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Inside Trump’s Strike on Iran’s Nuclear Program

A targeted U.S. strike on Iran’s nuclear infrastructure was a risky but likely necessary move, aiming to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions. Trump can now take additional steps to minimize the chances of a wider war.

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Commentary by Emily Harding — June 22, 2025

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

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

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China’s New London “Super Embassy”: Soft Power Hub or Security Risk?

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One Million Casualties: Russia’s Losses on the Battlefield

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Can Ukraine Survive Without U.S. Aid?

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Army OSINT: Defining a New Course

The Army is defining OSINT as a foundational intelligence discipline that will play an increasingly central role in supporting operations. Tune in to find out how they are defining OSINT and creating a rigorous approach to open source.

Event — September 12, 2023

Army OSINT: Defining a New Course

Transcript — September 12, 2023

Using Unclassified U.S. Government Reporting in America’s Global Battles of Influence

In this report, the Emeritus Chair analyzes the current strengths and weaknesses of the U.S. government’s use of various key reporting to counter threats like those posed by Russia and China.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — September 6, 2023

Asked and Answered: China’s Strategy of Political Warfare

CSIS's Seth G. Jones discusses his latest report examining how China is conducting an aggressive and unprecedented campaign below the threshold of armed conflict to expand the influence of the Chinese Communist Party and weaken the United States and its partners.

Commentary by Seth G. Jones and Lauren Adler — August 3, 2023

China's Strategy of Political Warfare

China is conducting an aggressive and unprecedented campaign below the threshold of armed conflict to expand the influence of the Chinese Communist Party and weaken the United States and its partners.

Report by Seth G. Jones, Emily Harding, Catrina Doxsee, Jake Harrington, and Riley McCabe — August 2, 2023

Building Barriers and Bridges: The Need for International Cooperation to Counter the Caribbean-Europe Drug Trade

CSIS Americas deputy director and senior fellow Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Rubi Bledsoe unpack the Caribbean's role as a transit point for drug flows to Europe and argue for the need to bolster international cooperation efforts against narco-trafficking.

Report by Christopher Hernandez-Roy and Rubi Bledsoe — July 14, 2023