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; Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program ; Burke Chair in Strategy; Project on Fragility and Mobility; Smart Women, Smart Power; Defending Democratic Institutions Project; and Defense Budget Analysis.
At the Helm of Innovation: A Discussion with VADM Pitts on Advancing Naval Capabilities
Transcript — October 8, 2024
Strengthening Moldova’s Cyber Landscape
Critical Questions by Daniel F. Runde, Leah Kieff, and Thomas Bryja — October 8, 2024
From Mine to Microchip
Brief by Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz — October 7, 2024
Escalating to War between Israel, Hezbollah, and Iran
Brief by Daniel Byman, Seth G. Jones, and Alexander Palmer — October 4, 2024
Past Events
Pentagon Priorities Amid Polycrises with Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks
Smart Women, Smart Power @ 10
Counterintelligence 2.0: A Fireside Conversation with NCSC Director Michael Casey
Driving Impact Live: A First-Generation American’s Journey to Diplomatic Leadership
At the Helm of Innovation: A Discussion with VADM Pitts on Advancing Naval Capabilities
The NRO Story: A Conversation with Dr. Chris Scolese
What to Expect from Japan's New Leader? The Capital Cable #99
Army UAS Roundtable featuring ASA(ALT) Hon. Douglas R. Bush and Commanding Gen. James E. Rainey, U.S. Army Futures Command
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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
Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program
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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Update: Ukraine and Israel
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Eliot A. Cohen — September 12, 2024
Mike Kofman and Rob Lee on the West’s Aid to Ukraine, and the Debate Over Red Lines and Escalation
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — September 9, 2024
Partnering with Middle Eastern Countries to Boost U.S. Minerals Security
Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — September 6, 2024
Nvidia's Earnings Report, Gallium and Germanium Export Controls, and OpenAI's National Security Demo
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and H. Andrew Schwartz — September 5, 2024
Isabelle Werenfels: North Africa's Relationship with Europe
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman, Will Todman, and Leah Hickert — September 4, 2024
U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Cooperation on Strategic Stability in the Taiwan Strait Report Launch
Event — August 28, 2024
Solving the World’s Hardest Problems with Mellody Hobson: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Event — August 28, 2024
Solving the World’s Hardest Problems with Mellody Hobson: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap
Transcript — August 28, 2024
How to Make Cyber Policy a Headline in Brussels
Podcast Episode by James Andrew Lewis and Christopher Painter — August 27, 2024
Why Is the U.S. Defense Industrial Base So Isolated from the U.S. Economy?
Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Doug Berenson — August 26, 2024