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
- Associate Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative
- aday@csis.org
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- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Samuel Cestari
- Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- scestari@csis.org
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The Outlook for Israel’s Military Campaign against Hamas
Recent Analysis

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Where Is the Missing $100 Billion in U.S. Aid for Ukraine?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — February 11, 2025

Trump Sends Troops to the Southern Border: A Crisis or a Continuation of U.S. Policy?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — January 27, 2025

Putin Thinks He Can Win: Why Would He Negotiate?
Commentary by Emily Harding and Aosheng Pusztaszeri — December 17, 2024

Cyber Scamming Goes Global: Unveiling Southeast Asia’s High-Tech Fraud Factories
Critical Questions by Julia Dickson and Lauren Burke Preputnik — December 12, 2024

Burden Sharing via Modular Open Systems Approaches: A Collaborative Path to Affordable Mass
Commentary by Gregory Sanders and Audrey Aldisert — December 10, 2024
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Solving the World’s Hardest Problems with Mellody Hobson: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — August 28, 2024

Solving the World’s Hardest Problems with Mellody Hobson: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Transcript — August 28, 2024
Secrets and Sacrifices: CIA, Benghazi, and Motherhood
Event — August 21, 2024
Secrets and Sacrifices: CIA, Benghazi, and Motherhood
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — August 21, 2024

Why Hasn’t Starliner Returned?
Critical Questions by Clayton Swope — August 19, 2024
Defense Priorities in the Open-Source AI Debate
Brief by Masao Dahlgren — August 19, 2024
Restoring American Deterrence
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Seth G. Jones — August 16, 2024

Building a Mutually Complementary Supply Chain between Japan and the United States
Report by Christopher B. Johnstone, Cynthia Cook, Audrey Aldisert, Leah Klaas, Christine Michienzi, Gregg Rubinstein, Gregory Sanders, and Nicholas Szechenyi — August 15, 2024
CSIS-DAPA 2024 Executive Summary: The Potential for Expanding Defense Cooperation within the ROK-U.S. Alliance
Podcast Episode by Gregory Sanders and Hugo Holopainen — August 12, 2024

Seth Jones in The Wall Street Journal: The ISIS Plot Against Taylor Swift
Commentary by Seth G. Jones — August 11, 2024