Commentary

As the current administration tries to hold back the tide on energy innovation, China is dominating in the production and sale of clean technologies.

Experts share how changes in American leadership, alliances, and global engagement shaped the nation’s first 250 years—and what the current moment reveals about the next.

With global emissions still rising and political will waning, what can come out of this year’s international climate negotiations?

From peace and security to climate and technology, Council experts weigh in on whether the United Nations can still deliver on its founding mission.

Proposed cuts risk weakening US industrial competitiveness and clean energy leadership, handing China a strategic advantage in future technologies, Josh Busby and Greg Pollock write.

"With the US abandoning its claim to international climate leadership, Europe must take up the mantle," Greg Pollock and Joshua Busby argue.

Pointing to recent extreme weather events, Joshua Busby makes the case for integrating climate action into national security planning.

"Without changes to US policy, China is likely to be better positioned than the United States to reap the benefits of the global shift toward the clean energy economy," Joshua Busby and Greg Pollock argue.

Arctic conditions, local opposition, and processing and refining challenges make near-term gains unlikely, Emily J. Holland, Joshua Busby, and Morgan Bazilian argue.

"Barring major investments in processing, a new source of raw minerals would do little to address key US vulnerabilities," Joshua Busby, Emily J. Holland, and Morgan D. Bazilian write.