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 First Step for Making Government More Efficient: Fix Cyber Budgets
Commentary by Julia Dickson and Emily Harding — February 13, 2025

Where Is the Missing $100 Billion in U.S. Aid for Ukraine?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — February 11, 2025

Trump Sends Troops to the Southern Border: A Crisis or a Continuation of U.S. Policy?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — January 27, 2025

Putin Thinks He Can Win: Why Would He Negotiate?
Commentary by Emily Harding and Aosheng Pusztaszeri — December 17, 2024

Cyber Scamming Goes Global: Unveiling Southeast Asia’s High-Tech Fraud Factories
Critical Questions by Julia Dickson and Lauren Burke Preputnik — December 12, 2024
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The First Step for Making Government More Efficient: Fix Cyber Budgets
Commentary by Julia Dickson and Emily Harding — February 13, 2025
PONI 2025 Virtual Winter Conference
Event — February 11, 2025
Where Is the Missing $100 Billion in U.S. Aid for Ukraine?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — February 11, 2025
North Korean Troops in Russia: Comrades in Arms or Cannon Fodder?
Podcast Episode by Sydney Seiler and Seth G. Jones — February 7, 2025

Trump Sends Troops to the Southern Border: A Crisis or a Continuation of U.S. Policy?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — January 27, 2025
Putin Thinks He Can Win: Why Would He Negotiate?
Podcast Episode by Emily Harding and Aosheng Pusztaszeri — December 19, 2024

To Infinity and Beyond: Open AI to the New Space Race
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis and Lauren Bedula — December 19, 2024

The Day After the Election: A Fireside Conversation with Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
Event — December 17, 2024
Celebrating the U.S. Space Force and Charting Its Future
Event — December 17, 2024
Putin Thinks He Can Win: Why Would He Negotiate?
Commentary by Emily Harding and Aosheng Pusztaszeri — December 17, 2024