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.
How Ukraine Rebuilt Its Military Acquisition System Around Commercial Technology
Report by Kateryna Bondar — January 13, 2025
“Tough on the Weak, Lenient on the Powerful”
Report by Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Juliana Rubio, Henry Ziemer, and Rubi Bledsoe — January 9, 2025
India’s Undeniable Economic Heft and American Economic Security
Newsletter by Richard M. Rossow — January 9, 2025
How to Exorcise Russia’s Ghost Fleet
Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — January 7, 2025
Past Events
A Conversation with Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall on The Department of the Air Force in 2050
The Role of Religion and Spirituality in U.S. Security Assistance
What's Next for South Korea? The Capital Cable #103
To Infinity and Beyond: OpenAI to the New Space Race
The Day After the Election: A Fireside Conversation with Former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta
The Impossible State Live Podcast: South Korea's Political Crisis
Celebrating the U.S. Space Force and Charting Its Future
The War in Ukraine in 2025
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Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy
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Winter is Coming: How Energy and Economics Will Impact Negotiations in Ukraine
Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — December 10, 2024
Ukraine’s Westward Shift
Commentary by Alexander Palmer — December 10, 2024
Burden Sharing via Modular Open Systems Approaches: A Collaborative Path to Affordable Mass
Commentary by Gregory Sanders and Audrey Aldisert — December 10, 2024
Silicon Surrender: How Ending Russian Electronics Imports Supports Negotiations
Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — December 9, 2024
Dara Massicot on Battlefield Developments in Ukraine and the Threat of Escalation
Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — December 6, 2024
The Underdog Superpower
Report by Scott Pence — December 6, 2024
Forecasts and Recommendations about the Second Trump Administration Policies toward the Two Polar Regions
Commentary by William "Bill" Muntean III — December 5, 2024
Moldova in the Digital Age
Report by Daniel F. Runde, Leah Kieff, and Thomas Bryja — December 4, 2024
Did the U.S. Defense of Israel from Missile Attacks Meaningfully Deplete Its Interceptor Inventory?
Critical Questions by Wes Rumbaugh — December 4, 2024
Ending the Strategic Vacuum: A U.S. Strategy for China in Latin America
Commentary by Ryan C. Berg — December 2, 2024