The Chinese government has poured approximately $100 billion into the new-energy vehicle (NEV) sector. This investment has prompted speculation that China is poised to become a NEV export powerhouse. 

SOURCE: "The Coming NEV War? Implications of China's Advances in Electric Vehicles." by CSIS's Scott Kennedy.
 

Middle Eastern states have been able to manage the first wave of Covid-19 infections to varying degrees of effectiveness. However, new cases have exploded, now reaching 6,000 per day and rising. 

SOURCE: "Covid Hasn't Crushed the Middle East...Yet." by CSIS's Jon Alterman. 
 

Trade with Africa has remained stuck at around 2 percent of all U.S. foreign investment—reflecting the U.S.'s poor courtship of African counterparts in comparison with its adversaries.  

SOURCE: "Rediscovering America: Why African Leader Tours Benefit U.S. Foreign Policy." by CSIS's Judd Devermont. 
 

Latin America's economy is expected to contract by an estimated 8.1 percent this year—with Peru, Argentina, and Mexico among those most feeling the most severe effects. 

SOURCE: "The Effects of Covid-19 on Latin America's Economy." by macroeconomist Joaquín Cottani with support from CSIS Americas Program.