The United States’ trade deficit with China at the end of the Trump administration is roughly where it was at the end of the Obama administration, at over $300 billion. Despite this burden, President Biden has room for policy innovation.

SOURCE: "A Complex Inheritance: Transitioning to a New Approach on China" by CSIS's Scott Kennedy. 

The Biden administration has only five months left of the deadline for completing the negotiations and defining a new structure for virtually every aspect of Afghan governance. Not a single detail of such an agreement now exists.

SOURCE: "Writing off Afghanistan: Does Biden have a Choice?" by CSIS's Anthony Cordesman. 

The effects of Covid-19 in sub-Saharan Africa are estimated to increase urban poverty by 44%. For those aiming to improve food security in the long term, humanitarian aid should expand to include urban residents. 

SOURCE: "Humanitarian Aid in Sahelian Cities: Lessons for Long-Term Food Security" by CSIS's Caitlin Welsh. 

Brazilian investments in the United States grew 356 percent between 2008 and 2017, reaching $42.8 billion. Creating a binational organization to institutionalize the Brazil–U.S. relationship would further deepen economic ties. 

SOURCE: "Toward a Brazil-U.S. Binational Institution" by CSIS's Dan Runde and Arianna Kohan.