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Examining the most pressing issues facing the United States and its partners in sustaining economic and technological advantages essential to prosperity, security, and resilience.
Join us for an event on January 30th!

The @ai.csis.org and CSIS Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economies are hosting a conference previewing the India AI Impact Summit featuring Ambassador Vinay Kwatra of India and Ambassador Laurent Bili of France.

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Exploring Global AI Policy Priorities Ahead of the India AI Impact Summit | CSIS Events
The Wadhwani AI Center and the Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economies host a conference previewing the India AI Impact Summit.
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January 16, 2026 at 9:00 PM
The administration has not yet revealed the details of the American AI Exports Program and how it will work. In the latest by CSIS Strategic Technologies Program, Stephen Lang outlines the steps needed to successfully compete with China.

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An “America First” Tech Stack Cannot Be America Alone
The administration has not yet revealed the details of the American AI Exports Program and how it will work.  To successfully compete with China, it should include the entire tech stack, facilitate…
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January 16, 2026 at 8:00 PM
On the latest episode of the Trade Guys, CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair's William Reinsch and Scott Miller explore what’s ahead for 2026, focusing on major global trade battlefronts with the Simply Trade podcast’s Lalo Solorzano and Andy Shiles.

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The Trade Guys x Simply Trade: One Messy Trade Year | The Trade Guys | CSIS Podcasts
The Trade Guys kick off 2026 with a special crossover episode featuring the Simply Trade podcast’s Lalo Solorzano and Andy Shiles. Together, the group explores what’s ahead for 2026, focusing on…
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January 15, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Happening next week!

Join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a discussion on the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s January 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook with EIA's Senior Economist, Sean Hill and Administrator, Tristan Abbey.

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Global Oil Markets Outlook: Key Takeaways from EIA’s January 2026 STEO | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program for a discussion and presentation on the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s January 2026 Short-Term Energy Outlook
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January 15, 2026 at 2:00 PM
The administration’s success in securing massive investment pledges from the industry to reshore manufacturing needs to be reinforced. CSIS Renewing American Innovation's Sujai Shivakumar and Anne Pritchett analyze if its positive impact last long-term.

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Securing the Future of the U.S. Biopharmaceutical Industry: The Most-Favored-Nation Paradox
The administration’s success in securing massive investment pledges from the industry to reshore manufacturing needs to be reinforced. Its positive impact will be undermined if the long-term…
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January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Venezuelan oil production could rebound under adequate political, legal, fiscal, and operating conditions. In the latest by CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Clayton Siegel analyzes how much more oil could Venezuela produce and how soon?

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How Much More Oil from Venezuela—and How Soon?
Venezuelan oil production could rebound under adequate political, legal, fiscal, and operating conditions.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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On a new episode of Betting on America, @est.csis.org President @navingirishankar.bsky.social welcomes former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan to discuss new pathways to prosperity and the big forces shaping politics and policy.

Watch here: www.csis.org/events/new-p...
New Pathways to Prosperity featuring Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Betting on America | CSIS Events
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Betting on America for a conversation on the big forces shaping politics and policy—competing populisms, U.S. trade policy and its discontents, out-of-control fiscal deficits, the future of the U.S. dollar, and the tech race with China.
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January 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
In the latest episode of Betting on America, former House Speaker Paul Ryan shares his thoughts on why American populism is “great on empathy [...]—not great on delivering the solutions.”

Watch the full episode with @navingirishankar.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/33c5hatf
January 13, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Stablecoins & Dollar Dominance, former House Speaker Paul Ryan Weighs in on the Digital Currency Wars.

Watch the Betting on America episode w/ @navingirishankar.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/33c5hatf
January 12, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan shares his views on a tax solution for American re-industrialization.

Watch the full Betting on America episode with @navingirishankar.bsky.social here: tinyurl.com/33c5hatf
January 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Will U.S. Debt Undermine Dollar Dominance?

“This, to me, is the most predictable economic crisis we have ever had as a country,” warns former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan.

Watch the full Betting on America episode w/ @navingirishankar.bsky.social: tinyurl.com/33c5hatf "
January 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Live Now!

Tune into Betting on America as former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins @navingirishankar.bsky.social to share his thoughts on the challenges and potential solutions to set the United States on a path to shared prosperity.

Watch here: tinyurl.com/33c5hatf
New Pathways to Prosperity featuring Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Betting on America | CSIS Events
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Betting on America for a conversation on the big forces shaping politics and policy—competing populisms, U.S. trade policy and its discontents, out-of-control fisc...
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January 7, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Tomorrow at 10AM ET: Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins @navingirishankar.bsky.social on Betting on America to share his thoughts on the challenges and potential solutions to set the United States on a path to shared prosperity.

