During his inaugural address on January 20, 2024, President Donald Trump indicated he will prioritize U.S. space endeavors focused on Mars. While NASA has a long history of Martian exploration, ...

On May 2, 2025, the White House released a top-level fiscal year 2026 budget proposal for NASA that calls for nearly 25 percent less in funding than NASA received for fiscal year 2025. Specifically, ...

The Export Control project studies how the U.S. government can best protect key technologies and prevent the illicit spread of munitions and dual use goods while facilitating legitimate international ...

This is the first installment in a five-part series providing data-driven analysis and recommendations to strengthen U.S.-Africa collaboration in the critical minerals sector. Africa has been ...

On this episode, Max and Donatienne cover the first round of the Romanian presidential election, where George Simion, a hard-right candidate, soared to a first-place finish ahead of the second round ...

As in any great sports rivalry, trash talking and posturing preceded the first meeting of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump on May 6. At the first encounter the two ...

As tensions continue to rise between the U.S. and China over reciprocal tariffs and geopolitical competition, what do we need to know about the trade war and the next phase of U.S.-China tensions?

From Cold War dynamics to legislative debates, U.S. foreign policy toward Africa has been shaped by complex historical, political, and institutional factors. In his memoir From the Congo to Capitol ...

President Trump’s return to the White House has brought a radical shift in U.S.-Mexico ties, reshaping relations between the two neighbors. Within his first 100 days in office, the U.S. President ...

The advent of AI technology has unleashed a global race that is both commercial and geopolitical in nature. Private firms are staking out positions in the AI value chain and seeking to secure market ...

Since Donald Trump took office, Russia has changed its position on arms control at least five times. After years of rejecting U.S. overtures for dialogue, during Trump’s first week in office, the ...

In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Eric Labs and Dr. Matthew Funaiole join us to explore the widening gap in U.S.-China shipbuilding capabilities. They begin by examining the evolution in ...