President Trump’s two-day visit to Saudi Arabia is expected to focus on bilateral deals, including a Saudi pledge to invest $600 billion in the United States. Cooperation on arms deals and a civil ...

As the Group of Seven (G7) prepares to hold its 51st Summit in June 2025 in Kananaskis, Canada, critical mineral security is poised to be a major topic of discussion. All G7 nations (Canada, France, ...

Zinc ranks as the fourth-most widely used metal worldwide. In addition to its primary application in steel galvanization, refin­ing zinc also produces gallium and germanium—key inputs for advanced ...

Fueled by an open flow of drugs and weapons trafficking, Haiti, as a failed state in the middle of the Caribbean, will undermine U.S. partners in the region. Without a robust policy engagement, the ...

Ben Jensen testified before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet regarding the role of trade secret protection in the ...

The advent of AI technology has unleashed a global race that is both commercial and geopolitical in nature. Private firms are staking out positions in the AI value chain and seeking to secure market ...

Ryan Berg testified before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation & Maritime Security regarding China’s intelligence operations in Cuba and the threat to U.S. national security.

This is the first installment in a five-part series providing data-driven analysis and recommendations to strengthen U.S.-Africa collaboration in the critical minerals sector. Africa has been ...

As the presidential transition began in January 2025, President Biden promulgated a new National Security Memorandum (NSM) on missile technology exports to advance “the President’s goals of ...

The Arctic and the Northwest Pacific are currently emerging as two of the main geopolitical theaters for great power rivalry. In both waters around Alaska, China and Russia are rapidly consolidating ...

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 ...

In recent years, several U.S. allies have expressed a growing interest in developing independent nuclear programs. This trend could reflect a combination of factors, such as geostrategic uncertainty, ...