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.

Photo: Gerardo Mora/Getty Images
Innovation for Resilience
Resilience is important for mitigating emerging risks with greater agility, but the associated implications, costs, and needed reforms are not as clearly understood. This CSIS study examines U.S. government efforts aimed at improving national resilience.
Report by Suzanne Spaulding , Emily Harding , Hadeil Ali , Joseph Majkut , Harshana Ghoorhoo , Morgan Higman , Devi Nair , Naz Subah , and Sophia Barkoff — March 23, 2023

Powering Proliferation: The Global Engine Market and China’s Indigenization
Brief by Alexander Holderness , Nicholas Velazquez , Jasmine Philips , Gregory Sanders , and Cynthia Cook — March 21, 2023

CSIS European Trilateral Track 2 Nuclear Dialogues
Report by Heather Williams — March 20, 2023
Military Forces and Acquisition Programs: How Did They Fare in the FY 2024 Budget?
Commentary by Mark F. Cancian — March 17, 2023
Past Events

The U.S. Defense Industrial Base in an Era of Strategic Competition

Missile Defense at 40

Exploring New Horizons: Japan's Defense Priorities

Innovation & Leadership in Defense and Security

Conference
Innovation for Resilience

2023 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar

DoD's Office of Strategic Capital: Attracting and Scaling Private Capital in Support of National Security

Conference
DAPA-CSIS Conference 2023: ROK-US Defense Industrial Cooperation for a Resilient Global Supply Chain
Related Programs

International Security Program

Defense Budget Analysis

Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Missile Defense Project

Project on Nuclear Issues

Civil-Military Relations

Aerospace Security Project

Risk and Foresight Group

Strategic Futures

Transnational Threats Project

Gray Zone Project

Cooperative Defense Project

Defense 360

Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy

Smart Women, Smart Power

Defending Democratic Institutions
Experts








All content on Defense and Security
Filter by
The U.S. Joint Chiefs New Strategy Paper on Joint Concept for Competing
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 17, 2023
Military Forces and Acquisition Programs: How Did They Fare in the FY 2024 Budget?
Commentary by Mark F. Cancian — March 17, 2023
DAPA-CSIS Conference 2023: ROK-US Defense Industrial Cooperation for a Resilient Global Supply Chain
Event by Cynthia Cook , Victor Cha , Minister Eom, Dong-hwan , and Michael J. Vaccaro — March 16, 2023
The United States, Britain, and Australia Announce the Path Forward for AUKUS
Critical Questions by Charles Edel — March 16, 2023
The U.S. Defense Industrial Base in an Era of Strategic Competition
Transcript — March 16, 2023
Reviving the Arsenal of Democracy: Steps for Surging Defense Industrial Capacity
Report by Cynthia Cook — March 14, 2023
The 2023 Edition of the Annual Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 13, 2023
There Are Tradeoffs in Governing the Metaverse
Critical Questions by Zhanna L. Malekos Smith — March 13, 2023
Press Briefing: Previewing AUKUS Leaders' Meeting
Event by Charles Edel , Max Bergmann , Emily Harding , and Kelsey Hartigan — March 10, 2023
Press Briefing: Previewing AUKUS Leaders' Meeting
Transcript by Charles Edel , Max Bergmann , Emily Harding , and Kelsey Hartigan — March 10, 2023