1. US Nuclear Policy: We have seen remarkable bipartisan support for the continued operation and development of new nuclear facilities in the United States over the past several years. And the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Inflation Reduction Acts both provide credits and funding for private industry and government RD&D programs. The USG has elevated its international nuclear energy promotion activities and the Development Finance Corporation and the US Export-Import Bank have been considering supporting projects, particularly in Poland and Eastern Europe. The US remains the largest generator of nuclear power, but Russia has the largest overseas presence and China has the most reactors under construction. The war in Ukraine has diminished Russia’s ability to pursue new nuclear energy export deals and it appears that only in Uzbekistan have they made recent commitments for new nuclear energy project funding. Although we continue to expect the new Trump Administration to be supportive of nuclear development in the United States, how this interest will be reflected in international economic and trade policy and engagement is less clear. The Commission on Nuclear Energy and American Leadership, a group formed under the Council on Strategic Risks, recently released a “Blueprint for the Future” containing recommendations for the incoming Trump Administration. These near-term recommendations center on restoring US leadership in this important national security sector. Several related to US international nuclear energy role including a call for the establishment of “a major international security program to strengthen US nuclear energy leadership abroad…” Other suggestions focus on reversing the policy of the World Bank and international financial institutions against funding nuclear, reducing dependence on foreign fuel sources, and accelerating the negotiation of 123 agreements with interested countries.