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The British Indian Ocean Territory , also known as the Chagos Islands, was separated from Mauritius in 1965 to become fully administered by the British government. Meanwhile, a British-U.S. lease agreement covers the use and maintenance of the Diego Garcia air and naval base, an important asset in…
But long before qualifying for serious consideration by the DFC or other traditional development or commercial financiers, an energy project must achieve a large number of costly and time-consuming milestones, including completing project design; conducting feasibility studies and environmental…
The blinding spotlight on artificial intelligence has obscured the intensifying U.S.-China competition in biotech, particularly as China is racing to close the gap on research and development, innovation, and commercialization. Much like AI, biotech has become securitized, and the U.S. government…
Under the Takaichi Sanae administration, Japan’s security policy is once again approaching a major turning point. The government is moving forward with revisions to the so-called three strategic documents: the National Security Strategy, the National Defense Strategy, and the Defense Buildup…
The world is entering the Age of Electricity, driven by demand for cooling, computing, electric vehicles, and the electrification of industry. The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that electricity consumption will grow two and a half times faster than overall energy demand in the next…
There are 1.5 billion air conditioners in use around the world today. By 2050, as incomes and temperatures rise, that number could hit 5.5 billion . The International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that from 2025 to 2035, the global increase in power demand will be primarily driven by cooling demand…
Ukraine’s continued drone attacks on Russian oil refineries have rocked not only Russia’s fuel market , but also those of Central Asia. While those countries have their own oil production and refining capacity, for decades it has been both easier and cheaper for them to purchase processed fuel from…
The National Impact of Populist Foreign Policy The foreign policies of populist middle powers share several characteristics that transcend differences in region, ideology, and cultural context. Nearly all are personalistic, in keeping with the nature of populism itself: Because populism rests on…
A few months after China rolled out its macro 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) (2026–2030), it released the sectoral FYP on energy in late June. The overarching theme of the 15th FYP on energy—balancing energy security with progressing the energy transition—remains relatively unchanged from the previous…
What Iranian Cross-Border Transactions Tell Us About the Dollar Since 2018, Iran’s economy has been subject to expansive U.S. economic sanctions intended to diminish the Iranian regime’s ability to finance itself. See “FinCEN Advisory on the Iranian Regime’s Illicit Oil Smuggling Activities, Shadow…
The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) next general election is scheduled to take place in December 2028. The ruling coalition in the DRC, Union Sacrée de la Nation, has expressed its ambition to amend or rewrite the Constitution to grant President Félix Tshisekedi a third term—which he would…
Diamond-Brown Senior Fellow for Economic Sanctions, Standards, and Strategy, International Institute for Strategic Studies If the choice is between a diluted sanctions package and no sanctions package at all, then additional measures are, of course, preferable. Even watered-down sanctions can…
On July 1, a new constitution came into force in Kazakhstan which, according to President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, symbolized the beginning of a new era in the country’s history. There are plenty of formal signs that this is the case: Kazakhstan now has a new unicameral parliament called the…
Batteries are essential technologies for twenty-first-century growth, security, and energy—and they cut to the core of geopolitical ambitions for high-tech strategic autonomy. Lithium-ion batteries are now endemic to the transition to electrified mobility, firming of renewable power, data center…
Historical Context: From System-Building to the Hegemonic Weaponization of Interdependence U.S. economic power depends on both organic economic developments and deliberate government policy choices. Organic growth is the product of largely private sector–driven economic trends, technological…
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine forced the countries of Central Asia to finally attempt to reduce their dependence on Russia as the main transit route to international markets. It had become too dangerous to rely on such an unpredictable neighbor for their only window onto the outside…
The average Global South finance minister is not choosing between a perfect Western offer and a dangerous Chinese one. Other actors are in the wings—such as Gulf sovereign vehicles like Masdar, a UAE state-owned clean energy company; Japan’s Tokyo International Conference on African Development,…
As the global order transitions from unipolar Western dominance to a multipolar configuration, the form of globalism that once promoted prosperity, rules-based liberalization, and deep economic integration is being reassessed. This ongoing transformation has intensified strategic competition among…
