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.

Photo: Anton Petrus via Getty Images
Fueling the Future: Recommendations for Strengthening U.S. Uranium Security
Brief by Gracelin Baskaran and Meredith Schwartz — February 5, 2025

The Tech Revolution and Irregular Warfare: Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Great Power Competition
Brief by Seth G. Jones — January 30, 2025

Canadian Tariffs Will Undermine U.S. Minerals Security
Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — January 29, 2025

U.S. Sanctions on Pakistan’s Missile Program Highlight Nuclear Threats from South Asia
Commentary by Diya Ashtakala — January 28, 2025
Past Events

Photo: iDeas Lab/CSIS
The Impossible State Live Podcast: North Korean Troops in Russia: Comrades in Arms or Cannon Fodder?

Photo: CSIS
A New Strategy for Containing Russia

Photo: CSIS
AFRICOM at 17: Shaping U.S.-Africa Relations

Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
Trump 2.0 and the Two Koreas | The Capital Cable #105

Photo: Anton Petrus via Getty Images
POSTPONED: The Future of Uranium to Jumpstart Nuclear Power in the 21st Century: A Fireside Conversation with Miriam D'Onofrio

Photo: CSIS
PONI Live Debate: AI Integration in NC3

Photo: CSIS
The Impossible State Live Podcast: What's Next for the Korean Peninsula under Trump 2.0?

South Korea's Political Crisis: The Capital Cable #104
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

Hidden Reach
Experts






All Defense and Security Content
Filter by
"Strengthening Resilience in Taiwan”: Audio Brief with Daniel Byman and Seth G. Jones
Podcast Episode by Daniel Byman and Seth G. Jones — December 11, 2024

Syria’s House of Cards
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Natasha Hall — December 11, 2024

Managing Risk While Achieving Innovation: Lessons from the Collaborative Combat Aircraft with Hon. Andrew P. Hunter
Event — December 10, 2024
Updating Nuclear Command, Control, and Communication
Commentary by Heather Williams — December 10, 2024
Base Development in Mali Indicates Continued Russian Involvement
Commentary by Alexander Palmer, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Jennifer Jun — December 10, 2024
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
Syria: Moment of Maximum Hope
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Jon B. Alterman — December 10, 2024

Silicon Surrender: How Ending Russian Electronics Imports Supports Negotiations
Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — December 9, 2024