Congressional Affairs at CSIS
As a bipartisan think tank, CSIS strives to provide a platform for leaders in Congress to engage with the broader policy community on issues affecting U.S. national security and foreign affairs
Expert Support for Congress
For more than 50 years, CSIS has prioritized outreach to Members of Congress and their staff to provide in-depth, strategic analysis and guidance from the world’s leading experts in defense and security policy, global challenges, and regional studies.
Through speaking events, topical briefing series, participation in policy conferences, and membership on commissions and task forces, CSIS helps leaders in Congress effectively engage the broader policy community.
CSIS’s expertise in providing grounded, actionable, and bipartisan policy solutions uniquely positions CSIS to help Congress address the national security, development, and foreign policy challenges facing the United States. A key element of our engagement with Congress is through congressional testimony.
CSIS Provides:
- A bipartisan platform from which members of Congress can powerfully engage the wider policy community
- In-office briefings from top policy experts with government, academic, and field experience
- Staff-focused policy discussions
- Commentaries, Critical Questions, and other timely analysis on current issues
- In-depth reports with realistic policy recommendations
- Testimony
- Opportunities for Members and staff to participate in CSIS events, projects, and initiatives
Do you want to contact a CSIS expert? Are you interested in CSIS public or private events for Members of Congress and staff? Reach out to our team!
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U.S.-UK Trade Agreement: Now is the Time
Event by Rep. Adrian Smith (R-NE) , William Alan Reinsch , Meredith Broadbent , Shanker Singham , David J. Salmonsen , and Jeffrey G. Weiss — February 15, 2023
U.S. Global Security Challenges and Strategy
Congressional Testimony by Bonny Lin — February 15, 2023
The Role of Special Operations Forces in Great Power Competition
Congressional Testimony by Seth G. Jones — February 8, 2023
Energy and Climate in the 118th Congress with Sen. Kevin Cramer
Transcript — February 7, 2023
Energy and Climate in the 118th Congress with Sen. Kevin Cramer
Podcast Episode by Lisa Hyland and Joseph Majkut — February 6, 2023

Launching Into the State of the Satellite Marketplace
Congressional Testimony by Kari A. Bingen — February 2, 2023
What Lies Ahead: Foreign Policy and National Security in the 118th Congress
Commentary by Elizabeth Hoffman , Madeline Clough , Christian Hyde , and Michael Buttner — January 10, 2023
Defending Transparency and Advancing Anticorruption in the Western Hemisphere
Event by Ryan C. Berg , Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) , Charisse Phillips , Marco Antonio Rueda Soto , Annette Planells , Dorothy Bradley , and Juan Francisco Sandoval Alfaro — December 12, 2022
North Korean Human Rights at a New Juncture: COVID, Regional Players, and South Korea-U.S. Cooperation
Event by Victor Cha , Robert R. King , Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) , Frank Wolf , Amb. Shin-wha Lee , and Gi-Wook Shin — October 6, 2022
Twelfth Annual South China Sea Conference
Event by Gregory B. Poling , Jude Blanchette , Christopher B. Johnstone , Charles Edel , Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) , Jung Pak , Shuxian Luo , and Yohanes Sulaiman , Nguyen Thi Lan Anh , Neil Silva , Nathan Nagy , Ely Ratner , Charmaine Misalucha-Willoughby , Hunter Stires , Masashi Murano , Darshana Baruah , Bec Strating , Bonnie Glaser — July 26, 2022