The report compares a range of sources to trace the history of the Gulf arms race in terms of military expenditures, arms transfers, and comparative rates of military modernization.

This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers Terror in France, China Tariffs, Mad Dogs and Englishmen and More.

Please read the CSIS Missile Defense Project for a conversation with Dr. Michael D. Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 

This edition of CSIS's nightly newsletter covers NK, Brexit, MTV Unplugged and More.

North African governments need to look beyond security-centered policies aimed at blocking illegal migration and harness its potential rewards.

Both media and markets were roiled last week by the arrest in Canada of Meng Wanzhou, the Huawei chief financial officer. This might be an important event, but it is too soon to panic or overinterpret, writes CSIS Scholl Chair William Reinsch in his weekly column.

The recent OPEC agreement plans to reduce oil output to “stabilize the market” and stem the price erosion that has plagued oil markets for the past several weeks. CSIS energy experts Frank Verrastro and Andrew Stanley look at possible impacts of this agreement.

Last December, Iran’s foreign minister, Javad Zarif, tweeted, “A very happy and peaceful Christmas to all” and that he hoped that “Christ’s universal message be embraced.”