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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Building Supply Chain Resilience
Commentary by Emily Harding and Harshana Ghoorhoo — December 15, 2022
Reforming DOD Management: Lessons from the Navy
Event by Mark F. Cancian , Rear Admiral Dave Oliver, USN (Ret.) , and Anand Toprani — December 14, 2022
Looking Ahead: The NATO Alliance
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — December 14, 2022

Low Orbit, High Stakes
Report by Makena Young and Akhil Thadani — December 14, 2022
A Conversation with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO
Event by Kathleen McInnis and Ambassador Julianne Smith — December 13, 2022
A Conversation with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO
Transcript — December 13, 2022
Bolstering Collective Resilience in Europe
Brief by Anna Dowd and Cynthia Cook — December 9, 2022
Ukraine Is Fighting for All of Us
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — December 7, 2022

Executive Summary: 2021 CSIS-DAPA Conference
Report by Gregory Sanders — December 5, 2022
The Convergence of National Security and Homeland Security: A Conversation with DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas
Transcript — December 5, 2022