International Security Program

The CSIS International Security Program (ISP) is a constant source of reliable analysis on the international security and defense landscape, particularly with growing competition between the United States and such countries as China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea

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The CSIS International Security Program leads a rigorous analytic agenda covering the most pressing challenges facing the U.S. globally. Our research projects range from multi-year reports to short commentaries and opinion pieces on breaking news. Explore our various research projects here.

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Putin Thinks He Can Win: Why Would He Negotiate?

A belief that the war is going his way will make Russian president Vladimir Putin an inflexible negotiating partner.

Commentary by Emily Harding and Aosheng Pusztaszeri — December 17, 2024

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Global Security Forum 2024

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Gathering Strength in a Gathering Storm

Join the CSIS International Security Program for its annual Global Security Forum on April 24, 2024, featuring keynote discussions with General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Honorable Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence.

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The Truth of the Matter

Update: Ukraine and Israel

CSIS’s Eliot Cohen joins the podcast to discuss the latest in Ukraine’s war with Russia and Israel’s war with Hamas.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Eliot A. Cohen — September 12, 2024

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The Cyber Safety Review Board: Reflecting on the Past & Charting the Future

Please join the CSIS Defending Democratic Institutions Project on Monday, September 9 at 9:15 AM for a conversation on The Cyber Safety Review Board: Reflecting on the Past & Charting the Future with Robert Silvers, the Under Secretary for Policy at the Department of Homeland Security. 

Event — September 9, 2024

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Take a Chance on Mentorship

Funmi Oludaiye, Managing Director (Global Head of Engineering) at Goldman Sachs, discusses how she advanced her career in STEM through hard work, mentorship, and relationship building.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — September 4, 2024

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power

Secrets and Sacrifices: CIA, Benghazi, and Motherhood

The Honorable Sue Gordon joins CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power for a conversation on her career in the CIA, including her time in the CIA during the 2012 Benghazi attacks, all while balancing it all as a mother of two.

Event — August 21, 2024

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Secrets and Sacrifices: CIA, Benghazi, and Motherhood

Sue Gordon, a 25-year CIA veteran, joins Dr. Kathleen McInnis and Lauren Bedula to discuss balancing her career and motherhood, as well as her experience during the 2012 Benghazi attacks, where she realized the changing nature of secrecy.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — August 21, 2024

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power