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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A Renewed Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict: Reading Between the Front Lines

While Azerbaijan and Karabakh Armenians agreed to a Russia-brokered ceasefire this Wednesday, if the three-decades-long conflict has taught anything to its observers it is that Moscow-negotiated peace in Nagorno-Karabakh usually tends to be fragile and fleeting.

Critical Questions by Mathieu Droin , Tina Dolbaia , and Abigail Edwards — September 22, 2023

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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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Priorities and Challenges for the FY 2022 Defense Budget

Please join CSIS for a conversation on the FY 2022 defense budget with Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD), former Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning, Mackenzie Eaglen (AEI), and Todd Harrison, Director, Defense Budget Analysis and Senior Fellow, International Security Program.

Event by Todd Harrison , Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD) , The Honorable Eric Fanning , and Mackenzie Eaglen — May 12, 2021

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Europe’s Post-Brexit Financial System

Kristine Braden discusses how financial companies are setting up operations around Europe following Brexit and the implications for U.S. businesses.

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — May 12, 2021

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power

ISP Brief April 2021

The ISP Brief features CSIS reports and analysis written by our scholars and includes externally published articles, media highlights such as video interviews and podcasts, and links to recent and upcoming virtual events.

Newsletter — April 30, 2021

Missile Defense Is Compatible with Arms Control

As the United States begins its preparations for arms control negotiations with Russia, it should reject any preconceived notion of what animates Moscow’s opposition to missile defense.

Commentary by Robert Soofer — April 29, 2021

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Space as a Warfighting Domain

Beverly Kirk and Kaitlyn Johnson discuss recent reports on space threats, space as a warfighting domain, and the counterspace capabilities of countries around the world.

Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk and Kaitlyn Johnson — April 21, 2021

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power