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Dec 18, 2024 | 
csis.org | Byrd rule |Sanam Rasool |William Reinsch |Thibault Denamiel
As the U.S. presidential and congressional election frenzy has subsided, policymakers face critical decisions regarding the fate of tax provisions enacted through the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017. The bill, introduced by then-representative Kevin Brady (R-TX) on November 2, 2017, with 24 Republican cosponsors, represented the most significant tax policy overhaul since the Reagan administration’s 1986 reform, introducing sweeping changes to individual, business, and international taxation.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
csis.org | Thibault Denamiel |William Reinsch |Jason Schenker
The IssueCritical sectors of the U.S. economy remain badly understaffed. Additionally, because of U.S. industrial policies creating positions in targeted industries and an aging workforce tied to specific career paths, shortages are set to become more dire in the medium term. This report counters the argument that if more people enter the United States, fewer resources will be left for those already here.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
csis.org | Thibault Denamiel |Evan Brown |Scholl Chair
Maritime supply chains remain the backbone of the global economy. Eighty percent of global trade by volume, and over seventy percent by value, is by sea. Maritime supply chain security is therefore paramount to prosperity worldwide, which means that monitoring threats is critical. This state of global maritime supply chains primer aims to identify and assess current and potential key threats to seaborne trade.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
csis.org | Thibault Denamiel |William Reinsch
IntroductionTransatlantic cooperation on climate and trade is at a crossroads. The 2024 U.S. election results will impact how both the U.S. and European economic blocs approach their relationships with each other and with China. A harder U.S. line on China—a strong possibility under a second Trump administration—may pose trade deflection challenges for the EU economy.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
csis.org | Sanam Rasool |William Reinsch |Thibault Denamiel
In navigating its energy transition and climate policy landscape amid a looming political transition, the United States stands at a critical juncture where the design and implementation of a CBAM can significantly contribute to the collective efforts to mitigate the adverse effects of climate change.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
csis.org | William Reinsch |Meredith M. Broadbent |Thibault Denamiel |Elias Shammas
The IssuePolicies surrounding the lithium-ion battery (LIB) supply chain lie at the intersection of trade, climate, and national security considerations. The LIB supply chain spans the globe, and yet some critical inputs are only produced in a handful of countries—in particular China, which is dominant at several key stages of the technology’s production.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
csis.org | William Reinsch |Meredith M. Broadbent |Thibault Denamiel |Evan Brown
IntroductionThe supply chains for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) illustrate the intertwining of national security concerns with climate and trade policies, as the United States aims to strengthen supply chains by relocating production of essential items, including those vital for meeting climate objectives, back to domestic or nearby shores. The LIB supply chain spans globally, but key inputs and processing capabilities are concentrated in a few countries.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
csis.org | Thibault Denamiel |Emma Dodd |Joseph W. Glauber |William Reinsch
IntroductionDevelopments in agriculture and transportation over the last century have shifted global diets from traditional to staple crops, largely concentrating the source of populations’ nutritional and caloric needs to a limited number of producing countries. Three staple crops—rice, corn, and wheat—now provide more than 40 percent of global caloric intake.
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
csis.org | William Reinsch |Meredith M. Broadbent |Thibault Denamiel |Elias Shammas
Biden Administration PoliciesTax incentives. Current tax incentives included in recent industrial policy packages—chief among them the IRA—aim to provide a launchpad for domestic manufacturers. They are meant to spur production of multiple goods necessary to the green transition, including the active materials production stage of the lithium-ion battery supply chain.
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May 23, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Matthew Schleich |Thibault Denamiel
U.S. semiconductor export controls are a double-edged sword. When controls work, they help prevent advanced chip technologies from falling into the hands of bad actors and other U.S. adversaries. However, these same policies strain the very businesses that propelled the United States into technological leadership in the first place. In limiting foreign semiconductor capabilities, Washington also limits its own.
