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.
How Ukraine Rebuilt Its Military Acquisition System Around Commercial Technology
Report by Kateryna Bondar — 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
Trudeau Resigns as Trade War Looms
Critical Questions by Christopher Hernandez-Roy — January 7, 2025
Past Events
A Conversation with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall on The Department of the Air Force in 2050
The Role of Religion and Spirituality in U.S. Security Assistance
What's Next for South Korea? The Capital Cable #103
To Infinity and Beyond: OpenAI to the New Space Race
The Day After the Election: A Fireside Conversation with Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
The Impossible State Live Podcast: South Korea's Political Crisis
Celebrating the U.S. Space Force and Charting Its Future
The War in Ukraine in 2025
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Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program
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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On the Horizon Vol. 7
Report by Doreen Horschig — December 19, 2024
Updating Augustine’s Law: Fighter Aircraft Cost Growth in the Age of AI and Autonomy
Commentary by Gregory C. Allen and Isaac Goldston — December 19, 2024
After a Surprise Resignation, What Comes Next for Canada?
Critical Questions by Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Henry Ziemer, and Andrea Casique — December 19, 2024
Farming Frontlines: How Food and Agriculture Will Impact Negotiations in Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Caitlin Welsh and Emma Dodd — December 19, 2024
Putin Thinks He Can Win: Why Would He Negotiate?
Podcast Episode by Emily Harding and Aosheng Pusztaszeri — December 19, 2024
The Arsenal of Instability: How Expanding Western Defense Production Impacts Negotiations in Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Alexander Palmer and Audrey Aldisert — December 19, 2024
Winter is Coming: How Energy and Economics Will Impact Negotiations in Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Benjamin Jensen — December 19, 2024
Winning the Peace Means Winning the Information War
Podcast Episode by Emily Harding and Julia Dickson — December 19, 2024
The War in Ukraine in 2025 with Michael Kofman
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — December 19, 2024