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 Manager, Congressional and Government Affairs
Daniel Bengard

Dylan Bengard

Program Coordinator, Congressional and Government Affairs

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The Past, Present, and Future of U.S. Assistance to Ukraine: A Deep Dive into the Data

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Congress passed four spending packages, totaling $113 billion in economic, humanitarian, and military aid. This piece does a deep dive into what the United States has appropriated for Ukraine to date.

Critical Questions by Elizabeth Hoffman Jaehyun Han and Shivani Vakharia — September 26, 2023

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Cyber Leaders

The Honorable Michael McCaul, Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, will speak on his legislative priorities for cybersecurity and homeland security in the new Congress.
 

Event — March 17, 2015

America’s Strategic Dilemma: A Revisionist Russia in a Complex World

The Brzezinski Institute on Geostrategy is pleased to invite you to a conversation with Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, former National Security Adviser and current CSIS counselor and trustee.

Event — March 9, 2015

Opportunities in Strengthening Trade Assistance

Please join us for the release of CSIS's new paper, Opportunities in Strengthening Trade Assistance, the final report of the CSIS Bipartisan Task Force on Trade Capacity Building. 

Event — February 25, 2015

Transatlantic Forum

Please join us for a bipartisan conversation on the future of NATO and the challenges that lie ahead for the transatlantic security relationship.

Event — January 27, 2014