Edward Fishman

2 weeks ago | cnas.org | Edward Fishman |Tom Shugart |Lisa Curtis |Jacob Stokes

May 21, 2025 Gauging the Prospects for Coalition-Building Under Fire Executive SummaryA contingency across the Taiwan Strait has the potential to reshape the Indo-Pacific and even global security environment. This report explores how states beyond the United States and Taiwan would respond to a major Taiwan contingency.

3 weeks ago | cnas.org | Pablo Chavez |Emily Kilcrease |Edward Fishman |Daniel Silverberg

In today's episode of India Global, U.S. President Donald Trump secured a $600 billion commitment from Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to invest in the United States. NDTV's Gaurie Dwivedi speaks to Dr. Asif Iqbal, President, Indian Economic Trade Organization and Daniel Silverberg, Director for Capstone, a global consultancy, and adjunct fellow at the Center for New American Security. Watch the full interview on NDTV.

3 weeks ago | cnas.org | Daniel Silverberg |Tom Shugart |Lisa Curtis |Edward Fishman

America and China have agreed to a 90-day truce of their month-long trade war, but the economic uncertainty has not yet ended. Beyond tariffs, the spat had begun spilling over into other areas, with China imposing a ban on the export of critical minerals designed to hobble American industries. Could global supply chains and financial systems be weaponised in a similar way? Edward Fishman, an adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security joins the conversation.

4 weeks ago | cnas.org | Emily Kilcrease |Edward Fishman |Rachel Ziemba |Pablo Chavez

The most recent quarterly earnings results of Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft offer insights into how the Trump administration’s tariffs might affect tech companies’ capital expenditures on data centers and other infrastructure that supports their AI efforts. For now, the impact appears minimal, but in the medium and long term, US tariffs could have significant effects on companies’ artificial intelligence-related investments. The four companies are still making enormous outlays.

1 month ago | cnas.org | Rachel Ziemba |Edward Fishman |Lisa Curtis

Global financial markets plunged as investors braced themselves for a shock to the flow of international trade. Faced with prolonged market turmoil, within days the US President paused most of his plans. A to-and-fro between Washington and Beijing has left many world leaders confused who to side with, as many look towards the White House wondering if there is a detailed plan at the heart of these unprecedented few weeks.