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Northern Connections: The European Arctic by 2035

As the rules-based order unravels in the European Arctic, experts examine three critical dimensions shaping the region by 2035: Europe's strategic vision, Greenland's future, and the role of military exercises in maintaining stability.

Report by Max Bergmann, Otto Svendsen, Andreas Raspotnik, Robert Habeck, Elizabeth Buchanan, and Gabriella Gricius — February 10, 2026

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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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Afghanistan and the Growing Risks in Transition

It has become all too apparent that the Afghan election risks creating new political divisions and an even weaker level of leadership and governance in Afghanistan.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — July 14, 2014

Gaza: The Human Dimension

The new round of fighting in Gaza shows every sign of entrenching Israel and the Palestinians into hardline positions, making it impossible for Hamas to evolve into a movement that can accept Israel’s right to exist, making life even harder for the Palestinians in Gaza, and ending in a strategic stalemate than further reduces the prospects for any form of peaceful development.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — July 11, 2014

Thailand in Crisis

Thailand is in the midst of a period of political upheaval that started with massive antigovernment protests in November 2013 and took a menacing turn with a military coup in May 2014.

Report by Gregory B. Poling and Phuong Nguyen and Kathleen B. Rustici — July 8, 2014

Renewed Focus on European Energy Security

Edward C. Chow, senior fellow of the Energy and National Security Program, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on European Affairs, on "Renewed Focus on European Energy Security."

Congressional Testimony by Edward C. Chow — July 8, 2014

Japan Takes a Step Forward on Defense Policy Reform

On July 1 the cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe introduced defense policy reforms, including measures that would allow Japan’s Self Defense Forces (SDF) to exercise the right of collective self-defense and aid allies under attack.

Critical Questions by Michael J. Green and Nicholas Szechenyi — July 2, 2014

Building the 2021 Affordable Military

The CSIS Affordable Military Working Group, and the earlier CSIS Defense Drawdown Working Group, examined the dramatic effects of both fewer and weaker defense dollars in an effort to deal with a deep budget drawdown without significantly weakening national security.

Report by Clark A. Murdock and Angela Weaver — July 1, 2014