Geopolitics and International Security
The International Security Program, the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and regional programs analyze the threats and opportunities shaping global security.

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Ukraine’s Offensive Operations: Shifting the Offense-Defense Balance
A new CSIS analysis concludes that Russian fortifications in Ukraine are the most extensive defensive works in Europe since World War II, but the Ukrainian military could effectively combine strategy, technology, and geography to retake territory seized by Russia.
Brief by Seth G. Jones , Alexander Palmer , and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — June 9, 2023

From Burden Sharing to Responsibility Sharing
Brief by Kathleen McInnis and Daniel Fata — June 7, 2023

A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Australia’s New Ambassador to the United States
Transcript — June 6, 2023

The Chisinau Summit: A Litmus Test for Moldova and the EPC
Commentary by Mathieu Droin and Ilke Toygür — May 26, 2023
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The Case for an Australian National Security Strategy

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Chinese Assessments of the Soviet Union's Collapse

Xi Jinping's China and the Korean Peninsula
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