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Is the Global South More Optimistic Than Prepared for AI?

Emerging and developing economies are more optimistic than advanced ones about artificial intelligence (AI), but less prepared to adopt it. This gap could offer a “golden opportunity” for partnerships with the United States around AI standards, skills, and exports.

Analysis by Navin Girishankar and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — October 23, 2025

Can Tariffs Revive U.S. Manufacturing Jobs?

The Trump administration’s 90-day pause on “Liberation Day” reciprocal tariffs – meant to revive declining U.S. manufacturing jobs - offers a window of opportunity for U.S. policymakers to focus on the enduring source of U.S. economic advantage: technology innovation. 

Analysis by Navin Girishankar, Andrea Leonard Palazzi, Ahmed Shareef, and Ameya Khanapurkar — April 11, 2025

Back & Forth 3: Do Sanctions Work?

In the third issue of Back & Forth, Nick Kumleben and CSIS’s Philip A. Luck and Andrea Leonard Palazzi debate the efficacy of sanctions as a tool of economic statecraft, focusing on the sanctions on Russia.

Commentary by Nick Kumleben, Philip Luck, and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — March 19, 2025

Diversifying, Not Decoupling

The CSIS Trustee Chair’s second formal survey of over 600 Taiwanese companies reveals they remain worried about the international environment and conditions in China, but are engaged in diversifying rather than fully decoupling their business from China.

Report by Scott Kennedy and Andrea Leonard Palazzi — September 9, 2024

Defending the Dollar

How did the dollar become so dominant in the global economy? And how does this affect U.S. geopolitical power? Defending the Dollar dives into the world of global trade and finance to show how currencies and geopolitical power are fundamentally linked.

Commentary by Andrea Leonard Palazzi, Chris Borges, and Scott Miller — July 30, 2024