Photo: ZU_09/Getty Images

Photo: ZU_09/Getty Images

The Underdog Superpower

Responding to a Taiwan contingency will force military leaders to adopt tactics they haven't considered in generations—those of a scrappy underdog. And they tend to work.  

Report by Scott Pence — December 6, 2024

See all analysis on Defense and Security

Latest Podcasts

See all podcasts on Defense and Security

Past Events

See all events on Defense and Security

Related Programs

Experts

Seth G. Jones

Seth G. Jones

President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
Emily Harding

Emily Harding

Vice President, Defense and Security Department; Director, Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program
Daniel Byman

Daniel Byman

Director, Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program
Tom Karako

Tom Karako

Director, Missile Defense Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Cynthia Cook

Cynthia Cook

Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Suzanne Spaulding

Suzanne Spaulding

Director, Defending Democratic Institutions, and Senior Adviser, Homeland Security, Defense and Security Department
Kari Bingen

Kari A. Bingen

Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Clayton Swope

Clayton Swope

Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Gregory Sanders

Gregory Sanders

Deputy Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Bonny Lin

Bonny Lin

Director, China Power Project and Senior Adviser
Kathleen Mcinnis

Kathleen McInnis

Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Max Bergmann

Max Bergmann

Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center
Sean Monaghan

Sean Monaghan

Visiting Fellow, Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program
Benjamin Jensen

Benjamin Jensen

Senior Fellow, Futures Lab, Defense and Security Department
Yasir Atalan

Yasir Atalan

Data Fellow, Futures Lab, Defense and Security Department
Brian Hart

Brian Hart

Deputy Director and Fellow, China Power Project
Andy Lim

Andy Lim

Deputy Director and Fellow, Korea Chair
Joseph Rodgers

Joseph Rodgers

Deputy Director and Fellow, Project on Nuclear Issues

All Defense and Security Content

Filter by

1 - 10 of 597 results
The Truth of the Matter

All About the Missiles

CSIS’s director of the Missile Defense Project Tom Karako joins the podcast to talk about missile escalations in the Ukraine Russia war, plus how missiles are critical to the conflicts in the Middle East.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Tom Karako — December 2, 2024

CSIS the truth of the matter
Audio Briefs

Grand Strategy in the Next Administration Starts with Connecting Markets

An audio version of “Grand Strategy in the Next Administration Starts with Connecting Markets,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Benjamin Jensen with Jacob Clayton. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Benjamin Jensen and Jacob Clayton — November 25, 2024

Audio Briefs
Driving Impact

From Local to Global: Leading USAID's Global Mission for Impact

Please join the Diversity and Leadership in International Affairs Project (DLIA) for the sixth and final episode of Driving Impact Season 2 with Clinton D. White, Counselor of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Podcast Episode by Hadeil Ali — November 19, 2024

Photo: iLab/CSIS
Russian Roulette

What Will Trump 2.0 Mean for the War in Ukraine?

Max and Maria speak with Michael Kimmage to take stock of the impact of the recent U.S. elections on the future of the war in Ukraine, and U.S. policy towards Russia.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, and Michael Kimmage — November 15, 2024

Russian Roulette podcast logo