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.

CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence

A bipartisan, 14-member Commission on the Korean Peninsula has looked at recommendations for strengthening extended deterrence and reexamining North Korea policy. Join us as members of the Commission discuss recommendations from our report.

Transcript — January 26, 2023

The Strategic Importance of the Middle East and North Africa: The Strengths and Limits of MENA Oil and Gas Wealth and the Challenge of Climate Change

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — January 24, 2023

Photo: (ADAMS Diagram) U.S. Marine Corps; (Crates) Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0); (M864 Diagram) U.S. Marine Corps

Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment: The Challenge to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

Report by Seth G. Jones — January 23, 2023

Photo: LCPL Dustin W. Senger, USMC/Wikimedia Commons

Expanding Equipment Options for Ukraine: The Case of Artillery

Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian and James Anderson — January 23, 2023

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Past Events

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The Capital Cable #63: North Korea in 2023

Hosted by Korea Chair

January 26, 2023 • 9:30 – 10:15 am EST

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Book Event: The Fragile Balance of Terror: Deterrence in the Nuclear Age

Hosted by Project on Nuclear Issues

January 26, 2023 • 9:30 am – 1:00 pm EST

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CSIS Commission Report on North Korea Policy & Extended Deterrence

Hosted by Korea Chair

January 19, 2023 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EST

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In Conversation with UK Foreign Secretary James Cleverly

Hosted by Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program

January 17, 2023 • 9:30 – 10:15 am EST

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The Capital Cable #62: Korea-Japan Relations in 2023

January 11, 2023 • 1:30 – 2:15 pm EST

Photo by David Mareuil/Pool/Getty Images

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Disrupted Global Order: Implications for U.S.-Japan Cooperation

January 11, 2023 • 8:30 am – 12:45 pm EST

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A Conversation with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO

December 13, 2022 • 9:00 – 9:30 am EST

Photo: ALEXEI DRUZHININ/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images

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Understanding the Broader Transatlantic Security Implications of Greater Sino-Russian Military Alignment

December 8, 2022 • 3:00 – 4:00 pm EST

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Senior Vice President, Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, and Director, Middle East Program

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

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The Impossible State

Countering Chinese Economic Coercion and NK’s Latest Test

CSIS’s Victor Cha joins the podcast to discuss his new Foreign Affairs essay on what the U.S. and allies should do to counter Chinese economic coercion, plus a discussion of North Korea’s latest ICBM engine test.

Podcast Episode by Victor Cha and H. Andrew Schwartz — December 16, 2022

Japan’s New Defense Strategy

CSIS’s Chris Johnstone joins the podcast to discuss Japan’s unprecedented policy changes on defense spending and strategy, and what it means for the United States and the Pacific.

Transcript by H. Andrew Schwartz and Christopher B. Johnstone — December 16, 2022

Pekingology

Consensus-Building Toward a New Top Priority

In this episode of Pekingology, Freeman Chair Jude Blanchette is joined by Howard Wang to discuss his recent paper, ‘Security Is a Prerequisite for Development’: Consensus-Building toward a New Top Priority in the Chinese Communist Party.

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette — December 15, 2022

The Truth of the Matter

U.S.-Africa Summit

CSIS’s Mvemba Dizolele joins the podcast to discuss this week’s summit in which the leaders of African countries joined President Biden in Washington for discussions on the future of U.S.-Africa relations.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — December 15, 2022

How to Avoid a Transatlantic Trade War over Climate

Instead of creating a trade war, the United States' Inflation Reduction Act could be used to forge an even stronger transatlantic partnership.

Commentary by Max Bergmann and Federico Steinberg — December 15, 2022

Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

Looking Ahead: The NATO Alliance

Dr. Kathleen McInnis sat down with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — December 14, 2022

Strengthening U.S. extended deterrence

At the 12th Joongang Ilbo-CSIS Forum on December 1, 2022, Dr. Victor Cha moderated a keynote conversation with Jake Sullivan, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, in which the two discussed U.S. policy on extended deterrence as it relates to Korea.

Newsletter by Victor Cha — December 14, 2022

A Conversation with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO

The Center for Strategic and International Studies on Tuesday, December 13, hosted a Smart Women, Smart Power conversation with Ambassador Julianne Smith, U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO.

Event by Kathleen McInnis and Ambassador Julianne Smith — December 13, 2022