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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Toward a Climate-Driven Trade Agenda
Event by William Alan Reinsch , Sarah Ladislaw , Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) , David Victor , and Warren Maruyama — March 5, 2021
CSIS Urban Legends Series: U.S. Cities as Foreign Policy Leaders
Event by Jacob Kurtzer , Caitlin Welsh , Judd Devermont , Ambassador Nina Hachigian , and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) — February 17, 2021
Setting Conditions for the Right Outcome in Afghanistan
Event by Daniel F. Runde , General David Petraeus , Ambassador Ryan Crocker , Ambassador Melanne Verveer , and Rep. Peter Meijer (R-MI) — February 12, 2021
Online Event: A New U.S. Policy Toward Africa: A Conversation with Chairman Gregory Meeks and African Activists
Event by Judd Devermont , Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-NY) , Rosebell Kagumire , and Tsedale Lemma — February 1, 2021
Online Event: Transatlantic Approaches to Combatting Foreign Interference
Event by Heather A. Conley , MEP Javier Zarzalejos , Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) , and Mira Milosevich — January 22, 2021
Online Event: A Conversation with Former Senator Cory Gardner on the Asia Pacific
Event by Michael J. Green , John J. Hamre , and Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) — January 13, 2021
Online Event: Taiwan and Indo-Pacific Regional Security Architecture Conference - Day 1
Event by Yasuhiro Matsuda , Rory Medcalf , Randy Schriver , Lai I-chung , Representative Ami Bera (D-CA) , and Bonnie S. Glaser — January 12, 2021
Online Event: Trusting a Covid-19 Vaccine: Where Do We Stand?
Event by J. Stephen Morrison , Katherine E. Bliss , Rep. Susan Brooks (R-IN) , Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA) , Mollyann Brodie , Cary Funk , and Heidi J. Larson — December 16, 2020
Online Event: A Partnership for Taiwan and Latin America: The Creative Economy
Event by Daniel F. Runde , Congressman Albio Sires , Ambassador Tah-Ray Yui , Ambassador Bocchit Edmond , Dr. Carlos Diaz-Rosillo , Alejandra Luzardo , Carlos Argüello , and Tai Fan Chan — December 15, 2020
Online Event: A Conversation with Rep. Adam Smith on Nuclear Modernization and Arms Control in 2021
Event by John J. Hamre , Rep. Adam Smith , and Rebecca Hersman — December 11, 2020