. Trump promised to end Europe’s largest war since 1945 in one day. This was always ambitious. Since taking office, President Trump and his advisers have already ...

Building minerals security is one of the most bipartisan goals in Washington. The United States first opened its Bureau of Mines in 1910 to coordinate minerals security needs. It was closed in 1996.

Expectations are sky-high for the Trump administration’s policy toward the Maduro regime in Venezuela. Many Venezuelans, including leading voices in the opposition, grew tired of the Biden ...

China announced a ban of rare earth extraction and separation technologies on December 21, 2023. This has significant implications for U.S. national, economic, and rare earth security. Rare earth ...