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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

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Jon B. Alterman

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

Sanctions and Russia's Defense Industry

Max and Maria to discuss the findings of a new CSIS report, "Out of Stock? Assessing the Impact of Sanctions on Russia's Defense Industry."

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — April 20, 2023

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Into Africa

Sudan Conflict: How Did We Get Here?

Mvemba is joined by Cameron Hudson to unpack the long-term drivers of tensions between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — April 20, 2023

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Babel: Translating the Middle East

Ayham Kamel: The Gulf's Regional Diplomacy

This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Ayham Kamel of the Eurasia Group. They talk about the current diplomatic landscape in the Gulf, how leaders perceive their security interests, their views on the U.S. staying in power in the region, and how they are responding to the U.S. retrenchment from the Middle East.

Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman , Will Todman , and Daniel Sharp — April 18, 2023

CSIS Babel

Frozen Frontiers: China’s Great Power Ambitions in the Polar Regions

Chinese scientific research and commercial investments in the Arctic and Antarctica have elevated China’s voice in polar affairs, but its growing physical footprint in the world’s most remote frontiers also advance China’s broader strategic and military interests.

Digital Report by Matthew P. Funaiole , Brian Hart , Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. , and Aidan Powers-Riggs — April 18, 2023

Using Big Data to Reduce Leaks

The latest leak of sensitive intelligence is cause for concern about how the national security community secures classified data. CSIS experts Emily Harding and Ben Jensen explore how the national security community can embrace new technologies to prevent future leaks.

Commentary by Emily Harding and Benjamin Jensen — April 17, 2023

Xi Jinping's China and the Korean Peninsula

The 'Commission on Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula', launched by the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), invites you to an in-depth discussion on the impact of Xi Jinping's third term as president of Chinese Communist Party in the geopolitics of Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula with prominent experts such as Prof. Joseph S. Nye Jr. of Harvard University, and formerly high-ranking officials from the United States and South Korea. 

Event by Joseph S. Nye Jr. , Park In-kook , Victor Cha , Bonny Lin , and Ahn Ho-young , Bonnie Glaser , Lee Chung Min , Dennis Wilder , Yeon Wonho , Sue Mi Terry , Lee Jae-Seung , Andrew Yeo , Kim Byung-yeon , Han Young-Sup , Park Byung Kwang — April 14, 2023

Pekingology

Economic Dynamics of a Cross-Strait Crisis

In this episode of Pekingology, Jude Blanchette is joined by Gerard Dipippo and Andrew Polk to discuss the economic and financial dynamics of a possible Taiwan Strait Crisis. 

Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette , Gerard DiPippo , and Andrew Polk — April 13, 2023

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The CommonHealth

Prof. Victor Cha: Unpacking North Korea’s isolation

We sit down again with Victor Cha for an update on what we know, suspect, and do not know about a North Korea still in extreme isolation from the rest of the world; the status of its Covid outbreak and response; the heightened risk of famine; and the burgeoning exchange of North Korean weapons and ammunition in return for Russian food and energy.

Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison and Victor Cha — April 13, 2023

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