China’s actions, and its rapid emergence as a major regional military power, has led the U.S. to focus its military and strategic planning on China as one of two critical threats. 

An all-star panel are in place to discuss everything from North Korea to the opioid crisis. Featuring CSIS Senior Vice Presidents Jon Alterman, Heather Conley, Kathleen Hicks, Michael Green, James Lewis, Steve Morrison, and Frank Verrastro.

On March 4, the Defense Department released overviews of its proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15). This is a budget which on one hand complies with the revised Budget Control Act caps for FY15 ($496 billion in base budget spending) and on the other hand tries to...

This month's edition of the International Security Program's electronic publication includes:

From the Director's Chair
By Kath Hicks

Managing Turkey Ties in Tough Times
By Sam Brannen

After a dozen years of war, the 2008 financial crisis, budgetary contraction inside government, and growing political polarization, U.S. security policy stands at a crossroads as America finds itself lacking a durable political consensus on the nation’s role in the...