As the Arctic grows in geostrategic importance, Beijing is increasingly portraying itself as an regional player. Chinese investment now accounts for over 10 percent of Greenland’s economy and 6 percent of Iceland’s.

SOURCE: "Deep Dive Debrief: Strategic Stability and Competition in the Arctic," by CSIS's Rebecca Hersman, Eric Brewer, and Maxwell Simon. 

Although African countries handled the initial impacts of Covid-19 better than many observers expected, the continent suffered its first recession in 25 years, with the continent-wide economy shrinking an estimated 3 percent.

SOURCE: "What to Watch in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2021," by CSIS's Africa Program. 

Today, there are an estimated 7,000 distinct cryptocurrencies with a combined market value in the hundreds of billions of dollars. Now, policymakers must consider how to regulate these developments without halting their rapid pace of innovation.

SOURCE: "Central Bank Digital Currency, Design Choices, and Impact's on Currency Internationalization," by CSIS's Stephanie Segal and Pearl Risberg.  

Russia is warming 2.5 times faster than the rest of the world—increasing the number of droughts, floods, wildfires, permafrost damage, and disease the nation experiences. 

SOURCE: "Climate Change will Reshape Russia," by CSIS's Cyrus Newlin and Heather Conley.