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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Constraining States of Exception
CSIS Americas director Ryan C. Berg and Henry Ziemer examine the appeal and risks of Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele's public security strategy and outline an alternative approach seeking to preserve democratic institutions from subversion by states of exception.
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg and Henry Ziemer — June 8, 2023

From Burden Sharing to Responsibility Sharing
Brief by Kathleen McInnis and Daniel Fata — June 7, 2023

Optimizing Export Controls for Critical and Emerging Technologies
Report by William Alan Reinsch , Emily Benson , Thibault Denamiel , and Margot Putnam — May 31, 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
Past Events

Why Taiwan Matters

CSDS-CSIS Transatlantic Dialogue on the Indo-Pacific

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
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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Democracy Dies under Mano Dura: Anti-crime Strategies in the Northern Triangle
Report by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Rubi Bledsoe — April 12, 2023
The Risks Facing Democracy
Commentary by Gerald F. Seib — April 11, 2023
Giving Iraq Stability and Progress: Treat the Causes of Iraq’s Governance and Development “Disease,” Rather Than Focusing on Its Violent “Symptoms”
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — April 11, 2023
A New Era in the U.S.-Philippines Alliance: A Discussion with Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo
Event by Gregory B. Poling , Victor Cha , and Enrique Manalo — April 10, 2023
A New Era in the U.S.-Philippines Alliance: A Discussion with Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo
Transcript — April 10, 2023
Global Security Forum 2023: Transatlantic Defense
Event by John J. Hamre , Seth G. Jones , Emily Harding , Cynthia Cook , and Max Bergmann — April 5, 2023
Beyond America’s Coastline: A Conversation with Admiral Linda L. Fagan, 27th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Event by Kathleen McInnis and Admiral Linda L. Fagan — April 4, 2023
Beyond America’s Coastline: A Conversation with Admiral Linda L. Fagan, 27th Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Transcript — April 4, 2023
The Impossible State Live Podcast: Should We Sign a Peace Treaty with North Korea?
Event by Victor Cha , Jenny Town , and Frank Aum — March 31, 2023
Book Event: White Sun War: The Campaign for Taiwan
Event by Charles Edel , Eliot A. Cohen , Emily Harding , and Mick Ryan — March 30, 2023