CSIS Economic Security and Technology (EST) Department

Can the United States Meet Skilled Trade Labor Demand Through 2030? Tune in to a discussion with Navin Girishankar and Karl Smith on the skilled trades demand in the GenAI infrastructure build-out and what it will take to close the gap. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/eCwUafS7 Read the report here: https://lnkd.in/e9yrBG3d

In Case You Missed It: U.S. Energy Dominance featuring NEDC Executive Director Jarrod Agen A recent episode of Betting on America featured Jarrod Agen and Joseph Majkut of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program as they discussed how the U.S. can build a reliable and secure energy backbone to meet its industrial and tech demands. Watch the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/eb5mWNGn

In his latest commentary, CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair's William Reinsch, discusses the expiration of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and addresses the act's impact and missed opportunities. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dY5ZmPjQ

🔴Live Now: U.S. Energy Dominance featuring NEDC Executive Director Jarrod Agen Tune into a special episode of Betting on America with Jarrod Agen and Joseph Majkut of CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program as they explore how the U.S. can build a reliable, and secure energy backbone to meet its industrial and tech demands. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/eb5mWNGn

🎙️New Episode Today! Tune into a special episode of Betting on America which will feature a recent live CSIS event with Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council, and Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program as they discuss how the U.S. can build a reliable, fast, and predictable energy backbone to power its future. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/eb5mWNGn

Premiering Tomorrow: U.S. Energy Dominance featuring NEDC Executive Director Jarrod Agen On October 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM ET, a special episode of Betting on America will feature a recent live CSIS event with Jarrod Agen, Executive Director of the White House’s National Energy Dominance Council, and Joseph Majkut, Director of the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program. Tune in for a conversation on how the United States can build the energy backbone to meet its industrial and technology demands, with speed and predictability Don't miss this conversation: https://lnkd.in/eb5mWNGn

How Will Tariffs Impact U.S. Cost Competitiveness? In the latest episode of Betting on America, Blake Scholl, Founder & CEO of Boom Supersonic, and Navin Girishankar discuss the implications of tariffs for U.S. cost competitiveness and reindustrialization. Watch the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/e9pRU_DE

U.S. farmers are bearing the brunt of China's retaliatory trade policies. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)'s Philip Luck presents original research conducted by the Economics Program (Philip Luck, Hugh Grant-Chapman, and Duc Minh Nguyet Nguyen) on current trends in U.S.-China agricultural trade and what comes next for farmers caught in the crossfire. Striking Statistics: - Since January 2025, U.S. agricultural exports to China are down 73 percent, over 6.8 billion dollars. - China's import of U.S. beef is down 94 percent since January 2023. - Despite the soybean harvest being well under way, U.S. soybean sales to China have all but zeroed out. For more data and a series of visualizations, watch Philip Luck's analysis here: https://lnkd.in/e-dfZR6X

In the latest from the CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair, Senior Adviser (Non-Resident), Meredith M. Broadbent, examines whether the recently announced U.S.-UK Technology Prosperity Deal, despite the surrounding excitement, can effectively address the major market access barriers facing the U.S. tech sector. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/ds8M-h3g