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What China’s Ban on Rare Earths Processing Technology Exports Means
Center for Strategic and International Studies
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Jan 8, 2024

What China’s Ban on Rare Earths Processing Technology Exports Means

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  • China's decision to ban the export of rare minerals affects U.S. national, economic, and rare earth security, given that rare earth elements are crucial in defense and technology sectors.
  • The U.S. has and should expedite its efforts to address its vulnerability in this area through funding decisions to enhance domestic rare earth processing capabilities.
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Helping Ukraine Is Forcing the United States to Produce More Weapons
Hudson Institute
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Dec 14, 2023

Helping Ukraine Is Forcing the United States to Produce More Weapons

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  • The U.S. is increasing its production of artillery rounds, with plans to produce more than 80,000 rounds per month next year and potentially 100,000 shells per month by 2025.
  • Supporting Ukraine is pushing the American defense industrial base to produce high quantities of weapons in a short amount of time across various states.
Conservative
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Ukraine-Russia War
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Emergency Arms Sale to Israel Undermines Accountability
Center for American Progress
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Dec 14, 2023

Emergency Arms Sale to Israel Undermines Accountability

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  • The emergency arms sale to Israel undermines effective oversight of arms transfers and contradicts the Biden administration’s policies on civilian protection and human rights.
  • Congress should preserve oversight over weapons transfers and consider amendments requiring reporting on compliance with U.S. and international law and protection of civilians.
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War in Israel-Gaza
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The generative world order: AI, geopolitics, and power
Goldman Sachs Global Institute
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Dec 14, 2023

The generative world order: AI, geopolitics, and power

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  • Goldman Sachs Global Institute estimates AI could contribute 1.5% to annual productivity growth over a ten-year period, lifting global GDP by nearly $7 trillion.
  • U.S. and China are top AI competitors, but geopolitical swing states like India, Japan, Israel, UAE, and South Korea can form "innovation blocs" and cooperate with each other.
Private Sector
Research
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Artificial Intelligence
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The Gaza War Has Convinced Russia It Was Right All Along
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Dec 7, 2023

The Gaza War Has Convinced Russia It Was Right All Along

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  • Carnegie Endowment expert Nikita Smagin writes that the Gaza conflict has reinforced Russia's belief in the correctness of its foreign policy approach, particularly in relation to the Western-centric international system.
  • Russia views the conflict as an opportunity to further its geopolitical interests, especially amidst the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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Ukraine-Russia War
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