WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Center for Strategic and International Studies issued the following commentary on June 2, 2026, by Gracelin Baskaran, director of the Critical Minerals Security Program: * * * Why the West Keeps Losing Critical Mineral Assets to China The contest for critical minerals is increasingly being won or lost long before a mine enters production. Around the world, ownership of strategically significant mineral deposits is changing hands, and Chinese firms are acquiring an ev  more

WASHINGTON, May 29 -- Hudson Institute, a research organization that says it promotes leadership for a secure, free and prosperous future, issued the following commentary by senior fellow Luke Coffey to Arab News: * * * Highlighting Greenland's Strategic Importance Is Good; Threatening to Invade Is Not Greenland, an overseas territory of the Kingdom of Denmark located in the Arctic, is back in the news after the governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, who is also US President Donald Trump's speci  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- The Peterson Institute for International Economics issued the following commentary on June 2, 2026, by senior research staffer Cecilia Malmstrom: * * * Europe lacks a coherent strategy toward China Global trade remains unstable because of the war with Iran, the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, and continuing unpredictable threats from the White House. The uncertainty dominates many corporate board discussions. In the hope of creating some breathing space for Europe, the   more

WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on June 2, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen Delivers Opening Remarks at Hearing on the State Department Budget Request with Secretary Rubio Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, delivered opening remarks at a full committee hearing, "Review of the FY27 State Department Budget Req  more