Further strikes on Fordow, potentially with U.S. support, could be imminent, but their success is just one factor that will shape Iran’s nuclear future—along with possible withdrawal from the ...

Imposing real costs on countries that take U.S. citizens hostage may not compel them to release Americans immediately. However, if properly structured and communicated, the prospect of real (but ...

Japan is a long-standing champion of an open, rules-based international trading system and has pioneered the creation of regional and multilateral agreements to promote digital trade. In recent months ...

Israel has recently conducted Operation Rising Lion against Iran, which saw a mix of drone attacks alongside over 200 Israeli fighter jets striking hundreds of nuclear and military facilities as well ...

Bringing a Knife to a Drone Fight. Drones provide nonstate groups with a major asymmetric advantage against their government adversaries. While TCOs can construct rudimentary unmanned bombers using ...

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On June 1, Ukraine launched drone attacks against strategic airbases across Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the strikes—dubbed Operation “Spider’s Web”—damaged or ...

Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran’s nuclear and military sites. The future of Iran’s program and regional proliferation risks will depend on the success of Israel’s campaign, the ...

China is manipulating global mineral markets by oversupplying and depressing prices. To counter China, the United States and allies should form an “anchor market” to harmonize tariffs, mandate ...

The Russian economy has lived many lives since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. After the initial shock of the invasion wore off, the country experienced a dramatic sugar high thanks to historic ...

As public interest in AI increased around 2015, the Japanese government began to implement some measures regarding AI. The first steps included developing an R&D (research and development) system, ...

Commentary is produced by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a private, tax-exempt institution focusing on international public policy issues. Its research is nonpartisan and ...