Defense and Security
CSIS’s defense and security research is led by 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; Smart Women, Smart Power; Defending Democratic Institutions Project; and Defense Budget Analysis.

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Senator McConnell - CSIS's 2025 Global Security Forum Prepared Remarks
Commentary — May 13, 2025

Drone Saturation: Russia’s Shahed Campaign
Brief by Benjamin Jensen and Yasir Atalan — May 13, 2025

Building a Golden Dome: Lessons from the 1950s
Commentary by Peppi DeBiaso — May 12, 2025

We Need More Off-Ramps for Nuclear Crises
Commentary by Heather Williams and Nicholas Adamopoulos — May 12, 2025
Past Events

Shaping the Spear: Service Vice Chiefs on the Future of U.S. Military Power

What Works? Leading Disruption in Industry and Government

The Last Escudo: Power, Production, and the Path to Victory

Reflections on “American Leadership and American Strength” with Senator Mitch McConnell

Defense Modernization and Innovation: A Conversation with Congressional National Security Leaders

The Evolution of America’s Defense Industrial Base: From Freedom’s Forge to the Last Supper to the First Breakfast

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2025 Global Security Forum, Strength Through the Storm: Industry, Innovation, and the Future of U.S. Military Power

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Related Programs

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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‘Let’s Get to Work’: Restarting the Transatlantic Partnership
Commentary by Pierre Morcos — November 24, 2020
A New Strategy for North Korea
Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and H. Andrew Schwartz — November 24, 2020

Online Event: A Conversation with AFSOC Commander Lt. Gen. Jim Slife
Event — November 23, 2020
The Transition, Part 1: Process and Implications for National Security
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — November 23, 2020

To Compete, Invest in People: Retaining the U.S. Defense Enterprise’s Technical Workforce
Brief by Lindsey R. Sheppard, Morgan Dwyer, Melissa Dalton, and Angelina Hidalgo — November 23, 2020
Online Event: Korea Chair "The Capital Cable" #15 with Denis McDonough
Event — November 19, 2020
Failed Reporting and Analysis of the Afghan Peace Process
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — November 18, 2020
U.S. Military Forces in FY 2021: Marine Corps
Report by Mark F. Cancian — November 16, 2020
Election 2020 Aftermath with Dana Perino
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk — November 13, 2020

Online Event: The Future of Transatlantic Policy Towards Russia
Event — November 9, 2020