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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Learn more about the CSIS International Security Program, our goals, and our primary areas of research.

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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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One Year Later: Assessing Russia’s War In Ukraine

Presented by International Security Program

February 17, 2023 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EST

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The Future of AUKUS with Admiral Harry Harris Jr., USN (Ret.)

CSIS and the U.S. Naval Institute welcomed former Admiral Harry Harris Jr. (Ret.), former Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet and U.S. Pacific Command, for a Maritime Security Dialogue discussion on the latest developments on the Australia-United Kingdom-United States security partnership, or AUKUS.

Transcript — March 30, 2023

The U.S. Defense Industrial Base in an Era of Strategic Competition

Transcript — March 24, 2023

Innovation for Resilience

Report by Suzanne Spaulding , Emily Harding , Hadeil Ali , Joseph Majkut , Harshana Ghoorhoo , Morgan Higman , Devi Nair , Naz Subah , and Sophia Barkoff — March 23, 2023

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Conflict Prevention, Climate Change, and Why Ghana Matters Now

Brief by Anastasia Strouboulis , Erol Yayboke , and Abigail Edwards — March 22, 2023

CSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues

Report by Heather Williams — March 20, 2023

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Strategy and Statecraft Fellowship

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Strategy and Statecraft Fellowship

U.S.-China Competition in a Fractured World

In a year-long program, Strategy and Statecraft Seminar Fellows will engage with world-leading experts and policy practitioners to understand more deeply the changes taking place in today’s world and the way policymakers in Washington and other foreign capitals perceive the situation.

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Panel 3: Opportunities for Defense Collaboration

Please join us for the third panel of the 9th Annual Global Security Forum.

Event by Cynthia Cook , Hon. Dr. William A. LaPlante , Hon. Ellen Lord , and Hon. William J. Lynn III — April 5, 2023

Panel 2: Challenges in European Defense

Please join us for the second panel of the 9th Annual Global Security Forum.

Event by Max Bergmann , General Chris Badia , Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjean , and Ms. Heather A. Conley — April 5, 2023

Keynote Discussion with Admiral Christopher W. Grady, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Please join us for the keynote discussion at the 2023 Global Security Forum with Vice Chairman of the Join Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Christopher W. Grady.

Event by Seth G. Jones and Admiral Christopher W. Grady — April 5, 2023

Panel 1: The Evolving Threat Landscape in Europe

Please join us for the first panel of the 2023 Global Security Forum.

Event by Emily Harding , His Excellency Marek Magierowski , Mr. John McLaughlin , and Her Excellency Dame Karen Pierce — April 5, 2023

Global Security Forum 2023: Transatlantic Defense

The 2023 Global Security Forum, the CSIS International Security Program’s flagship annual conference, will take place on April 5, 2023. This year’s conference theme is transatlantic defense and will feature a keynote address by Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Christopher W. Grady.

Event by John J. Hamre , Seth G. Jones , Emily Harding , Cynthia Cook , and Max Bergmann — April 5, 2023