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CSIS closely analyzes developments in Afghanistan, particularly the role of the United States and the international community, with research led by the Burke Chair in Strategy, the Emeritus Chair in Strategy, the International Security Program, and the Project on Prosperity and Development.

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Photo: STRINGER/AFP via Getty Images

The Islamic State in Khorasan Province: Exploiting a Counterterrorism Gap

The attack on Crocus City Hall in Moscow in March 2024 demonstrates that not only is the Islamic State in Khorasan Province the Islamic State's most dangerous affiliate, but also that it has effectively exploited gaps in current international counterterrorism efforts.

Commentary by Tricia Bacon — April 11, 2024

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Benjamin Jensen

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The Global Humanitarian Overview 2022: Climate, Gender, and Humanitarian Response

The climate crisis, Covid-19, and armed conflict put an estimated 274 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in 2022. The scope of needs necessitates a shift in aid architecture, including in gender equity and funding models.

Critical Questions by Jacob Kurtzer, Nicolas Jude Larnerd, and Hareem Fatima Abdullah — January 27, 2022

Energy and Economic Growth: Research and Matchmaking Conference

The conference brought a diverse group of roughly 90 participants -- including leading researchers working on energy (including EEG Thematic Leads and State-of-Knowledge paper authors), policymakers and practitioners from the EEG focal regions of South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, representatives of bilateral and multilateral development banks, and the EEG Programme Directorate.

Event — November 3, 2016