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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- Program Manager, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Outreach Manager, International Security Program
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- Chief Communications Officer
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- Media Relations Manager, External Relations
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On-Demand Event
One Year Later: Assessing Russia’s War In Ukraine
Recent Analysis

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

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

Conflict Prevention, Climate Change, and Why Ghana Matters Now
Brief by Anastasia Strouboulis , Erol Yayboke , and Abigail Edwards — March 22, 2023

Iraq 20 Years After the Invasion: Humanitarian, Displacement, and Climate Change Challenges
Commentary by Nicolas Jude Larnerd , Erol Yayboke , and Giorgi Gigauri — March 20, 2023

Strategy and Statecraft Fellowship
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Aid to Ukraine: Much More Than Tanks
Commentary by Mark F. Cancian — February 2, 2023
Launching Into the State of the Satellite Marketplace
Congressional Testimony by Kari A. Bingen — February 2, 2023
Uncovering the Uyghur Genocide
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — February 1, 2023

A Global Outlook with Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper
Event by Seth G. Jones and Dr. Mark T. Esper — January 25, 2023
Crisis Coordination on Christmas
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — January 25, 2023

U.S. Weapons Industry isn’t Prepared for a China Conflict
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Seth G. Jones — January 24, 2023

Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment: The Challenge to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Report by Seth G. Jones — January 23, 2023
Expanding Equipment Options for Ukraine: The Case of Artillery
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian and James Anderson — January 23, 2023
Afghan Women and the Fall of Kabul
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — January 19, 2023

Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Mark F. Cancian — January 13, 2023
