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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Colombia’s Security Challenges, the Government Response, and the Future of U.S.-Colombia Relations
CSIS Americas Senior Associate Evan Ellis evaluates the changing security environment in Colombia and future of U.S.-Colombia relations.
Report by Evan Ellis — February 2, 2023

Saving by Spending: The True Value and Cost-Effectiveness of U.S. Aid to Ukraine
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — February 2, 2023

The Inhospitable Sea: Toward a New U.S. Strategy for the Black Sea Region
Report by Lisa Aronsson and Jeffrey Mankoff — February 2, 2023

The Ukraine War and the Future of the European Union’s Security and Defense Policy
Commentary by Luis Simón — January 30, 2023
Past Events

Discussion on UNODC's Global Report on Trafficking in Persons 2022

Assessing the Future Trajectory of China-Japan Relations

Press Briefing: Previewing Secretary Blinken’s China Visit

Transatlantic Tech and Security: A Conversation with EU Commissioner Thierry Breton

2022 CSIS-DINSN U.S. National Security & Foreign Affairs Leadership Celebration

The Capital Cable #63: North Korea in 2023

Arctic Security after a Year of War

CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence
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
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Sanctions and the Russian Economy
Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Ben Cahill , and Sergey Aleksashenko — January 19, 2023

CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence
Event by John J. Hamre , Joseph S. Nye Jr. , Victor Cha , Katrin Fraser Katz , and Vincent Brooks — January 19, 2023

Book Talk: Growth for Good
Event by Emily Benson , Stephanie Segal , and Alessio Terzi — January 18, 2023

Does the New EU-NATO Joint Declaration Matter?
Critical Questions by Sean Monaghan , Colin Wall , Otto Svendsen , and Sissy Martinez — January 13, 2023

Indo-Pacific Forecast 2023
Event by Victor Cha , Emily Benson , Jude Blanchette , Charles Edel , Matthew P. Goodman , Christopher B. Johnstone , Scott Kennedy , Ellen Kim , and Bonny Lin , Lily McElwee , Erin L. Murphy , Yuko Nakano , Gregory B. Poling , William Alan Reinsch , Nicholas Szechenyi , Raymond Vickery , Kurt Campbell , Ambassador Taeyong Cho , Ambassador Jose Manuel G. Romualdez — January 12, 2023

The Capital Cable #62: Korea-Japan Relations in 2023
Event by Victor Cha , Christopher B. Johnstone , and Sue Mi Terry — January 11, 2023

What Lies Ahead: Foreign Policy and National Security in the 118th Congress
Commentary by Elizabeth Hoffman , Madeline Clough , Christian Hyde , and Michael Buttner — January 10, 2023

Report Launch―The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
Event by Mark F. Cancian , Lt Gen David A. Deptula, USAF (Ret.) , Becca Wasser , William S. Murray , Matthew Cancian , and Eric Heginbotham — January 9, 2023

Rebuilding U.S. Inventories: Six Critical Systems
Commentary by Mark F. Cancian — January 9, 2023

The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
Report by Mark F. Cancian , Matthew Cancian , and Eric Heginbotham — January 9, 2023
