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Space Threat Assessment 2020
March 30, 2020 | Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Thomas G. Roberts, Makena Young The Space Threat Assessment 2020 is an unclassified assessment that aggregates and highlights open-source information on counterspace capabilities for policymakers and the general public.

Interactive
Space Threat Assessment 2020 Interactive
March 30, 2020 | Todd Harrison, Kaitlyn Johnson, Makena Young, Thomas G. Roberts
In Aerospace Security

Space Threat Assessment 2020, the Aerospace Security Project's third annual edition of this report, can be viewed online with interactive data and content.


Commentary
COVID-19 Is Attacking Our Defense Supply Chains and Our Nation’s Security
March 25, 2020 | Andrew Philip Hunter The damage happening today in the aviation sector is highly likely to spill over into the defense industrial base through defense supply chains. Recognizing and addressing this reality is essential to avoid profound long-term damage to national security.

Commentary
The Marine Corps’ Radical Shift toward China
March 25, 2020 | Mark F. Cancian The Marine Corps is making major changes to align itself with the national defense strategy and prepare for a future conflict in the Western Pacific. But this new Marine Corps faces major risks if the future is different from that envisioned.

Report
The Right-wing Terrorism Threat in Europe
March 24, 2020 | Seth G. Jones, Catrina Doxsee, Nicholas Harrington

There has been growing alarm in Europe about a rise in right-wing terrorism, highlighted by recent attacks in Germany. CSIS's Transnational Threats Project assesses the threat that right-wing terrorists pose to Europe, in comparison to other types of terrorism.

Report
Inflection Point: Missile Defense and Defeat in the 2021 Budget
March 22, 2020 | Tom Karako, Wes Rumbaugh

The CSIS Missile Defense Project's annual budget analysis expands this year to include air defense and hypersonic strike.

Commentary
Regaining Lost Ground: Defense Support in the Coronavirus Pandemic
March 20, 2020 | Kathleen H. Hicks, Joseph Federici Even with its late start, the Defense Department can provide valuable support to whole of nation coronavirus response efforts.

Interactive
Under The Nuclear Shadow: Situational Awareness Technology and Crisis Decisionmaking
March 18, 2020 | Rebecca Hersman, Reja Younis
In On the Radar

Informed by research and eight tabletop exercises conducted with nearly 150 participants overall, this two-year study examines implications of the emerging strategic situational awareness ecosystem and its impact on crisis decisionmaking.

Critical Questions
Use of Military Forces in the COVID-19 Emergency
March 17, 2020 | Mark F. Cancian With COVID-19 sweeping across the United States, CSIS’s Mark Cancian discusses what the U.S. military can, and cannot, do as part of the response.

Critical Questions
The Great Unwinding: The U.S.-Turkey Arms Sales Dispute
March 17, 2020 | Gregory Sanders CSIS’s Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group explores the latest developments related to Turkey’s acquisition of the Russian S-400 systems and its removal from the F-35 program.

Report
CSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues
March 13, 2020 | Rebecca Hersman The European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues convenes senior nuclear policy experts from the United Kingdom, France, and the United States to discuss nuclear deterrence, arms control, and nonproliferation issues and identify areas of consensus among the P3.

Report
Special Obfuscations: The Strategic Uses of Special Operations Forces
March 6, 2020 | Alice Hunt Friend The change of focus to strategic competition is an inflection point for America's special operations forces. CSIS experts explain how policymakers must give clear policy guidance and make decisions about ongoing conflicts and priorities to use these forces effectively.

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