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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Improving Export Controls Enforcement Using Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Event by Gregory C. Allen , William Alan Reinsch , and Alan F. Estevez — December 6, 2022

Drones Galore: Changing Battlefields
Commentary by Will Brown — December 6, 2022

Executive Summary: 2021 CSIS-DAPA Conference
Report by Gregory Sanders — December 5, 2022

Empires of Eurasia: How Imperial Legacies Shape International Security
Event by Max Bergmann and Jeffrey Mankoff — December 2, 2022

Artificial Intelligence and the Arctic
Report by Colin Wall , Lieutenant Commander Michael Bielby , and Lillian "Doc" Alessa — December 2, 2022

Report Launch: Growing Challenges, Rising Ambitions: AUSMIN 2022 and Expanding U.S.-Australia Cooperation
Event by Charles Edel , Matthew P. Goodman , Mick Ryan , Kelsey Hartigan , and Seiyeon Ji — December 1, 2022

The Capital Cable #60
Event by Victor Cha , Mark Lippert , and Sue Mi Terry — December 1, 2022

Growing Challenges, Rising Ambitions: AUSMIN 2022 and Expanding U.S.-Australia Cooperation
Report by Charles Edel and Lam Tran — December 1, 2022

Inflating the Risk? Contracting in the Face of Inflation
Critical Questions by Gregory Sanders and Alexander Holderness — December 1, 2022
A Statement of U.S. policy on North Korea
Newsletter by Victor Cha — December 1, 2022
