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
Contact
- Alexis Day
- Program Manager, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Outreach Manager, International Security Program
- aday@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Paige Montfort
- Media Relations Manager, External Relations
- 202.775.3173
- pmontfort@csis.org
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A Conversation with Ambassador Kristen Silverberg, President and COO of Business Roundtable
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Going Farther Together: The U.S.-Japan Space Pact Is an Accelerator
The U.S.-Japan Space Pact will enable more rapid collaboration between both countries’ civil space programs.
Critical Questions by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — February 2, 2023

Aid to Ukraine: Much More Than Tanks
Commentary by Mark F. Cancian — February 2, 2023

Expanding Equipment Options for Ukraine: The Case of Artillery
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian and James Anderson — January 23, 2023

Rebuilding U.S. Inventories: Six Critical Systems
Commentary by Mark F. Cancian — January 9, 2023

Patriot to Ukraine: What Does It Mean?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian and Tom Karako — December 16, 2022

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Figuring Out What the World Will Look Like in 2030-2050
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — October 5, 2022

NAFO and Winning the Information War: Lessons Learned from Ukraine
Transcript by Kathleen McInnis , Seth G. Jones , and Emily Harding — October 5, 2022

Russia’s Operations in Ukraine: A Conversation with ASD Celeste Wallander
Event by Kathleen McInnis and Celeste Wallander — October 3, 2022

Update on Forced Displacement around Ukraine
Critical Questions by Erol Yayboke , Anastasia Strouboulis , and Abigail Edwards — October 3, 2022

Visions of Kiev
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Eliot A. Cohen — September 30, 2022

Hard Choices in a Ransomware Attack
Report by Emily Harding and Harshana Ghoorhoo — September 28, 2022

Poland and the War in Ukraine: A Conversation With Zbigniew Rau, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland
Event by John J. Hamre , Max Bergmann , and Zbigniew Rau — September 27, 2022

Pathways to Implementing Comprehensive and Collaborative JADC2
Report by Cynthia Cook , Rose Butchart , Gregory Sanders , and Alexander Holderness — September 27, 2022

Business Leaders and International Affairs: A Conversation with Ambassador Silverberg
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — September 26, 2022

What Does Russia’s ‘Partial Mobilization’ Mean?
Commentary by Mark F. Cancian — September 26, 2022
