New analysis by @JapanChair goes behind the headlines to understand the factors motivating opinion among the Japanese Elite when it comes to nuclear weapons acquisition. Full report below. buff.ly/lD33aNX

TODAY at 11:30AM EDT: @CSISMidEast hosts an expert panel launching Middle East Futures, exploring U.S. policy in an emerging regional order. Tune in to the discussion with Vali Nasr, Michael Ratney, Paul Salem, Daniel B. Shapiro & Mona Yacoubian here: buff.ly/4h1Lpiu

🎧 Demetri Sevastopulo & Xiangwei Wang joined @ChinaPowerCSIS to assess the current state of bilateral relations and key issues expected to shape the Trump-Xi summit — including trade, artificial intelligence, Taiwan, and Iran. Full episode below. buff.ly/lRlrSlB

🎧 @csiserep's Max Bergmann + Lexi Linafelter discuss Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union address. Plus, Emily Benson joins the show to discuss the uneasy state of U.S.-EU tech relations. Listen to the full episode of The Eurofile below. buff.ly/7g4hyaO

Where do the wars in Ukraine & the Middle East intersect? Hanna Notte & Natasha Hall join @csiserep's Max Bergmann on #RussianRoulette to map escalation risks, Russia's footprint in Syria & what a surprise CIA visit to Moscow signals. Listen below. buff.ly/lYyxvdD

New analysis by @CSISMidEast explores how the Iran war and Gulf realignment are reshaping the Middle East — and what this "hinge moment" means for the region's future. Learn more below. buff.ly/KNm4Tow

Scholars examine cross-strait challenges and pathways for trilateral cooperation between the U.S., Taiwan, and Australia across security, economic resilience, and Pacific Island engagement. Learn more below. @CSISFreeman @AustraliaChair buff.ly/eLecCKr

The White House released a report on the Great Transshipment Scam, noting that tariffs aimed at China didn’t shrink the U.S. trade deficit — they relocated it. @DiegoTMEC (@CSISAmericas) examines how AI-enabled tracing can catch what a tariff wall can’t buff.ly/oqeMup5

💡 African nations have implemented AI strategies that focus on their formal sectors. In a new @CSISAfrica publication@ayantolamaximus (@gcg_ai), @CatherineNzuki_, and Aaron Stanley explore what AI policy frameworks for the informal sector can contain. buff.ly/iet1j20

HAPPENING TODAY | Was the 2026 FIFA World Cup the most political tournament yet? ⚽ Join @CSIS experts @maxbergmann, @VictorDCha, Enoh T. Ebong, and @WillTodman during a live State of Play recording. 📅 July 16 | 3:00 PM EDT buff.ly/DRyXW1f

HAPPENING TODAY 7/15 @ 3:00 PM EDT | Join us for a conversation about the IMF's July World Economic Outlook with @jihad_azour (@IMFinMENA) and @myacoubian (@CSISMidEast). How is the war reshaping economic conditions across the region? Tune in here: buff.ly/lYzG446

The 2026 FIFA World Cup was about more than what happened on the pitch. ⚽ Join @maxbergmann, @VictorDCha, Enoh T. Ebong & @WillTodman for a discussion tomorrow, July 16th at 3pm EDT, exploring the tournament's geopolitical implications. Register: buff.ly/DRyXW1f

⚽Did the 2026 FIFA World Cup reveal more than just the world's best footballers? Join @maxbergmann, @VictorDCha, and Enoh Ebong and host @WillTodman as they unpack how geopolitics, soft power, trade, and diplomacy shaped the tournament. Register: buff.ly/DRyXW1f

Join @CSIS experts @maxbergmann, @VictorDCha, and Enoh T. Ebong and host @WillTodman on July 16 at 3pm EDT assess the geopolitical dimensions of this year's World Cup in a live episode of @CSISGeopolitics State of Play. buff.ly/DRyXW1f

📖 10 years after the launch of Saudi Vision 2030, what has changed and what challenges remain? Read the latest CSIS @CSISMidEast's report assessing the kingdom's economic transformation, reforms, and the road ahead. buff.ly/GjWZuUM

CSIS @AsiaMTI recently released new ship-tracking data which shows that China’s coast guard presence at Scarborough Shoal has doubled again in 2026 to reach all-time highs, leading to dangerous encounters with Philippine law enforcement.

Join us this Thursday 6/18 at 2 PM ET @CSISGeopolitics @WillTodman will host a discussion extended deterrence with @CSISKoreaChair @VictorDCha, @JapanChair @KristiGovella, Henry A. Kissinger Chair @DrMichaelJGreen, & @csisponi @heatherwilly 🔗 buff.ly/YVSY3AT

HAPPENING TODAY | Join us at 2pm ET for a dialogue with @VictorDCha, @LuisSimn, @maxbergmann, @KristiGovella, @EPejsova, @MichitoTsuruoka, and @nszechenyi on the evolving geopolitical landscape in 2026. buff.ly/ewodYQb

Join us TOMORROW 5/26 for the 2026 @CSIS-@CSDS_Brussels Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific featuring @VictorDCha, @LuisSimn, @maxbergmann, @KristiGovella, @EPejsova, @MichitoTsuruoka, and @nszechenyi. buff.ly/ewodYQb