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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America’s Strategic Dilemma: A Revisionist Russia in a Complex World
Event — March 9, 2015

Opportunities in Strengthening Trade Assistance
Event by Scott Miller , Daniel F. Runde , and Andrea Durkin — February 25, 2015

Sustaining America's Enduring Role in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Congressional Perspective
Event by Michael J. Green — June 19, 2014

Citizen-Soldiers in a Time of Transition: The Future of the U.S. Army National Guard
Event by G. Kim Wincup — May 29, 2014

"Reforming the 1973 War Powers Resolution," featuring Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Event by Kathleen H. Hicks and John J. Hamre — May 14, 2014

Aid Effectiveness and the U.S. Foreign Assistance Agenda, Featuring Congressman Ted Poe
Event by Daniel F. Runde — March 13, 2014

Transatlantic Forum
Event by John J. Hamre , Heather A. Conley , and Kathleen H. Hicks — January 27, 2014
