Defense Strategy and Capabilities
The International Security Program and the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy lead CSIS’s defense strategy portfolio, including the global military balance, asymmetric warfare, and regional conflicts.

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Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base with Hon. Dr. William A. LaPlante
CSIS and the U.S. Naval Institute welcomed Hon. Dr. William A. LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, for a Maritime Security Dialogue discussion on DoD’s efforts to improve the defense industrial base and supply chains.
Transcript — September 26, 2023

Using Unclassified U.S. Government Reporting in America’s Global Battles of Influence
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — September 6, 2023

Transatlantic Defense during Wartime
Report by Cynthia Cook , Max Bergmann , Mark F. Cancian , Gregory Sanders , Sissy Martinez , Otto Svendsen , and Nicholas Velazquez — September 5, 2023

Reforming the Pentagon's Budgeting System: Can DOD and Congress Strike a Deal?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — August 22, 2023
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Innovation for Resilience

'Never Trust, Always Verify': Federal Migration to ZTA and Endpoint Security

A Conversation with Dr. Stacey Dixon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence

Launch of the Feb. 2022 Issue of the International Review of the Red Cross: “Counterterrorism, Sanctions and War”

The Future of Security in Venezuela

Book Event: Global Jihad: A Brief History

The Deeper Consequences of the War on Terror

Renewing American Leadership in the Fight Against Corruption
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The U.S. Coast Guard in an Era of Great Power Competition with ADM Linda L. Fagan
Event by Seth G. Jones , ADM Linda L. Fagan, USCG , and VADM Peter H. Daly, USN (Ret.) — October 17, 2023
China's Strategy of Political Warfare: Views from Congress
Event by Seth G. Jones and Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA) — September 28, 2023
Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base with Hon. Dr. William A. LaPlante
Event by Seth G. Jones , Hon. William A. LaPlante , and VADM Peter H. Daly, USN (Ret.) — September 26, 2023
Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base with Hon. Dr. William A. LaPlante
Transcript — September 26, 2023
The Future of Security in the Black Sea Region
Event by Max Bergmann , Jeffrey Mankoff , and Lisa Aronsson — September 19, 2023
Russia as a Strategic Threat: Ukraine, NATO, and Beyond Europe
Event by Max Bergmann , Paul Schwartz , John Deni , and Lisa Aronsson — September 18, 2023
Using Unclassified U.S. Government Reporting in America’s Global Battles of Influence
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — September 6, 2023
Transatlantic Defense during Wartime
Report by Cynthia Cook , Max Bergmann , Mark F. Cancian , Gregory Sanders , Sissy Martinez , Otto Svendsen , and Nicholas Velazquez — September 5, 2023
Reforming the Pentagon's Budgeting System: Can DOD and Congress Strike a Deal?
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — August 22, 2023
Aid to Ukraine: The Administration Requests More Money and Faces Political Battles Ahead
Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — August 15, 2023