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The Risks of U.S. Deep-Sea Mining

The United States has begun taking steps to secure its access to seabed minerals. But U.S. unilateral mining on the high seas poses grave risks to the rules-based regional order.

Commentary by Harrison Prétat and Monica Sato — August 26, 2025

Building a New Market to Counter Chinese Mineral Market Manipulation

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 sourcing quotas, and restrict Chinese acquisitions of strategic mineral assets.

Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — June 12, 2025

G7 Cooperation to De-Risk Minerals Investments in the Global South

The G7 must act decisively on critical minerals security at this year’s summit. Establishing a dedicated G7 investment fund could unlock high-priority projects, de-risk investments, and catalyze private capital—strengthening supply chains and reducing key vulnerabilities.

Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz — May 7, 2025

Manila and Beijing Clarify Select South China Sea Claims

The Philippines’ passage of two new maritime laws and China’s publication of baselines around Scarborough Shoal are the latest in a series of legal developments in the South China Sea. But how will clarifying claims affect tensions in disputed waters?

Critical Questions by Harrison Prétat and Gregory B. Poling — November 21, 2024

Regional Support to Address Democratic Backsliding in Africa

Tackling the persistent issue of undemocratic changes in government (UCG) in Africa will require regional organizations to improve current mechanisms of addressing UCG by enhancing organizational capacities and streamlining coordination between partners.

Report by Idayat Hassan — November 19, 2024

Why Are Latin American Dictators Seeking Membership in BRICS+?

CSIS Americas Program experts unpack the recent BRICS+ Summit and how rising interest among authoritarian and semi-authoritarian governments in the Western Hemisphere puts current member Brazil in a bind.

Critical Questions by Ryan C. Berg, Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Rubi Bledsoe, and Henry Ziemer — October 28, 2024

Humanitarian Finance: A Missed Opportunity for Reform at the Summit of the Future

The United Nations hosted the Summit of the Future in New York on September 20–23, seeking to “forge a new international consensus on how we deliver a better present and safeguard the future," yet humanitarian finance was not meaningfully included in its agenda or outcome.

Critical Questions by Marc Cohen and Michelle Strucke — September 30, 2024