Devi Nair

Associate Director and Associate Fellow, International Security Program
Devi Nair

Devi Nair is an associate director and associate fellow in the International Security Program at CSIS. In this position, she provides research and program support to the Defending Democratic Institutions project. Her research looks at cyber and cyber-enabled disinformation operations aimed at undermining the justice system and the rule of law. Prior to working at CSIS, her primary areas of study were conflict ethics, U.S. military exit strategies, and humanitarian interventions. Devi holds an A.B. in government and comparative religion from Harvard College, and an M.T.S. degree in religion, ethics, and politics from Harvard Divinity School.

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Executive Education

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends

Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends is Washington’s premier executive course for mid-to senior-level professionals responsible for helping their organizations predict and prepare for the global macrotrends that will drive change for the next 30 years.

Course Date: October 23, 2023
Registration Closes: October 13, 2023

Innovation for Resilience

Resilience is important for mitigating emerging risks with greater agility, but the associated implications, costs, and needed reforms are not as clearly understood. This CSIS study examines U.S. government efforts aimed at improving national resilience.

Report by Suzanne Spaulding , Emily Harding , Hadeil Ali , Joseph Majkut , Harshana Ghoorhoo , Morgan Higman , Devi Nair , Naz Subah , and Sophia Barkoff — March 23, 2023

Investing in Federal Cyber Resilience

Cybersecurity is an exercise in risk management, not risk elimination. A focus on managing consequences as an element of risk makes a system more resilient. The federal government has an important role to play in leading and supporting efforts to enhance cyber resilience.

Commentary by Suzanne Spaulding , Devi Nair , and Sophia Barkoff — February 24, 2023

“Never Trust, Always Verify”: Federal Migration to ZTA and Endpoint Security

The U.S. government is working to modernize its cybersecurity efforts by establishing "zero trust" architecture (ZTA). CSIS undertook a six-month project focused on evaluating obstacles to implementing federal ZTA efforts and opportunities for accelerating the shift.

Brief by Emily Harding , James Andrew Lewis , Suzanne Spaulding , Rose Butchart , Jake Harrington , Devi Nair , Harshana Ghoorhoo , and Paula Reynal — June 16, 2022

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

The 2022 Defense and Security Outlook

Strategic challenges from Russia and China, the one-year anniversary of January 6, and the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic set the stage for the defense and security outlook of 2022. 

Podcast Episode by Christine Brazeau , Rose Butchart , Catrina Doxsee , Devi Nair , Suzanne Spaulding , and Makena Young — January 13, 2022

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power

Civics at Work: Constitution Day Training for Federal Employees

To face today’s challenges, the federal government must recognize the national security imperative of reinvigorating civic education, and that starts with reinvigorating its own civics programs this Constitution Day.

Critical Questions by Suzanne Spaulding and Devi Nair — September 9, 2021

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

The 2021 Defense and Security Outlook

The next-gen women scholars of the CSIS International Security Program take over the podcast. 

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk , Christine Brazeau , Suzanne Claeys , Catrina Doxsee , Devi Nair , and Makena Young — February 18, 2021

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power

Understanding Insurrection and Sedition

CSIS security experts define acts of sedition and insurrection and evaluate the seriousness of both charges.

Critical Questions by Suzanne Spaulding , Devi Nair , and Joseph Federici — January 29, 2021

Restore Trust in National Security Institutions

Trust in U.S. democratic institutions has been declining for some time. To start rebuilding and sustaining public confidence in democracy and in U.S. national security institutions, civic education must be elevated as a national security imperative.

Critical Questions by Suzanne Spaulding and Devi Nair — January 22, 2021