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CSIS’s defense and security research is led by the International Security Program, which houses the Missile Defense Project; Project on Nuclear Issues; Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group; Aerospace Security Project; Transnational Threats Project; Burke Chair in Strategy; Project on Fragility and Mobility; Smart Women, Smart Power; Defending Democratic Institutions Project; and Defense Budget Analysis.

CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence

A bipartisan, 14-member Commission on the Korean Peninsula has looked at recommendations for strengthening extended deterrence and reexamining North Korea policy. Join us as members of the Commission discuss recommendations from our report.

Transcript — January 26, 2023

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The Russian Arctic Threat: Consequences of the Ukraine War

Brief by Colin Wall and Njord Wegge — January 25, 2023

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Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment: The Challenge to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

Report by Seth G. Jones — January 23, 2023

Photo: LCPL Dustin W. Senger, USMC/Wikimedia Commons

Expanding Equipment Options for Ukraine: The Case of Artillery

Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian and James Anderson — January 23, 2023

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Transatlantic Tech and Security: A Conversation with EU Commissioner Thierry Breton

Hosted by Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program

January 27, 2023 • 9:00 – 10:00 am EST

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2022 CSIS-DINSN U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership Celebration

Hosted by Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Project

January 26, 2023 • 5:30 – 7:30 pm EST

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The Capital Cable #63: North Korea in 2023

Hosted by Korea Chair

January 26, 2023 • 9:30 – 10:15 am EST

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Arctic Security after a Year of War

Hosted by Lillan and Robert D. Stuart Jr. Center in Euro-Atlantic and Northern European Studies

January 25, 2023 • 4:00 – 4:45 pm EST

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CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence

Hosted by Korea Chair

January 19, 2023 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EST

Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP/Getty Images

Video On Demand

Sanctions and the Russian Economy

Hosted by Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program

January 19, 2023 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EST

Video On Demand

Book Talk: Growth for Good

Hosted by Scholl Chair in International Business

January 18, 2023 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EST

Video On Demand

Indo-Pacific Forecast 2023

January 12, 2023 • 8:00 – 11:00 am EST

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Civil-Military Relations

Aerospace Security Project

Risk and Foresight Group

Strategic Futures

Transnational Threats Project

Gray Zone Project

Cooperative Defense Project

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Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy

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Seth G. Jones

Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program

Emily Harding

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Eliot A. Cohen

Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy

Anthony H. Cordesman

Emeritus Chair in Strategy

Mark F. Cancian

Senior Adviser, International Security Program

Tom Karako

Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project

Cynthia Cook

Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Suzanne Spaulding

Senior Adviser, Homeland Security, International Security Program

Christopher B. Johnstone

Senior Adviser and Japan Chair

Gregory Sanders

Deputy Director and Fellow, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Bonny Lin

Director, China Power Project and Senior Fellow, Asian Security

Kathleen McInnis

Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative

Max Bergmann

Director, Europe Program and Stuart Center

John Schaus

Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Ian Williams

Fellow, International Security Program and Deputy Director, Missile Defense Project

Sean Monaghan

Visiting Fellow, Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program

Benjamin Jensen

Senior Fellow, Future War, Gaming, and Strategy, and International Security Program

Sue Eckert

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Humanitarian Agenda

Kelsey Hartigan

Deputy Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Brian Hart

Fellow, China Power Project

Kari A. Bingen

Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

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Discussion on UNODC's Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022

With 2023 marking 20 years of the UN Trafficking Protocol and the half-way mark for the 2030 agenda, leading voices in the international community will discuss this opportunity to refocus efforts on fighting global trafficking and related impunity.

Event by Erol Yayboke , Marti Flacks , Ambassador Cindy Dyer , Angela Me , Ilias Chatzis , and Desirée Suo Weymont — February 1, 2023

Assessing the Future Trajectory of China-Japan Relations

Please join the Interpret: China project, the CSIS Japan Chair, and a panel of leading experts for a discussion of likely trajectories for China-Japan relations, drawing on insights from newly translated Chinese primary source documents.

Event by Jude Blanchette , Christopher B. Johnstone , Bonny Lin , and Rumi Aoyama — January 31, 2023

Press Briefing: Previewing Secretary Blinken’s China Visit

The CSIS will host a call-in press briefing on Monday, January 30, at 4:00 p.m. ET ahead of U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken’s anticipated visit to Beijing on February 5 and 6.

Event by Bonny Lin , Jude Blanchette , and Scott Kennedy — January 30, 2023

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Transatlantic Tech and Security: A Conversation with EU Commissioner Thierry Breton

The CSIS is delighted to host Thierry Breton, Commissioner for Internal Market of the European Union, for a conversation on EU-US cooperation in support of Ukraine and collaboration on artificial intelligence and cybersecurity.

Event by Max Bergmann and Thierry Breton — January 27, 2023

2022 CSIS-DINSN U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership Celebration

Join us to recognize the honorees of the 2022 U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership List.

Event by Hadeil Ali , Nicole Breland Aandahl , Asha Castleberry-Hernandez , and Symone D. Sanders-Townsend — January 26, 2023

The Capital Cable #63: North Korea in 2023

Please join us for a special discussion on North Korea in 2023 with Mr. Sydney Seiler, the National Intelligence Officer for North Korea at the National Intelligence Council.

Event by Mark Lippert , Sydney Seiler , and Sue Mi Terry — January 26, 2023

CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence

Transcript — January 26, 2023

Arctic Security after a Year of War

Russia’s war in Ukraine has been felt in the Arctic, where tensions are increasing. This event launches a new CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program report that outlines security developments since the invasion, as well as their implications for the United States and NATO.

Event by Max Bergmann , Colin Wall , and Njord Wegge — January 25, 2023

The Russian Arctic Threat: Consequences of the Ukraine War

The impact of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has been felt in the Arctic, and military tensions are increasing. This CSIS report outlines key security developments and describes the nature of the Russian threat in the Arctic after a year of war.

Brief by Colin Wall and Njord Wegge — January 25, 2023

Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment: The Challenge to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

The U.S. defense industrial base is not prepared for the international security environment that now exists, including to deal with China. The United States should take several steps now to strengthen the industrial base to improve deterrence and warfighting.

Report by Seth G. Jones — January 23, 2023

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