Defense and Security

CSIS’s defense and security research is led by the International Security Program, which houses 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; Project on Fragility and Mobility; Smart Women, Smart Power; Defending Democratic Institutions Project; and Defense Budget Analysis.

Partnering with Middle Eastern Countries to Boost U.S. Minerals Security

Current critical minerals initiatives are insufficient and exclude a key region: the Middle East. The United States should pursue mineral partnerships with Gulf Cooperation Council nations to reduce national security risks posed by China-dominated supply chains.

Commentary by Gracelin Baskaran — September 6, 2024

Solving the World’s Hardest Problems with Mellody Hobson: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

Transcript — August 28, 2024

From Earth to Uchū: The Evolution of Japan’s Space Security Policy and a Blueprint for Strengthening the U.S.-Japan Space Security Partnership

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Report by Kari A. Bingen and Makena Young — August 23, 2024

How China Could Blockade Taiwan

Digital Report by Bonny Lin, Brian Hart, Matthew P. Funaiole, Truly Tinsley, and Samantha Lu — August 22, 2024

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Past Events

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Video On Demand

U.S.-Australia-Japan Trilateral Cooperation on Strategic Stability in the Taiwan Strait Report Launch

Hosted by Australia Chair

August 28, 2024 • 5:00 – 6:00 pm EDT

Video On Demand

Solving the World’s Hardest Problems with Mellody Hobson: Closing the Racial Wealth Gap

Hosted by Smart Women, Smart Power

August 28, 2024 • 10:00 – 10:30 am EDT

Video On Demand

Secrets and Sacrifices: CIA, Benghazi, and Motherhood

Hosted by Smart Women, Smart Power

August 21, 2024 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EDT

Video On Demand

The Impossible State Live: Recent Developments in North Korea

Hosted by Korea Chair

August 14, 2024 • 11:00 – 11:45 am EDT

Video On Demand

Preserving the Free Flow of Commerce in the Red Sea and Beyond: An Update from FIFTH Fleet Commander VADM George Wikoff, USN

Hosted by International Security Program

August 7, 2024 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EDT

Video On Demand

The Defense of Guam

Hosted by International Security Program

July 30, 2024 • 1:45 – 2:45 pm EDT

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Video On Demand

What Does Infant Formula Have to do with National Security?

Hosted by Smart Women, Smart Power

July 24, 2024 • 10:00 – 10:30 am EDT

Video On Demand

The Importance of National Resilience: Implications for Taiwan

Hosted by International Security Program

July 17, 2024 • 3:00 – 4:00 pm EDT

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Related Programs

International Security Program

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Defense Budget Analysis

Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

Missile Defense Project

Project on Nuclear Issues

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Civil-Military Relations

Aerospace Security Project

Risk and Foresight Group

Strategic Futures

Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program

Gray Zone Project

Cooperative Defense Project

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Defense 360

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Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy

Smart Women, Smart Power

Defending Democratic Institutions

Hidden Reach

Experts

Seth G. Jones

Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program

Emily Harding

Director, Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program and Deputy Director, International Security Program

Eliot A. Cohen

Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy

Mark F. Cancian

Senior Adviser, International Security Program

Tom Karako

Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project

Cynthia Cook

Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Suzanne Spaulding

Director, Defending Democratic Institutions, and Senior Adviser, Homeland Security, International Security Program

Kari A. Bingen

Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Christopher B. Johnstone

Senior Adviser and Japan Chair

Clayton Swope

Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Gregory Sanders

Deputy Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program

Bonny Lin

Director, China Power Project and Senior Fellow, Asian Security

Kathleen McInnis

Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Smart Women, Smart Power Initiative

Max Bergmann

Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center

Michelle Strucke

Director, Humanitarian Agenda and Human Rights Initiative

Sean Monaghan

Visiting Fellow, Europe, Russia and Eurasia Program

Benjamin Jensen

Senior Fellow, Futures Lab, International Security Program

Daniel Byman

Senior Fellow, Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program

Kateryna Bondar

Fellow, Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies

Brian Hart

Fellow, China Power Project

Joseph Rodgers

Deputy Director and Fellow, Project on Nuclear Issues

Wes Rumbaugh

Fellow, Missile Defense Project

Shaan Shaikh

Deputy Director, Missile Defense Project and Fellow, International Security Program

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The Trade Guys

Can Kicking – the American National Sport

This week, the Trade Guys talk about the US-EU joint statement of the Trade and Technology Council and oil price caps in Russia.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, Scott Miller, and William Alan Reinsch — December 8, 2022

Southern Africa: Economic Opportunities, Extremism, and Political Turbulence

From liquified natural gas capabilities and a regional Islamic insurgency, to political agendas and preparation for the polls, analyzing the state of Southern African affairs is crucial to securing regional stability, economic prosperity, and peace.

Commentary by Ryan Cummings — December 8, 2022

U.S. Priorities in Eastern Africa

The upcoming Africa Leaders Summit is an opportunity for the United States to address the war in Ethiopia, insecurity in Somalia, and support the region's economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Commentary by William Mark Bellamy — December 8, 2022

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Ukraine Is Fighting for All of Us

Maryna Baydyuk, Assistant Research Professor at Georgetown University, and co-founder of United Help Ukraine, joins us to discuss non-lethal resources for Ukrainian defense and more.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — December 7, 2022

Leveraging the Africa Leaders Summit to Engage Mozambique on Security

Maintaining clear U.S. public and private sector partnerships in Mozambique will remain essential for an effective counterinsurgency strategy, regional security, and humanitarian assistance.

Commentary by Emilia Columbo — December 7, 2022

ITAR Should End for Australia

The United States faces its greatest geopolitical challenge since World War II in a global strategic competition with China. To win this competition requires the United States to revise its Cold War-era weapons and sensitive technology control regimes.

Commentary by James Carouso, Thomas Schieffer, Jeffrey Bleich, John Berry, and Arthur Culvahouse — December 7, 2022