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 Can the United States Do to Counter Growing Chinese and Russian Influence in Antarctica?
Commentary by William "Bill" Muntean III — April 18, 2025

Winning the Tech Race with China Requires More than Restrictions
Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — April 17, 2025

Hawkish AI? Uncovering DeepSeek’s Foreign Policy Biases
Commentary by Ian Reynolds, Benjamin Jensen, and Yasir Atalan — April 16, 2025

Advancing U.S.-Panama Security Cooperation
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg — April 16, 2025
Past Events

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Whole of Society Resilience Lessons from Russia-Ukraine | Conflict in Focus

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After Impeachment: South Korean Presidential Election | The Capital Cable #110

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Space and Data Domain Lessons from Russia-Ukraine | Conflict in Focus

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The Impossible State Live Podcast: The Future of U.S.-ROK-Japan Trilateral Cooperation

The Impossible State Live Podcast: The Constitutional Court Decides Yoon's Fate

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AI Diffusion and Defense Production

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The Future of U.S.-Japan-ROK Trilateral Cooperation

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Threat Outlook and Implications for U.S. Strategic Forces
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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