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CSIS’s work on human security, led by the Human Rights Initiative, International Security Program, Global Health Policy Center, and Project on Prosperity and Development, explores how the international community can best respond to threats to human security around the world and what those threats mean for global stability.

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A New Security Paradigm in Colombia

CSIS Americas associate director Juliana Rubio discusses the Petro administration's security policy and contends that a focus on human security is a step in the right direction.

Commentary by Juliana Rubio — January 31, 2024

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The Trade Guys

Smart Sanctions? Dumb Sanctions?

The Trade Guys discuss China tariffs, the continuing reverberations from the Russia conflict, and the de minimis rule.  

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, William Alan Reinsch, and Scott Miller — April 28, 2022

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Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

A Conversation with the Honorable Michèle Flournoy

Suzanne was joined by the Honorable Michèle Flournoy for a conversation on gender equality and sustainability challenges.

Podcast Episode by Suzanne Spaulding — March 10, 2022

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power

China May Move beyond Zero-Covid. That Could Benefit Us All.

China will inevitably move beyond its Zero-Covid approach. How orderly will this transition to a new long-term strategy be? At what price will it occur? And will it involve new partnerships with the external world?

Commentary by J. Stephen Morrison, Scott Kennedy, and Yanzhong Huang — February 9, 2022

China Is Exploiting the Pandemic to Advance Its Interests, with Mixed Results

Drawing from thousands of data points, the China Power Project developed a Chinese Covid-19 Diplomacy Index to score countries based on PRC engagement and regional responses to PRC activities. The index and study show mixed success for China’s public health diplomacy.

Critical Questions by Bonny Lin, Matthew P. Funaiole, Brian Hart, and Hannah Price — September 30, 2021

Combatting Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang

The US has imposed unilateral sanctions and seized imports to address widespread human rights abuses in Xinjiang, China, yet China has doubled down on its policies. This report explores policy options for the US and like-minded countries.

Report by Amy K. Lehr and Efthimia Maria (“Mariefaye”) Bechrakis — December 16, 2020

Online Event: A New Era for U.S. Alliances

The CSIS International Security Program hosts a discussion that examines the challenges and opportunities for the U.S.-led system of alliances in the next decade and beyond.

Event — December 14, 2020

Responding to the Xinjiang Surveillance State—and Its Likely Progeny

Congressional attention has turned to the Orwellian plight facing the Uyghurs, as the surveillance state in Xinjiang demonstrates the dark side of surveillance equipment, big data, and AI, writes Amy Lehr, director of CSIS Human Rights Initiative.

Commentary by Amy K. Lehr — November 13, 2018