HOME

Congress

Recent Testimony
CSIS experts testify before committees of Congress on a wide range of policy issues. Below are the opening statements of CSIS experts who have testified recently.

Recent Testimony :
04/24/2008
Implementing Smart Power: Setting an Agenda for National Security Reform
CSIS Trustees Richard L. Armitage and Joseph S. Nye Jr., who are co-chairs of the CSIS Commission on Smart Power, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on "Implementing Smart Power: Setting an Agenda for National Security Reform." Appendix to Armitage-Nye Joint Testimony before U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Transcipt of the complete Armitage-Nye Joint Testimony before U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
04/01/2008
Holistic Approaches to Cybersecurity to Enable Network Centric Operations
Jim Lewis, the director of the CSIS Technology and Public Policy Program, testified in front of the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities on "Holistic Approaches to Cybersecurity to Enable Network Centric Operations".
03/13/2008
Felix Rohatyn on an Infrastructure Investment Bank
Ambassador Felix Rohatyn, a CSIS trustee, testified before the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs about the need to revitalize investment in America’s aging and ailing infrastructure.
03/04/2008
Ukraine and NATO at the Bucharest Summit
Steven Pifer, a senior adviser for the Russia & Eurasia Program, testified before the before the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe on March 4, 2008 on "Ukraine and NATO at the Bucharest Summit".
03/04/2008
Kosova: The Next Phase
Janusz Bugajski, Director, New European Democracies Project at CSIS delivered testimony before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the strategic challenges facing the United States and Europe in the aftermath of Kosova's independence.
03/04/2008
NATO’S Next Steps
Janusz Bugajski, Director, New European Democracies Project at CSIS delivered testimony before Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission) on inviting Croatia, Albania, and Macedonia to become members of NATO.
02/26/2008
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Frank Verrastro, Director and Senior Fellow of the Energy and National Security Program at CSIS delivered testimony before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on U.S. oil inventory policies and the use and function of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).
02/07/2008
Hearing on the Immediate and Underlying Causes and Consequences of Flawed Democracy in Kenya
Joel D. Barkan, senior associate in the CSIS Africa Program, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on African Affairs on February 7, 2008 at the "Hearing on the Immediate and Underlying Causes and Consequences of Flawed Democracy in Kenya."
01/16/2008
Alternative Strategies for Iraq in the Post-Surge Environment
Dr. John J. Hamre, President and CEO of Center for Strategic and International Studies, testified before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on January 16, 2008 at a hearing entitled, “Alternative Strategies for Iraq in the Post-Surge Environment".
12/06/2007
The Duma Elections, Politics and Putin: Where is Russia Going?
Dr. Sarah Mendelson, director of the CSIS Human Rights and Security Initiative, and senior fellow in the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program, testified before the United States Helsinki Commission on December 6, 2007 at a hearing entitled, “The Duma Elections, Politics and Putin: Where is Russia Going?"
12/06/2007
U.S. Assistance to Pakistan
Teresita C. Schaffer, Testimony before the Subcommittee on Internatinal Development, Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and International Environmental Protection, Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
12/05/2007
The Evolving Role of the Department of Defense in Development and Security Assistance
Kathleen H. Hicks,  senior fellow of International Security Program, testified before the Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, United States House of Representatives entitled, "The Evolving Role of the Department of Defense in Development and Security Assistance".
10/10/2007
Security Challenges involving Pakistan: Policy Implications for the Department of Defense
Teresita C. Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS,  testified before the House Armed Services Committee.
09/27/2007
The Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Global Climate Change
Alexander T. J. Lennon, Editor in Chief, The Washington Quarterly: testimony before the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, House Committee on Science and Technology.
09/05/2007
The Role of Provincial Reconstruction Teams in Iraq and Afghanistan
Frederick D. Barton, senior adviser and co-director, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project, CSIS: testimony before the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Of the House Committee on Armed Services.
08/01/2007
Exploring the U.S. Africa Command and a New Strategic Relationship with Africa
J. Stephen Morrison, director of the Africa Program at CSIS, testified on AFRICOM before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Africa.
07/25/2007
Pakistan: Today’s Crisis and U.S. Policy
Teresita C. Schaffer, director of the South Asia Program at CSIS, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Near East and South Asia.
06/27/2007
Iraq: Is Escalation Working?
Anthony Cordesman, who holds the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy at CSIS, testified before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
06/25/2007
Russian Energy Policy and its Challenge to Western Policy Makers
Keith C. Smith, a senior associate with the Europe Program at CSIS, testified before the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe on Russian energy policy.
06/19/2007
Roles, Missions, and Requirements of the Department of Defense
Dr. John J. Hamre, president and CEO of CSIS, testified before the House Armed Services Committee on the issue of roles, missions, and requirements of the Department of Defense.
» Archive of Recent Testimony
Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1800 K Street, NW, Washington DC, 20006 | Tel: 202-887-0200 | Fax: 202-775-3199