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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What a Government Shutdown Would Mean for Defense Funding in FY 2025
Critical Questions by Seamus P. Daniels — March 13, 2025

How Interagency Campaigns Can Counter Chinese Gray Zone Incursions in the Pacific
Commentary by Benjamin Jensen, Kathleen McInnis, and Audrey Aldisert — March 13, 2025

Accelerating Australia’s Defense Capabilities and Enhancing Industrial Cooperation with the United States
Commentary by Cynthia Cook and Charles Edel — March 12, 2025

Nigeria: Building Citizen-Centric Security in the Middle of Conflict
Report by Saleh Bala and Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — March 11, 2025
Past Events

Defense Industrial Base Lessons from Russia-Ukraine | Conflict in Focus

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War in Ukraine and Lessons for Asia | The Capital Cable #108

Europe's Nuclear Future

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Human Domain Lessons from Russia-Ukraine | Conflict in Focus

The Impossible State Live Podcast: When Will the Korean Impeachment Crisis End?

Book Launch: Critical Minerals and the Future of the U.S. Economy

Maritime Domain Lessons from Russia-Ukraine | Conflict in Focus

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Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo: Where is the Security Partnership?
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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