Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently returned from a four-day visit to New Delhi, his fifth such visit in three years, his thirteenth during his tenure as president.  India was also the first country with which Afghanistan signed a Strategic Partnership Agreement, in...

The report and recommendations of President Obama’s Review Group on Intelligence and Communications Technologies makes a series of strong recommendations that would go far to rebuild trust regarding new intelligence. It addresses the legitimate concerns about National...

The Republic of Korea (ROK) and U.S. are again discussing whether to transition wartime Operational Control (OPCON) to the ROK on 1 Dec 2015. This is the third such discussion (previous...

The United States remains committed to the defense of the Gulf and maintaining a major presence in the Indian Ocean region. There has been considerable confusion over the level of U.S. commitment because of speeches referring to a “pivot to Asia,” U.S. and...

Two years after the withdrawal of all US military forces from Iraq, the Iraqi military is facing major challenges as it seeks to confront a resurgence of Islamist violence.

Reaching a comprehensive deal with Iran over the country’s nuclear program will be tough for President Obama. Even successful bilateral negotiations would only be the first step, because in fact, his negotiations with Iran are actually three sets of interconnected...

Nuclear energy seemed set for revitalization until the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011.

This document analyzes and provides a commentary on the current political environment in Chile in the lead-up to the second round of this year’s presidential elections

This report from the CSIS Americas Program provides a detailed look at the challenges the Colombian government confronts as it moves from providing security to developing rural areas that were previously conflict zones.