International Security Program

The CSIS International Security Program (ISP) is a constant source of reliable analysis on the threats and opportunities shaping U.S. security interests at home and abroad.

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Upcoming Event

Strategic Implications of NASA's Moon to Mars Plan

March 5, 2020

Upcoming Event

Leadership in the 21st Century: A Conversation with Four CIA Deputies

March 2, 2020

Upcoming Event

Decision-making and Technology Under the Nuclear Shadow

February 18, 2020

On Demand Event

POSTPONED: Global #MeToo: A Conversation with Jennifer Klein, Chief Strategy and Policy Officer of TIME'S UP

February 13, 2020

Critical Questions

What Is the Philippines-United States Visiting Forces Agreement, and Why Does It Matter?

By John Schaus

February 12, 2020

Interactive

What to Look for in the FY 2021 Defense Budget Request

February 7, 2020 | Seamus P. Daniels, Mark F. Cancian, Andrew Philip Hunter, Thomas Karako, Wes Rumbaugh, Todd Harrison
In Defense 360

Report

Analysis of the FY 2020 Defense Budget and Its Implications for FY 2021 and Beyond

By Todd Harrison, Seamus P. Daniels

February 6, 2020

Report

Getting to Less — Exploring the Press for Less in America’s Defense Commitments

February 6, 2020

Featured Projects

Aerospace Security Project

Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Missile Defense Project

Project on Nuclear Issues

Cooperative Defense Project

Defense 360

FY 2018 Endgame Series

Featured

Critical Questions

What Is the Philippines-United States Visiting Forces Agreement, and Why Does It Matter?

By John Schaus

February 12, 2020

Interactive

What to Look for in the FY 2021 Defense Budget Request

February 7, 2020 | Seamus P. Daniels, Mark F. Cancian, Andrew Philip Hunter, Thomas Karako, Wes Rumbaugh, Todd Harrison
In Defense 360

Report

Getting to Less? The Progressive Values Strategy

By Kathleen H. Hicks, Joseph Federici, Seamus P. Daniels, Rhys McCormick, Lindsey R. Sheppard

January 30, 2020

Commentary

The Spectacular & Public Collapse of Navy Force Planning

By Mark F. Cancian, Adam Saxton

January 30, 2020

Report

Signposts of Struggle: Iran’s Enduring Protest Movement

By Danika Newlee, Seth G. Jones, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr.

January 24, 2020

Report

Twin Pillars: Upholding National Security and National Innovation in Emerging Technologies Governance

By Samuel Brannen, Kathleen H. Hicks

January 23, 2020

Experts

Kathleen H. Hicks

Senior Vice President; Henry A. Kissinger Chair; Director, International Security Program

Andrew Philip Hunter

Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Todd Harrison

Director, Defense Budget Analysis, Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Rebecca Hersman

Director, Project on Nuclear Issues, and Senior Adviser, International Security Program

Mark F. Cancian

Senior Adviser, International Security Program

Suzanne Spaulding

Senior Adviser, Homeland Security, International Security Program

Melissa Dalton

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, International Security Program, and Director, Cooperative Defense Project

Thomas Karako

Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project

Samuel Brannen

Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Risk and Foresight Group

Beverly Kirk

Fellow and Director for Outreach, International Security Program, and Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative

Gregory Sanders

Deputy Director and Fellow, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Eric Brewer

Deputy Director and Fellow, Project on Nuclear Issues, International Security Program

Morgan Dwyer

Fellow, International Security Program and Deputy Director for Policy Analysis, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Ian Williams

Fellow, International Security Program and Deputy Director, Missile Defense Project

Alice Hunt Friend

Senior Fellow, International Security Program

John Schaus

Fellow, International Security Program

Rhys McCormick

Fellow, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Brian Katz

Fellow, International Security Program; Transnational Threats Project

Lindsey R. Sheppard

Fellow, International Security Program