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Seth G. Jones

President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair

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Strategic Trends 2025: A Trans-Atlantic Look Ahead

Please join CSIS for a conversation about Strategic Trends 2025: Key Developments in Global Affairs, a new report by the Center for Security Studies at ETH Zürich on shifting partnerships, conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, and the role of critical technologies in great power competition.

Event — May 12, 2025

The Truth of the Matter

Analyzing Missile Attacks in Ukraine

CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen, director of the CSIS Futures Lab and senior fellow in the CSIS Defense and Security Department, joins the podcast to discuss the CSIS Russian Firepower Strike Tracker and how to quantify wartime tactics.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Benjamin Jensen — May 9, 2025

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The Truth of the Matter

A Drone and Ground View From Ukraine

CSIS’ Emily Harding joins the podcast to discuss observations from her recent visit to Ukraine including drone warfare, the state of the battlefield, U.S. and European support as well as the mining deal forged by President Trump and President Zelensky.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Emily Harding — May 2, 2025

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Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Whole of Society Resilience Lessons from Russia-Ukraine

Dr. Kathleen McInnis sits down with Lieutenant Colonel Scott Murphy, visiting U.S. Marine Corps military fellow and Iryna Nykorak, Ukrainian Minister of Parliament, and founder of ArmWomenNow, about the importance of resiliency and how to prepare the entirety of society for conflict.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — April 17, 2025

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