In this podcast, Energy 360° looks at China’s climate plans and ambitions. Taiya Smith, Director of the China Program at the Climate Leadership Council and Ethan Zindler, head of Americas at Bloomberg New Energy Finance, join Sarah Ladislaw (CSIS) to…
By Samm Sacks & Maria Krol Sinclair — After weeks of uncertainty, on June 7, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross finally confirmed a deal allowing the Chinese telecom company, ZTE, to resume business with U.S. companies, preventing ZTE’s collapse. ZTE will…
By Jane Nakano & Andrew Stanley — A group of senior members of the Trump administration, led by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, met with Chinese counterparts recently to discuss ways to defuse the current tension over the bilateral trade imbalance.…
By Amy Searight — The Shangri La Dialogue, the premier regional defense forum held in Singapore, did not disappoint this year. A record number of defense ministers and other top-ranking officials from 40 countries participated in the 17th annual dialogue,…
By Shahed Ghoreishi — China has most of the pieces of a major global power. Its economy, set to be the world’s largest by 2030, passes the test. Its diplomats remain active in the United Nations Security Council and in…
In this episode, we discuss the future of defense innovation in the U.S.-Japan alliance with the specter of a rising China on the horizon. CSIS 2018 Strategic Japan Fellow Dr. Satoru Mori, a professor at Hosei University in Japan, joins…
By Christopher K. Johnson — Nearly two weeks after the U.S. “Trade Avengers” unleashed during their visit to Beijing what one reasonably could call “trade shock and awe” with a very aggressive—if thoroughly researched and well-crafted—set of demands targeting the…
By Scott Kennedy — For much of the past year, Chinese officials have complained that they did not know what the United States wants or who to speak with about our commercial disagreements. Those questions have been answered decisively in…
By Amy Searight & Brian Harding — Q1: Who is running? A1: On May 9, Malaysia will hold its 14th general election since independence, commonly referred to as GE14. 222 seats in parliament will be contested, as well as 505…
The 3rd inter-Korean summit, the first in more than 10 years, and the first between South Korean president Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was held April 27, 2018 at the South Korean side of the DMZ.…
