Rachel Ziemba

2 weeks ago | cnas.org | Stacie L. Pettyjohn |Hamzeh Hadad |Rachel Ziemba |Adham Sahloul

The stars and stripes now fly over the reopened United States ambassador’s residence in Damascus, Syria. Lebanon’s new, technocratic president and prime minister have a historic opportunity, in curbing a weakened and decapitated Hezbollah, to restore the state’s monopoly on weapons for the first time since the end of the civil war nearly 35 years ago. Yemen’s Houthis have cut a deal with the US to cease their attacks on American ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

3 weeks ago | cnas.org | Lisa Curtis |Rachel Ziemba

Rachel Ziemba, adjunct senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security, says the U.S. and India are making progress toward a trade deal, driven by shared geostrategic interests and supply chain goals. However, she warns that major hurdles remain, particularly around agriculture and tariffs. She says any agreement this month may be a stepping stone toward a more comprehensive deal later in the year, possibly timed with key diplomatic events. Watch the full interview on CNBC.

1 month ago | cnas.org | Rachel Ziemba |Daniel Silverberg |Hamzeh Hadad |Eitan Danon

Last week Iraq hosted the Arab League Summit for the fourth time in its history. The last time Iraq hosted the summit was in 2012, when the new Iraq was attempting to reintegrate into the regional order, only to be hindered by major security concerns. Regional actors shunned the 2012 summit, later appearing vindicated when Iraq found itself embroiled in a war with ISIS a mere two years later.

1 month 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.

2 months 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.