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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Representative Joaquin Castro on Strengthening ASEAN's Role in the Indo-Pacific: A CSIS-Pertamina Banyan Tree Leadership Forum
Event by Representative Joaquin Castro and Amy Searight — February 26, 2018

Finding Consensus for a New Authorization for the Use of Military Force
Event by Representative Mike Coffman , Representative Ruben Gallego , Representative Don Bacon , Representative Jimmy Panetta , and Kathleen H. Hicks — December 7, 2017

Finding Consensus for a New Authorization for the Use of Military Force
Podcast Episode — December 7, 2017

Ending Modern Slavery
Event by Jennifer G. Cooke , Heather A. Conley , Shannon N. Green , Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) , and Daniel Thelesklaf — October 25, 2017


Four Famines: Fragility, Resilience, and the Role of International Development
Event by Kimberly Flowers , Senator Todd Young (R-IN) , Alex de Waal , Corinne Graff , and Eric Reading — September 6, 2017

Four Famines: Fragility, Resilience, and the Role of International Development
Podcast Episode by Kimberly Flowers — September 6, 2017

America’s Arctic Economic Ambitions: Opportunities and Limitations
Event by Heather A. Conley — July 19, 2017

Energy in America: A Conversation with Lisa Murkowski and Maria Cantwell
Event by Sarah Ladislaw , Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) , and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) — May 3, 2017

Congress & Seapower: The View from the Hill
Event by Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) and Representative Joe Courtney (D-CT) — May 2, 2017
