It's our pleasure to send you the December Edition of the ISP Brief, the monthly newsletter of the CSIS International Security Program. ISP Brief features articles and commentary written by our scholars, their analysis as published in various media sources (including...

The United States has long recognized the importance of supporting and sustaining an advanced defense industrial base for maintaining global technological superiority.

On Monday, December 11, 2017, President Trump amended the 2010 National Space Policy to redirect the United States to go back to the Moon through the “

Back in the late ’60s, early ’70s, we, had a lot of very long CRs. As you can see here, they were extending in some years more than halfway through the fiscal year, more than 180 days. And Congress said, you know what, this process isn’t working, so as part of the –...

The Fiscal Year 2018 (FY 2018) defense budget cycle has been unusual in several ways.

Missile defense funds are likely to grow—a lot. In addition to a September reprogramming of an additional $249 million for the Missile Defense Agency for FY 2017, appropriations for FY 2018 could exceed $11 billion, over $3 billion more that than the president’s original...

The nuclear security summits have come and gone, but the challenge of nuclear terrorism is still with us. As long as weapons-usable fissile material (highly enriched uranium, or HEU, and separated plutonium) is used in the civil sector, there is a risk that the material...

Since U.S. and coalition forces began the war against the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in 2014, officials have stated that the United States is conducting “one of the most precise air campaigns in military history.” However, on November 16, the...

It's our pleasure to send you the November Edition of the ISP Brief, the monthly newsletter of the CSIS International Security Program. ISP Brief features articles and commentary written by our scholars, their analysis as published in various media sources (including video...

On December 1, the Department of Defense (DoD) will finalize its plan for reorganizing the undersecretary for acquisition, technology, and logistics (AT&L) within Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) into two new undersecretariats. As DoD has itself

One of the most contentious issues in this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) is a proposal to create a new military service for space.

It's our pleasure to send you the Halloween Edition of the ISP Brief, which has a special treat this month -- photos of the International Security Program's entries in the CSIS Pumpkin Games. You'll see them featured between different sections of the newsletter. Happy...