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

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Fueling the Future: Recommendations for Strengthening U.S. Uranium Security
Brief by Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz — February 5, 2025

The Tech Revolution and Irregular Warfare: Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Great Power Competition
Brief by Seth G. Jones — January 30, 2025

Canadian Tariffs Will Undermine U.S. Minerals Security
Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — January 29, 2025

U.S. Sanctions on Pakistan’s Missile Program Highlight Nuclear Threats from South Asia
Commentary by Diya Ashtakala — January 28, 2025
Past Events

The Impossible State Live Podcast: North Korean Troops in Russia: Comrades in Arms or Cannon Fodder?

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A New Strategy for Containing Russia

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AFRICOM at 17: Shaping U.S.-Africa Relations

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Trump 2.0 and the Two Koreas | The Capital Cable #105

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POSTPONED: The Future of Uranium to Jumpstart Nuclear Power in the 21st Century: A Fireside Conversation with Miriam D'Onofrio

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PONI Live Debate: AI Integration in NC3

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The Impossible State Live Podcast: What's Next for the Korean Peninsula under Trump 2.0?

South Korea's Political Crisis: The Capital Cable #104
Related Programs

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Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Missile Defense Project

Project on Nuclear Issues

Civil-Military Relations

Aerospace Security Project

Risk and Foresight Group

Strategic Futures

Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program

Gray Zone Project

Cooperative Defense Project

Defense 360

Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy

Smart Women, Smart Power

Defending Democratic Institutions

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Next Steps for the International Counter Ransomware Initiative
Commentary by James Andrew Lewis — January 21, 2025
Exploring Promising Opportunities for Defense-Tech Start-Ups in the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Commentary by Makoto Tsujiguchi and Moyuru Tanaka — January 21, 2025
Looking Back: A Review of the Pacific in 2024
Commentary by Kathryn Paik — January 15, 2025
How Ukraine Rebuilt Its Military Acquisition System Around Commercial Technology
Report by Kateryna Bondar — January 13, 2025
A Conversation with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall on The Department of the Air Force in 2050
Transcript — January 13, 2025
“Tough on the Weak, Lenient on the Powerful”
Report by Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe — January 9, 2025
India’s Undeniable Economic Heft and American Economic Security
Newsletter by Richard M. Rossow — January 9, 2025
How to Exorcise Russia’s Ghost Fleet
Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — January 7, 2025
Trudeau Resigns as Trade War Looms
Critical Questions by Christopher Hernandez-Roy — January 7, 2025
On the Horizon Vol. 7
Report by Doreen Horschig — December 19, 2024