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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A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Australia's New Ambassador to the United States

Book Talk: "Russia's War" with Jade McGlynn

Hand-Off: The Evolution of U.S. Policy in Asia

A Conversation with Sir Angus Houston, Co-Lead of Australia's New Defence Strategic Review

The Case for an Australian National Security Strategy

The Impossible State Live Podcast: Yoon's China Policy: The Gloves are off?

Chinese Assessments of the Soviet Union's Collapse

Xi Jinping's China and the Korean Peninsula
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The Future of U.S. Counter-Narcotics Strategy: A Conversation with Dr. Rahul Gupta
Event by Dr. Rahul Gupta and Ryan C. Berg — June 21, 2023
Lessons in U.S. Intelligence and Special Operations
Event by Seth G. Jones , Eliot A. Cohen , Emily Harding , and Michael G. Vickers — June 16, 2023
POSTPONED: A Fireside Discussion with U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns
Event by Jude Blanchette and Nicholas Burns — June 16, 2023
A Conversation with Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Australia's New Ambassador to the United States
Event by Charles Edel , Kevin Rudd , and Anthony Pratt — June 6, 2023
Book Talk: "Russia's War" with Jade McGlynn
Event by Max Bergmann , Maria Snegovaya , Michael Kimmage , and Jade McGlynn — May 25, 2023
Hand-Off: The Evolution of U.S. Policy in Asia
Event by Stephen Hadley , David Sanger , Victor Cha , Christopher B. Johnstone , Bonny Lin , Dennis Wilder , and Nicholas Szechenyi — May 23, 2023
A Conversation with Sir Angus Houston, Co-Lead of Australia's New Defence Strategic Review
Event by Charles Edel , William S. Cohen , and Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston AK, AFC (Ret’d) — May 17, 2023
The Case for an Australian National Security Strategy
Event by Charles Edel , William Inboden , Rory Medcalf , and Heather Smith — May 15, 2023
The Impossible State Live Podcast: Yoon's China Policy: The Gloves are off?
Event by Victor Cha and Ramon Pacheco Pardo — May 15, 2023
Chinese Assessments of the Soviet Union's Collapse
Event by Jude Blanchette , Cheng Chen , Martin Dimitrov , Jeremy Friedman , and Yinan He — May 2, 2023