Defense and Security
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.

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Optimizing Export Controls for Critical and Emerging Technologies
When it comes to export controls on critical and emerging technologies, the United States must focus on regulating items essential to national security while permitting the growth of industries that do not aid foreign military capabilities.
Report by William Alan Reinsch , Emily Benson , Thibault Denamiel , and Margot Putnam — May 31, 2023

Revitalizing Strategic Analysis for a New Era of Competition
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman , Benjamin Jensen , and Adrian Bogart — May 24, 2023

Rising Demand and Proliferating Supply of Military UAS
Report by Gregory Sanders , Rose Butchart , Astrid Price , Dan Steinberg , and Alexander Holderness — May 24, 2023

Hand-Off: The Evolution of U.S. Policy in Asia - Panel Discussion
Transcript — May 23, 2023
Past Events

POSTPONED: Navigating the Maritime Domain: A Conversation with Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Naval Operations of the U.S. Navy

Book Talk: "Russia's War" with Jade McGlynn

The U.S. Role in Indo-Pacific Security: A Conversation with Ely Ratner and Siddharth Mohandas

Hand-Off: The Evolution of U.S. Policy in Asia

A Conversation with Sir Angus Houston, Co-Lead of Australia's New Defence Strategic Review
Strategic Trends 2023: Key Developments in Global Affairs

The Impossible State Live Podcast: Yoon's China Policy: The Gloves are off?

U.S.-China Competition and Indo-Pacific Security
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Missile Defense Project

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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

Smart Women, Smart Power

Defending Democratic Institutions
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Ahead of the NATO Summit: Burden Sharing to Responsibility Sharing
Event by Daniel Fata , Max Bergmann , and Donatienne Ruy — June 13, 2023
Why Taiwan Matters
Event by Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) and Victor Cha — June 8, 2023
CSDS-CSIS Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific
Event by Christopher B. Johnstone , Luis Simón , and Gunnar Wiegand , Kurt Campbell , Michael Reiterer , Matthew P. Goodman , Shihoko Goto , Ramon Pacheco Pardo , Emily Benson , Eva Pejsova , Céline Pajon , Yuki Tatsumi , Jeffrey Hornung — June 7, 2023
POSTPONED: Navigating the Maritime Domain: A Conversation with Admiral Lisa Franchetti, Vice Chief of Naval Operations of the U.S. Navy
Event by Kelsey Hartigan and Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti — June 5, 2023
Optimizing Export Controls for Critical and Emerging Technologies
Report by William Alan Reinsch , Emily Benson , Thibault Denamiel , and Margot Putnam — May 31, 2023
Book Talk: "Russia's War" with Jade McGlynn
Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Michael Kimmage , and Jade McGlynn — May 25, 2023
The U.S. Role in Indo-Pacific Security: A Conversation with Ely Ratner and Siddharth Mohandas
Event by Christopher B. Johnstone and Ellen Kim — May 25, 2023
Revitalizing Strategic Analysis for a New Era of Competition
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman , Benjamin Jensen , and Adrian Bogart — May 24, 2023
Rising Demand and Proliferating Supply of Military UAS
Report by Gregory Sanders , Rose Butchart , Astrid Price , Dan Steinberg , and Alexander Holderness — May 24, 2023
Hand-Off: The Evolution of U.S. Policy in Asia
Event by Stephen Hadley , David Sanger , Victor Cha , Christopher B. Johnstone , Bonny Lin , Dennis Wilder , and Nicholas Szechenyi — May 23, 2023