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

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The Spear and the Shield? Japan's Defense Strategy Trajectory
Event by Michael J. Green , Itsunori Onodera , Masahisa Sato , and Sheila Smith — May 3, 2022

AI and AVs: Implications in U.S.-China Competition
Event by James Andrew Lewis , William Alan Reinsch , Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) , Admiral Dennis Blair , and John Bozzella — April 27, 2022

Prospects for the Summit of the Americas
Event by Daniel F. Runde , Francisco Jiménez Sánchez , and Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell — April 19, 2022

U.S.-Indo-Pacific Conference
Event by John J. Hamre , Gregory B. Poling , Matthew P. Goodman , Jane Nakano , and J. Stephen Morrison — April 5, 2022

In Conversation with Senator the Hon Penny Wong
Event by Charles Edel and Senator the Hon Penny Wong — March 28, 2022

Aiding Ukraine: How the United States Can Give Ukrainians the Means to Fight
Event by John J. Hamre , Eliot A. Cohen , and Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX) — March 15, 2022

Democracy in Danger: The Russian Threat to Ukraine
Event by John J. Hamre and Andrew Lohsen — February 25, 2022

Ukraine in Crisis
Event by John J. Hamre , Seth G. Jones , Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) , and Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) — February 2, 2022

Back to (Caring about) the Future
Report by Riley McCabe , Madeline Clough , Elizabeth Hoffman , and Erol Yayboke — September 29, 2021

Africa's Security Challenges: A View from Congress, the Pentagon, and USAID
Event by Judd Devermont , Congressman Anthony Brown (D-MD) , Chidi Blyden , and Travis Adkins — September 27, 2021
