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What’s Normal—and What’s Not—About ODNI’s Request to Revise the NIC's Intelligence Assessment

Recently leaked emails suggest that senior staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) worked to change an intelligence assessment with implications for President Trump’s immigration policy. But the truth of the matter has yet to fully emerge.

Critical Questions by Emily Harding — May 23, 2025

Investing in Ukraine: Folly or Wisdom?

Commentary by Emily Harding — May 2, 2025

What Happened at the Trump Administration’s Annual Threat Assessment Hearing?

Commentary by Emily Harding and Julia Dickson — March 27, 2025

The First Step for Making Government More Efficient: Fix Cyber Budgets

Commentary by Julia Dickson and Emily Harding — February 13, 2025

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Russia Aims at Montenegro

Montenegro has emerged as a regional leader in cybersecurity, but Russia is looking to undo that progress and pull Montenegro back into its orbit. NATO would do well to pay attention.

Commentary by Julia Dickson and Emily Harding — February 13, 2024

2024 Global Forecast: Conflict Zones

In the third installment of the 2024 Global Forecast—A World Dividing—CSIS experts offer their views on what to expect on the battlefield in 2024, from the outlook for Ukraine to critical questions about the long-term consequences of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Digital Report by Mark F. Cancian, Max Bergmann, and Maria Snegovaya, Romina Bandura, Kathleen McInnis, Elizabeth Hoffman, Eliot A. Cohen, Daniel Byman, Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, Emily Harding, Craig Cohen, Alex Kisling — February 2, 2024

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Russian Influence Operations in 2024 with Catherine Belton

This week, Max and Maria were joined by acclaimed reporter, Catherine Belton. Catherine currently writes for the Washington Post, and has written extensively on the Russian elite and security services. Max, Maria, and Catherine discussed ongoing Russian efforts to influence democratic societies, and the particular vulnerability facing Western countries as they gear up for a series of elections across the globe in 2024.

Podcast Episode by Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya — January 25, 2024

The Truth of the Matter

Hamas' Hostages

CSIS’ Jon Alterman and Washington Post columnist Jason Rezaian, who serve as executive directors of the CSIS Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention, join the podcast to discuss the ongoing hostage situation in Gaza, lessons from the Israel-Hamas hostage deal, and how global thought and policymaking regarding hostage situations should evolve.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz, Jon B. Alterman, and Jason Rezaian — December 18, 2023

Fireside Chat with Andrew Shearer

Please join CSIS for a fireside chat with Andrew Shearer, Australia's Director-General of National Intelligence.

Event — December 4, 2023

Fireside Chat with LTG Berrier

Please join CSIS on November 1st at 1:30 pm ET for a fireside chat with Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Tune in to hear how DIA is posturing to meet rising geostrategic challenges.

Event — November 1, 2023

Fireside Chat with LTG Berrier

Transcript — November 1, 2023

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Navigating National Intelligence with the Honorable Susan M. Gordon

Join our host Hadeil Ali for this week’s episode on national intelligence with the Honorable Susan M. Gordon, former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.

Podcast Episode by Hadeil Ali — October 24, 2023

The Truth of the Matter

Israel’s Intelligence Regroups

CSIS’s Emily Harding joins the podcast to discuss Israel’s tragic intelligence failure and its efforts to regroup against an unseen enemy. Plus, a discussion of Egypt’s role going forward.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Emily Harding — October 23, 2023

Can the United States Equip Israel while Simultaneously Equipping Ukraine and Taiwan?

President Biden has committed to supplying Israel with equipment in its war with Hamas. This occurs when the United States is also supplying Ukraine and Taiwan. Can the United States make good on all its commitments, or is this beyond what even a superpower can do?

Critical Questions by Mark F. Cancian — October 12, 2023

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