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Research Focus
CSIS experts conduct research and analysis and develop policy initiatives that are organized around more than 25 programs grouped under three themes:

 

Defense and Security Policy
Currently devoting over a third of its resources to security issues, CSIS has chosen to focus both on the traditional drivers of national security, defense policy and organization, and some of the most important new dimensions of international security, such as post-conflict reconstruction, proliferation, and homeland security.
» Defense Policy
» Homeland Security
» International Security
» Post-Conflict Reconstruction
» Proliferation Prevention
» Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Global Challenges
A growing and more mobile population and advances in economics and technology have exposed the inability of nationally-organized governments to respond to transnational challenges. A large number of international organizations, multinational corporations and non-governmental entities now exert significant influence over international affairs. The Center examines not only how traditional nation-states themselves deal with problems that cross national boundaries, but also how they relate to this new and powerful group of actors.
» Demography & Population
» Energy
» Global Health
» Human Rights & Security
» Technology Policy
» Trade & Economics
Regional Studies
Only when deep and comprehensive regional understanding is paired with advanced strategic thinking and political realism can CSIS deliver on its mission to create strategic insights and solutions. As a result, CSIS is the only institution of its kind that maintains resident programs on all of the world's major regions.
» Africa
» Americas
» Asia
» Europe
» Middle East & North Africa
» Russia & Eurasia
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