More info here:
New Pathways to Prosperity featuring Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Betting on America | CSIS Events
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Betting on America for a conversation on the big forces shaping politics and policy—competing populisms, U.S. trade policy and its discontents, out-of-control…
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January 6, 2026 at 9:03 PM
New Betting on America episode out tomorrow! Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins @navingirishankar.bsky.social to share his thoughts on the challenges and potential solutions to set the United States on a path to shared prosperity.

More info here:
New Pathways to Prosperity featuring Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Betting on America | CSIS Events
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Betting on America for a conversation on the big forces shaping politics and policy—competing populisms, U.S. trade policy and its discontents, out-of-control…
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January 6, 2026 at 2:03 PM
In his latest for @foreignaffairs.com, CSIS EST President @navingirishankar.bsky.social writes that “China has prepared itself with cadres and systems to follow through on its economic warfare strategy; the United States has not.”

Read more:
America Needs Economic Warriors
A new era of statecraft demands a new kind of strategist.
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January 5, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Coming on Wednesday! Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins @navingirishankar.bsky.social on Betting on America to share his thoughts on the challenges and potential solutions to set the United States on a path to shared prosperity.

Watch here on 1/7 at 10 AM ET:
New Pathways to Prosperity featuring Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Betting on America | CSIS Events
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Betting on America for a conversation on the big forces shaping politics and policy—competing populisms, U.S. trade policy and its discontents, out-of-control…
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January 5, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Out on Wednesday 1/7!

On January 7, 2026, former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins @navingirishankar.bsky.social to share his thoughts on the challenges and potential solutions to set the United States on a path to shared prosperity.

More info here:
New Pathways to Prosperity featuring Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Betting on America | CSIS Events
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Betting on America for a conversation on the big forces shaping politics and policy—competing populisms, U.S. trade policy and its discontents, out-of-control…
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January 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM
New Betting on America episode next week!

On January 7, 2026, former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins @navingirishankar.bsky.social to share his thoughts on the challenges and potential solutions to set the United States on a path to shared prosperity.

More info here:
New Pathways to Prosperity featuring Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Betting on America | CSIS Events
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Betting on America for a conversation on the big forces shaping politics and policy—competing populisms, U.S. trade policy and its discontents, out-of-control…
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January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Out Next Week!

On January 7, 2026, former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins @navingirishankar.bsky.social to share his thoughts on the challenges and potential solutions to set the United States on a path to shared prosperity.

More info here:
New Pathways to Prosperity featuring Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Betting on America | CSIS Events
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Betting on America for a conversation on the big forces shaping politics and policy—competing populisms, U.S. trade policy and its discontents, out-of-control…
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December 31, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Building an economic warrior class should be a national priority among government, business, universities, think tanks, and philanthropies," warns CSIS EST president @navingirishankar.bsky.social in his latest for @foreignaffairs.com.

Read more:
America Needs Economic Warriors
A new era of statecraft demands a new kind of strategist.
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December 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
COMING SOON: New Betting on America episode!

On January 7, 2026, former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins @navingirishankar.bsky.social to share his thoughts on the challenges and potential solutions to set the United States on a path to shared prosperity.

Event link: tinyurl.com/33c5hatf
New Pathways to Prosperity featuring Paul Ryan, former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives - Betting on America | CSIS Events
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan joins Betting on America for a conversation on the big forces shaping politics and policy—competing populisms, U.S. trade policy and its discontents, out-of-control fisc...
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December 30, 2025 at 10:00 PM
"“Washington needs to raise its economic security game,” writes @navingirishankar.bsky.social in @foreignaffairs.com. “To do so, it needs to nurture a new class of economic warriors adept in the new tools of national power, resilience, and global influence.”

Read more here:
America Needs Economic Warriors
For the greater part of the last decade, the United States and China have been locked in a cold war, fought as fiercely over economic and technology advantages as over military advantages. In…
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This week in @foreignaffairs.com, CSIS EST President @navingirishankar.bsky.social writes that “China has prepared itself with cadres and systems to follow through on its economic warfare strategy; the United States has not.”

Read more here:
America Needs Economic Warriors
For the greater part of the last decade, the United States and China have been locked in a cold war, fought as fiercely over economic and technology advantages as over military advantages. In…
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December 30, 2025 at 7:00 PM
“The U.S. has improvised piecemeal policies and hoped for the best, while China has fused strategic vision with institutional coordination and dedicated resources [...]"— @navingirishankar.bsky.social for @foreignaffairs.com
America Needs Economic Warriors
For the greater part of the last decade, the United States and China have been locked in a cold war, fought as fiercely over economic and technology advantages as over military advantages. In Washingt...
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December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
In his latest commentary, CSIS Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics' Gaurav Sansanwal examines whether India's new nuclear law can unlock meaningful U.S.-India cooperation or remain a symbolic reset.

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Back in Play: U.S.-India Nuclear Partnership Finds a New Opening
India’s new nuclear law reopens the door to U.S.–India nuclear cooperation by fixing liability and opening the sector to private players—but whether this sparks real investment or remains a symbolic r...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM