The CSIS International Security Program houses the foremost experts in their fields. Our resident experts come to CSIS with serious backgrounds from the Department of Defense, National Security Council, Department of State, U.S. intelligence community, defense industry, and academia. ISP’s experts regularly publish their research  on the CSIS website and are frequently featured in top media outlets  around the world.

In addition to our in-residence scholars, ISP maintains an esteemed group of military fellows and non-resident affiliates.

Experts


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Seth G. Jones
President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
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Emily Harding
Vice President, Defense and Security Department; Director, Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program
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Kari Bingen
Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Daniel Byman
Director, Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program
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Cynthia Cook
Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Di Cooke
Horizon Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Benjamin Jensen
Senior Fellow, Futures Lab, Defense and Security Department
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Tom Karako
Director, Missile Defense Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Kathleen Mcinnis
Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Clayton Swope
Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Williams
Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department

Non-resident Affiliates


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Linton Brooks
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Project on Nuclear Issues
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Risa Brooks
Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
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M. Elaine Bunn
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Project on Nuclear Issues
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Byron Callan
Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
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John Costello
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program
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Peppi DeBiaso
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Missile Defense Project
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Sarah Detzner
Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Kevin M. Donegan
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), International Security Project
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Anna Dowd
Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group
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Daniel Fata
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Douglas M. Fears
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Nathan Freier
Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Robert F. Hale
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Defense Budget Analysis
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Christina Hartman
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Project on Fragility and Mobility
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Tina W. Jonas
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Brian Katz
Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Beverly Kirk
Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Marlowe
Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Marie McAuliffe
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Project on Fragility and Mobility
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Franklin Miller
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Brian Penoyer
Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Divya Ramjee
Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), Futures Lab, International Security Program
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Ian Reynolds
Postdoctoral Futures Fellow (Non-resident), Futures Lab, International Security Program
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Bridi Rice
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Project on Fragility and Mobility and Project on Prosperity and Development
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Leon Shahabian
Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program and Risk and Foresight Group
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Todd Simmons
Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), Futures Lab, International Security Program
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Suzanne Spaulding
Director, Defending Democratic Institutions, and Senior Adviser, Homeland Security, Defense and Security Department
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Kenneth Todorov
Senior Associate (Non-resident), Missile Defense Project
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Heidi Urben
Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Leigh Warner
Senior Associate (Non-resident), International Security Program
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G. Kim Wincup
Senior Adviser (Non-resident), International Security Program
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Remco Zwetsloot
Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident), International Security Program