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The Strategic Future of Subsea Cables: Egypt Case Study

The concentration of subsea cables funneled through the narrow Red Sea cements Egypt’s status as a global hub and chokepoint. Strategic and economic choices to enhance commercial appeal can secure Egypt’s continued position as a digital gateway between continents. 

Report by Erin L. Murphy and Thomas Bryja — November 12, 2025

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Victor Cha

Victor Cha

President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair
Jon Alterman

Jon B. Alterman

Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy
Seth G. Jones

Seth G. Jones

President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
Emily Harding

Emily Harding

Vice President, Defense and Security Department; Director, Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program
Jerry McGinn

Jerry McGinn

Director, Center for the Industrial Base and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Clayton Swope

Clayton Swope

Deputy Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Max Bergmann

Max Bergmann

Director, Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program and Stuart Center
Oge Onubogu

Oge Onubogu

Director and Senior Fellow, Africa Program
Andy Lim

Andy Lim

Deputy Director and Fellow, Korea Chair
Ilaria Mazzocco

Ilaria Mazzocco

Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics
Joseph Rodgers

Joseph Rodgers

Deputy Director and Fellow, Project on Nuclear Issues
Thibault Denamiel

Thibault Denamiel

Fellow, Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business
Joel Coito

Joel Coito

Military Fellow, Defense and Security Department

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Sustaining the U.S. Lead in DoD Unmanned Systems

With the release of the Quadrennial Defense Review and the Fiscal Year 2015 Presidential Budget Request reflecting updated DoD priorities, CSIS will host a discussion on the future of U.S. leadership in military development and use of unmanned systems.

Event — May 8, 2014

North American Regionalism

Twenty years after it entered into force, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) remains the only institutional framework for trilateral cooperation among Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

Report by Carlo Dade, and Pamela K. Strarr and Carl Meacham — May 6, 2014

The New Zealand Paradox

The rise of China is profoundly altering the balance of power in the Asia-Pacific region, and this shift will accelerate as China’s economy grows to rival that of the United States during the next two decades.

Report by Wayne Mapp — May 1, 2014

Promoting Peace in Myanmar

Myanmar has made important progress toward democratic reform since President Thein Sein’s civilian government came to power in early 2011. Significant challenges, however, remain and could scuttle efforts at change.

Report by Lynn Kuok — May 1, 2014