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!

Christian Hyde

Christian Hyde

Program Coordinator, Congressional and Government Affairs
Michael Buttner

Michael Buttner

Program Coordinator, Congressional and Government Affairs

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Assuring U.S. Global Competitiveness in Science, Technology and Commerce

The CSIS Renewing American Innovation Project is pleased to host a conversation with Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI-11) about the future of U.S. competitiveness in science, technology and innovation led by RAI senior adviser and former NIST director Walter Copan.

Event by Walter G. Copan , Sujai Shivakumar , and Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) — December 16, 2021

Advocates for Democracy in Closed Spaces

Please join CSIS for an official summit event of the 2021 Summit for Democracy.

Event by and Daniel F. Runde , Elizabeth Hoffman , ​Marti Flacks , Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) , Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) , Ambassador Isobel Coleman , Anna Dobrovolskaya , Glacier Kwong , Sopheap Chak , Luciano Garcia , Alex Magaisa — December 6, 2021

Inclusive Innovation: Building Opportunities for all Americans

Please join the CSIS Renewing American Innovation Program for a timely discussion on the need for greater diversity in innovation.

Event by Andrei Iancu , Lonnie Johnson , Cordell Hardy , Valencia Martin-Wallace , Lisa Jorgenson , and Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) — October 26, 2021

A Discussion of U.S.-China Economic Competition

Please join the CSIS Economics Program for a discussion on the risks and benefits of U.S.-China economic engagement, featuring keynote remarks from Congressman French Hill (AR-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services.

Event by Matthew P. Goodman , Stephanie Segal , David Rank , Anne Stevenson-Yang , Alexander Titus , Remco Zwetsloot , and Rep. French Hill (R-AR) — October 22, 2021

Supporting Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) in Sub-Saharan Africa

The CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development (PPD) invites you to join a virtual public event to discuss Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) and blended finance in sub-Saharan Africa.

Event by Daniel F. Runde , Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) , Elisabeth Feleke , Olusegun Odunaiya , John Simon , and Eugene Amusin — October 19, 2021

Back to (Caring about) the Future

U.S. lawmakers and their staff will need to improve their use of foresight to ensure long-term national prosperity and security. In response, CSIS’s International Security Program and Congressional Affairs team partnered to create the Congressional Foresight Initiative.

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

Join the CSIS Africa Program and representatives from Congress, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and the U.S. Agency for International Development to discuss how Washington should approach security challenges in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Event by Judd Devermont , Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD) , Chidi Blyden , and Travis Adkins — September 27, 2021

Connecting the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem with National Security

Join CSIS for a discussion on innovation and national security priorities with opening remarks from Congressman Jim Langevin.

Event by James Andrew Lewis , John Sargent , Rep. James Langevin (D-RI) , Michael Brown , and William Greenwalt — September 23, 2021