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.
How Supporting Ukraine Is Revitalizing the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Congress has approved $113 billion to aid the response. U.S. security assistance to support Ukraine is reinvigorating the U.S. defense industrial base and creating American jobs.
Commentary by Elizabeth Hoffman, Audrey Aldisert, Cynthia Cook, Gregory Sanders, and Shivani Vakharia — April 18, 2024
Space Threat Assessment 2024
Report by Clayton Swope, Kari A. Bingen, Makena Young, Madeleine Chang, Stephanie Songer, and Jeremy Tammelleo — April 17, 2024
How Might Israel Strike Back?
Commentary by Daniel Byman — April 16, 2024
Scaling AI-enabled Capabilities at the DOD: Government and Industry Perspectives
Transcript — March 28, 2024
Past Events
Extremism in the West: International Influences, Local Challenges
“God, Guns, and Sedition: Far-Right Terrorism in America” with Bruce Hoffman and Jacob Ware
Hamas’ October 7 Attack: The Tactics, Targets, and Strategy of Terrorists
CISA's Evolving .gov Mission: Report Rollout Event
Conference
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”
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Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with General James Dickinson
Event — November 8, 2023
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with General James Dickinson
Transcript — November 8, 2023
UK’s First Sea Lord on the Royal Navy
Event — October 17, 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard in an Era of Great Power Competition with ADM Linda L. Fagan
Event — October 17, 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard in an Era of Great Power Competition with ADM Linda L. Fagan
Transcript — October 17, 2023
UK’s First Sea Lord on the Royal Navy
Transcript — October 17, 2023
Seizing the Initiative in Ukraine: Waging War in a Defense Dominant World
Brief by Seth G. Jones, Riley McCabe, and Alexander Palmer — October 12, 2023
In the Shadow of Ukraine
Report by Seth G. Jones — September 29, 2023
China's Strategy of Political Warfare: Views from Congress
Event — September 28, 2023
China's Strategy of Political Warfare: Views from Congress
Transcript — September 28, 2023