Executive Education

Empowering leaders to craft innovative solutions to national and global challenges

CSIS offers year-round educational opportunities for individuals and organizations to increase their knowledge of geopolitical trends, understand the policy ecosystem of Washington, and to expand their personal leadership potential. Our courses bring CSIS’s reputation of analytic rigor and the value of diverse perspectives to life. We design instructional time to be stimulating and interactive, with expert seminars, hands-on application exercises, and professional skill-building sessions, including communications and leadership workshops, case studies, and simulations.

Material covered in our courses is designed to be relevant to both participants’ current profession and future aspirations. All programs are open to professionals from a variety of fields, including corporate, government, nonprofit, military, and academic sectors. We take pride in working with professionals from around the world and building networks of change-makers. While we are looking forward to welcoming executive education participants back to CSIS headquarters in Washington, D.C., we are pleased to offer a variety of courses in a live, interactive, and high-quality virtual format. Please contact us for a custom program inquiry.

Current Programs

The following courses are open to public enrollment and are offered on an ongoing basis.

AILA International Fellowship	April 19-23, 2021
Belt, Road, and Beyond: The CSIS Belt and Road Executive Course	March 15-19, 2021
Crash Course: Trade Policy with the Trade Guys	September 21-22, 2020
CSIS Accelerator Series	June 2020 – February 2021
CSIS Trinity Fellowship: Enriching the Future of Foreign Policy	September 14 – December 9, 2020
The Dynamics and Implications of China’s Rise	December 7-9, 2020
Executive Master’s in International Relations	Rolling admissions
The Future of Missile Defense	October 19-22, 2020
Global Foresight: Preparing for Future Trends	October 26-29, 2020
Understanding the Russian Military Today	July 20-24, 2020
Understanding Washington	November 16-18, 2020
Unpacking the Defense Enterprise	December 14-17, 2020
Women’s Global Leadership Program	February – December, 2020

Customized Programs

Custom Program Inquiry
CSIS develops a wide range of customized executive education programs and comprehensive leadership training for business, government, and university partners. Each program is tailored to fit a diverse range of needs and features a combination of opportunities including:

In-depth seminars with global policy experts
Professional skill-building workshops
Simulations and case studies
Site visits across Washington, D.C.

CSIS designs programs for the following audiences:

Government Officials

CSIS provides opportunities for rising leadership within U.S. and international government institutions to hone their foreign policy understanding and professional skills. CSIS regularly partners with U.S. government agencies as well as defense and foreign affairs ministries from around the world.

Corporate and NGO Leadership

CSIS combines training in strategic and tactical leadership with geopolitical seminars to help executives understand the growing complexity of major public policy issues, global business implications, and the skills needed to prepare their organizations to face these challenges.

Universities

CSIS hosts students from a number of U.S. and foreign educational institutions to inform future leaders about the complexities of foreign policy and the skills and outlook necessary for career success in the global arena.