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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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

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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

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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.

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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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Inflating the Risk? Contracting in the Face of Inflation

What will heightened inflation mean for the defense-industrial base? CSIS experts analyze how the Department of Defense responded to the last major bout of inflation and the relative exposure of different categories of vendors with respect to firm-fixed price contracts.

Critical Questions by Gregory Sanders and Alexander Holderness — December 1, 2022

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

The Information Space is On Fire

Lisa Kaplan, the founder of Alethea, a company designed to help organizations navigate the new digital reality and protect themselves against disinformation, joins us to discuss the current landscape of the information space. 

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — November 30, 2022

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Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Arms Control

Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, discussed her priorities in the State Department, including her work on arms control, and the power of diplomacy.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — November 23, 2022

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power

Aid to Ukraine Explained in Six Charts

Six charts show where the $68 billion of U.S. aid to Ukraine goes, how much of it buys weapons, how long it will take to spend the money, and what other countries are doing. With no settlement in sight, the war will go on for many months, as will U.S. aid to support it.

Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — November 18, 2022

The End of the Beginning in Ukraine

Despite Ukraine’s retaking of Kherson, there are growing calls for Ukraine to end the war through peace talks with Russia. But the conditions are not yet ripe for peace. The United States should continue to aid Ukraine by providing more arms and economic support.

Commentary by Seth G. Jones and Philip G. Wasielewski — November 17, 2022

The Value in NATO Being NATO

On November 15, Poland reported that Russian missiles struck its territory. While there were immediate calls on both sides of the Atlantic to respond to show alliance unity, it turned out that NATO did what NATO needed to do: get the facts and verify what happened.

Commentary by Kathleen McInnis and Daniel Fata — November 16, 2022

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

The 2022 National Defense Strategy

Dr. Mara E. Karlin, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities talks about the newly released 2022 National Defense Strategy.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — November 16, 2022

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power

Baltic Conflict: Russia’s Goal to Distract NATO?

This paper outlines how NATO needs a clear strategy to respond to a Russian Baltic playbook: full spectrum gray zone operations, economic coercion, disinformation and propaganda, cyber disruption, and cover military incursions.

Report by Courtney Stiles Herdt and Matthew "BINCS" Zublic — November 14, 2022

Putting Climate Migration Back on the COP27 Agenda

As COP27 parties gather in Sharm El Sheikh, research from Central America sheds light on how climate change is shaping migration and the need for policy actors to mobilize finance for anticipatory action, adaptation, and loss and damage.

Commentary by Beza Tesfaye and Elizabeth Ferris — November 10, 2022