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

About Us

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

ISP About Us

Meet Our Experts

Meet our network of experts, staff, and non-resident affiliates who contribute to our analysis.

Seth G. Jones

Explore our Research

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.

Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images

Contact

  • Alexis Day
  • Program Manager, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Outreach Manager, International Security Program
  • aday@csis.org

Media Queries

On-Demand Event

One Year Later: Assessing Russia’s War In Ukraine

Presented by International Security Program
February 17, 2023 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EST

Recent Analysis

230316_USNavy

US Navy

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

Photo: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images

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

See all anaylsis by the International Security Program
Photo: Yuri Gripas/AFP/GettyImages, Alex Schmidt/AFP/GettyImages, Justin Sullivan/GettyImages, Tim Sloan/AFP/GettyImages, National Archives, Mikhail Svetlov/GettyImages, Adam Schultz/White House, Mike Sargent/AFP/GettyImages, David McNew/GettyImages

Strategy and Statecraft Fellowship

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is proud to launch the inaugural year of its Strategy and Statecraft Fellowship. This exclusive, world-class program will convene a cohort of emerging leaders to build a group of leaders capable of forging new strategic insights that connect across traditional fields of expertise.

Learn about the Fellowship

Strategy and Statecraft Fellowship

Photo: CSIS

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.

Learn More

All content by International Security Program

Filter by

51 - 60 of 1780 results

What’s the Future for Aid to Ukraine?

Aid to Ukraine has been bipartisan, but opponents increasingly call for negotiations. Supporters will likely prevail in the near term, but there could be some shifts in composition and increases in oversight. Battlefield success would avert worries about a “forever war.”

Commentary by Mark F. Cancian — February 21, 2023

One Year Later: Assessing Russia’s War In Ukraine

The CSIS International Security Program hosted an online discussion on Friday, February 17th at 10:00 AM ET on the state of the war, major lessons, and future trajectory.

Event by Seth G. Jones , Emily Harding , Eliot A. Cohen , and Hon. Michael Vickers — February 17, 2023

Rethinking Risk in Great Power Competition

The global security environment is filled with uncertainty that affects how the United States will react to conflict and crises. Policymakers must use proven data science methods to conduct risk assessments so they can manage interdependent risks and exploit new opportunities.

Report by Peter C. Combe II , Benjamin Jensen , and Adrian Bogart — February 17, 2023

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Come One, Come All: Gender Neutrality in Sweden’s Conscription

On this episode, host Kathleen McInnis sat down with Captain Jenny Ström, Commanding Officer of the 3rd Naval Warfare Flotilla in the Swedish Navy, at the 2022 Halifax International Security Forum. Captain Ström discussed her former role as Head of the Recruitment Branch in the Training Department of the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, where she focused on recruitment and retaining females within the Swedish Armed forces with reintroduced gender-neutral conscription.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — February 15, 2023

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power
Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

The Super Bowl Episode: Women in the NFL

On January 27, the President of the Las Vegas Raiders, Sandra Douglass Morgan, sat down with CSIS Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the International Security Program Emily Harding for a Smart Women, Smart Power speaker series event. The pair discussed the rise of women in the National Football League (NFL) and Sandra's former role as chairwoman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board during the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — February 8, 2023

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power

The Role of Special Operations Forces in Great Power Competition

Seth Jones, Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program, testified before the House Armed Services Intelligence and Operations Subcommittee on the topic of irregular warfare in the context of Great Power Competition

Congressional Testimony by Seth G. Jones — February 8, 2023