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
Past Events

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

Sudan Conflict: How Did We Get Here?
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A Crucial Decade: China Policy during the George W. Bush Administration
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The Great Balancing Act: Lula in China and the Future of U.S.-Brazil Relations
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Frozen Frontiers: China’s Great Power Ambitions in the Polar Regions
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
Commentary by Emily Harding and Benjamin Jensen — April 17, 2023
Xi Jinping's China and the Korean Peninsula
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
Economic Dynamics of a Cross-Strait Crisis
Podcast Episode by Jude Blanchette , Gerard DiPippo , and Andrew Polk — April 13, 2023

Prof. Victor Cha: Unpacking North Korea’s isolation
Podcast Episode by J. Stephen Morrison and Victor Cha — April 13, 2023
