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Chip Export Control

Barath Harithas | 2024.04.09

Export control evasion of controlled chips is a known concern, but the specifics of this activity are opaque. In addition, a systematic analysis of the entire chip smuggling pipeline, from initial procurement to unlawful distribution, remains conspicuously absent.

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Ships, Trains, And Trucks

Romina Bandura, et al. | 2024.04.08

The full-scale Russian invasion has devastating effects on Ukraine’s trade causing vast destruction of its transport and logistics infrastructure. Ukraine and its partners have to be creative and determined in finding new trade corridors to support business operations.

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Eroding Trust In Government

Yasir Atalan, et al. | 2024.04.08

In the future, malign actors will seek to undermine trust in government through disrupting basic needs and services such as food aid and medical assistance, in place of costly offensive cyber campaigns.

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U.S.-Japan Alliance In 2024

Richard L. Armitage and Joseph S. Nye | 2024.04.04

The U.S.-Japan alliance is at a moment of historic strength, even as both countries confront daunting challenges in the international system. This report calls for an alliance that is more integrated across the economic and security realms to uphold the rules-based order.

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Friendshore Lithium-Ion

William Alan Reinsch, et al. | 2024.04.01

Reforming the lithium-ion supply chain constitutes a critical cornerstone of US foreign policy. The first in a series of three, this report discusses the processing and refining stage of the lithium-ion supply chain.

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Ukraine’s Financial System

Oksana Ihnatenko and Arzu Abbasova | 2024.03.28

This report highlights key stakeholder views from a recent workshop on developments in Ukraine’s financial system.

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Wagner Group In Mali

Antonio Giustozzi | 2024.03.27

Despite the death of its leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group’s operations in Mali continue. But how do locals feel about the mercenaries?

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G7’s AI Code Of Conduct

Gregory C. Allen and Georgia Adamson | 2024.03.27

It is the G7’s chance to mature the code of conduct to confer a presumption of conformity to the European Union’s AI Act and to enhance AI regulatory interoperability at the G7 this year.

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