European Defense and Security

With a rapidly changing and evolving global security environment, CSIS provides up-to-date analysis and policy recommendations on national and collective responses to global and regional risks intersecting in Europe

Policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic better serve their national defense and security agendas when their strategies are mindful of transatlantic interests and values. The Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program is committed to facilitating a better understanding of the European defense and security agenda, providing a forum for meetings with senior European officials, embassy staff, and defense ministers to engage U.S. policymakers and the broader foreign policy community on transatlantic security cooperation.

 
Our work includes extensive research and analysis on the transatlantic strategic partnership, emerging threat patterns, and the European security and defense dynamic, with an emphasis on Northern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean region. In particular, the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program has focused on assessing the impact on European security of Russia’s heightened military activity and aggression in the region.

All content by European Defense and Security

Filter by

1 - 10 of 135 results

The War in Ukraine One Year On

Please join the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program for a special event marking the one-year anniversary of Russia's February 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Michael Kimmage , and Dara Massicot — February 15, 2023

The Future of Arms Control, Strategic Stability, and the Global Order

CSIS hosts UK national security adviser, Sir Stephen Lovegrove, as he advocates for a new set of principles for the future of arms control and resetting strategic stability for the new international order.

Event by John J. Hamre , Seth G. Jones , and Sir Stephen Lovegrove — July 27, 2022

The Kremlin Playbook 3

This study aims to expose a new front of Russian malign influence: the instrumentalization of values, traditions, and religious beliefs to exploit or sow divisions among Western societies.

Report by Heather A. Conley and Donatienne Ruy — December 21, 2021

The Future of German Security and Defense

Please join CSIS and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung for a conversation on Germany’s security and defense policy ahead of Germany’s elections this September.

Event by Rachel Ellehuus , Kori Schake , Prof. Dr. Joachim Krause , and Paul Linnarz — August 19, 2021

Zapad 2021 and the Future of Russia's Force Presence in Belarus

Please join CSIS for a discussion on the upcoming “Zapad-2021” exercise with Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges, Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies, CEPA, and Michael Kofman, Senior Research Scientist in the Russia Studies Program, CNA.

Event by Heather A. Conley , Lieutenant General (Ret.) Ben Hodges , and Michael Kofman — June 15, 2021

Security in Northern Europe in the Biden Era

In this white paper, experts from CSIS and partners in the United Kingdom, Norway, and Germany explain how their countries are adjusting their defense strategies and seeking to engage with the Biden administration to ensure security in Northern Europe.

Report by Rachel Ellehuus , Robin Allers , Karen-Anna Eggen , Johannes Gullestad Rø , Paul O’Neill , Dr. Claudia Major , and Dr. Christian Mölling — April 29, 2021

Evolution of Russian Cyber Tactics and Operations

Please join CSIS for a discussion on the evolution of Russian cyber strategies, operations and tactics with a focus on innovative recommendations for U.S. and NATO cyber strategy.

Event by James Andrew Lewis , Heather A. Conley , and Dmitri Alperovitch — March 25, 2021