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The Self-Reliance Dividend: The Imperative of Syrian Refugees’ Economic Inclusion

The current model for refugee management has failed. Will Todman argues that Gulf and Western actors should advance a new approach that prioritizes Syrian refugees’ self-reliance and private sector integration, making them part of the regional connectivity agenda.

U.S. Foreign Economic Policy Needs a Quarterback

The U.S. government should empower the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to be a more effective agency to lead on economic growth abroad.

The Postwar Threat to Gulf Energy Infrastructure

As Gulf states build new pipelines to reduce Iran’s leverage over the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran is likely to adapt. Pipelines offer greater resilience, but remain vulnerable to Iranian missiles, drones, sabotage, and other attacks on critical energy infrastructure.

States Weekly: October 7, 2026

This edition of States Weekly covers October 7, 2026.

Learning Without Bleeding: China’s Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Drone War

China is using the Russia-Ukraine drone war as a military laboratory. Lilly Min-Chen Lee and Kateryna Bondar trace how quickly Chinese analysts identify battlefield innovations and how the PLA translates the lessons into training, procurement, hardware, and force structure.

Moving the Texas Semiconductor Ecosystem to the Next Level

Texas is reaping the benefits of a wave of AI- and national security–driven capital investments. Scaling Texas’s semiconductor ecosystem will depend on converting these investments into advancements in areas critical to success, including infrastructure.

China’s Weaponization of Dual-Use Research Vessels for Undersea Data Dominance

Analysis of 223 vessels finds that Chinese research ships spend an unusually large share of time near subsea infrastructure on the high seas. The findings call for stronger allied monitoring, coordinated patrols, and faster cable repair.

Understanding the Chinese-Language Media Landscape in Southeast Asia

There is no viable strategy for countering Chinese information warfare that does not involve buy-in from regional partners and an awareness of the scale, scope, and impact of Chinese-language media in Southeast Asia.

Delhi Policy Group

Delhi Policy Group is a think tank dedicated to advancing India

China as a Rising Norm Entrepreneur

China as a Rising Norm Entrepreneur

The Nitopadesha (Kannada edition)

The Nitopadesha (Kannada edition)

The Partner System Repriced

This paper proposes that the 2025–26 rupture in US-India relations arose from two key factors that enmeshed: presidential decision-making based on dogmatic foreign policy beliefs and transactional style in place of strategy; and the silent but long accumulating frustration in the United States…

China is Armed for an Age of Protracted Economic Warfare

Within a span of a decade, China has constructed an extensive toolkit of economic coercion, at times mirroring the US instruments, but also innovating on existing mechanisms.

Does India Have Leverage Against the US and China?

What leverage does India have today if the US or China harmed or are preparing to harm India’s interests? This question has animated policy circles in India for years, more so in the wake of an often hostile US administration since Trump assumed office in January 2025.

Takshashila Policy Advisory: Draft SHANTI Rules and Regulations, 2026

This policy advisory covers the inputs the Takshashila Institutuon submitted to the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, on draft SHANTI rules and regulations released for public consultation in August 2026.

Why and How India Should Accelerate AI Diffusion

AI diffusion is the widespread adoption of AI technologies across firms, public institutions and sectors of the economy. The case for accelerating AI diffusion in India rests on three arguments.

Leveraging BRICS & SCO for India’s Energy Security Strategy

Energy security featured prominently in discussions at both the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and BRICS in 2026, as volatility continues in global energy markets. India can leverage these organisations to attract investments and forge partnerships in clean technology supply chains.

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Global Regional Analysis on International Affairs

The Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS) analyzes important foreign policy & national security issues and their impact across global regions.