Analysis

  • CSIS publishes daily, independent, bipartisan analysis — search our analysis below.
  • CSIS produces transcripts of selected events and multimedia.
  • For more of our interactive analysis and micro-websites, see Web Projects or visit CSIS’s iDeas Lab.
  • Sign up for updates and to subscribe.
  • Read CSIS’s reprint permissions.
Critical Questions
The Global Fragility Strategy Gets a Refresh
April 4, 2022 | Erol Yayboke, Catherine Nzuki The Biden administration recently released a prologue to the 2020 Global Fragility Strategy. The document announces priority countries and outlines guiding principles as the implementation phase of the landmark 2019 Global Fragility Act begins.

Commentary
Going Green While Building Peace: Technology, Climate, and Peacebuilding
March 3, 2022 | Erol Yayboke, Catherine Nzuki There is a complex, cyclical, and mutually destructive relationship between climate change and violent conflict. Emerging technologies should be analyzed and deployed in a conflict-sensitive way to help break the cycle.

Commentary
Struggling to Survive: Gender, Displacement, and Migration in Taliban-Controlled Afghanistan
February 23, 2022 | Marie McAuliffe Afghan women, already experiencing significant sociocultural barriers, are facing increasing restrictions to participating in civil life under the Taliban. The Taliban’s measures have compounded women’s insecurity and left them with limited recourse to migrate elsewhere.

Critical Questions
The Civilian Impacts of a Possible Russian Invasion of Ukraine
February 2, 2022 | Jacob Kurtzer, Andrew Lohsen, Catherine Nzuki, Erol Yayboke Concerns are growing over the impact a Russian invasion could have on civilians in Ukraine. The humanitarian picture is alarming, and an invasion could precipitate a crisis, the severity of which would depend on the location, length, and lethality of military operations.

Commentary
Haitian Migration: Food Insecurity, Fragility, and a Better Way Forward
November 22, 2021 | Jamie Lutz, Erol Yayboke Recent coverage of Haitians arriving at the U.S. border is only a snapshot of a years-long journey in search of safety and food security. U.S. strategy toward Haiti must consider the links between hunger and migration and prioritize food security as a pillar of stability.

Critical Questions
The White House Report on Climate Migration, Explained
November 5, 2021 | Erol Yayboke, Catherine Nzuki As COP26 gathers, the recently released Biden-Harris administration report on climate migration demonstrates a nuanced and comprehensive understanding of the interlinked challenges of climate change and migration. This CQ discusses the main takeaways from the report.

Commentary
Population, Climate, and Conflict: New Data Point to Greater Challenges Ahead
October 29, 2021 | Jennifer Dabbs Sciubba What does climate change-induced migration really look like? A perfect storm of population pressures, environmental degradation, and poor governance. Here’s why the COP26 agenda will be incomplete without considering all three.

Commentary
How to Win at the International Telecommunication Union
May 20, 2021 | Kristen Cordell In October 2022, the next secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) will be selected in Bucharest, Romania. The United States must now determine its strategy to compete and win in this key leadership race.

Commentary
Climate Leadership Should Include Foreign Assistance
April 19, 2021 | Erol Yayboke The inaugural Leaders Climate Summit will be held on Earth Day 2021 and marks a major opportunity for the Biden-Harris administration to integrate a climate lens across the U.S. foreign assistance apparatus. CSIS’s Erol Yayboke and Christine Li present four ways for it to do...

Commentary
The Brewing Storm in Jordan’s Oasis of Calm
March 11, 2021 | Shannon McKeown, Erol Yayboke Jordan is now facing a threefold challenge—Covid-19, rising unemployment, and a deteriorating situation for refugees—that threatens the country’s stability.

Commentary
Global Political Protests and the Future of Democracy
March 5, 2021 | Riley McCabe From Moscow to Yangon, political protests are the most visible front in the global contest between authoritarianism and democracy and a top issue for the new Biden administration.

Commentary
Rethinking Migration Is a Security Imperative—Just Not How You Might Think
February 23, 2021 | Erol Yayboke

Rethinking and reshaping global migration systems post-pandemic through a human security lens could be the difference between economic rebound and stagnation. Not doing so could also have grave strategic consequences.

Current search

Search Analysis

By Type

By Date

By Topic

By Region

By Program

By Author

By Tag