Transnational Threats
Led by the Transnational Threats Project, the International Security Program, Defending Democratic Institutions, and the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, CSIS provides strategic thinking on the range of efforts to counter terrorist groups and their methods across the world.
How Might Israel Strike Back?
Israel has vowed to retaliate for Iran's drone and missile attack. The government needs to restore deterrence and satisfy its own population, but all its options have costs and risks.
Commentary by Daniel Byman — April 16, 2024
The Islamic State in Khorasan Province: Exploiting a Counterterrorism Gap
Commentary by Tricia Bacon — April 11, 2024
The Coming Conflict with Hezbollah
Brief by Seth G. Jones, Daniel Byman, Alexander Palmer, and Riley McCabe — March 21, 2024
Forward Defense: Strengthening U.S. Force Posture in Europe
Report by Seth G. Jones, Seamus P. Daniels, Catrina Doxsee, Daniel Fata, and Kathleen McInnis — March 11, 2024
Past Events
Ukraine in the Balance: A Battlefield Update on the War in Ukraine
Prigozhin's Uprising
Lessons in U.S. Intelligence and Special Operations
Assessing Russia’s War in Ukraine
NATO on the Line: The Views of Four Former SACEURs
Assessing the Russian Military Campaign in Ukraine
The U.S. Legacy in Afghanistan: Past, Present, and Future
Online Event: A Conversation with AFSOC Commander Lt. Gen. Jim Slife
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Assessing the Russian Military Campaign in Ukraine
Event — March 1, 2022
Russia’s Losing Hand in Ukraine
Brief by Seth G. Jones, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Philip G. Wasielewski — February 18, 2022
Tracking the Arrival of Russia’s Wagner Group in Mali
Commentary by Jared Thompson, Catrina Doxsee, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — February 2, 2022
Russia's Gamble in Ukraine
Brief by Seth G. Jones, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Philip G. Wasielewski — January 27, 2022
Russia’s Possible Invasion of Ukraine
Brief by Seth G. Jones and Philip G. Wasielewski — January 13, 2022
A Stealth Industry: The Quiet Expansion of Chinese Private Security Companies
Brief by Max Markusen — January 12, 2022
The Iranian and Houthi War against Saudi Arabia
Brief by Seth G. Jones, Jared Thompson, Danielle Ngo, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Brian McSorley — December 21, 2021
Moscow’s Continuing Ukrainian Buildup
Commentary by Seth G. Jones, Joseph S. Bermudez Jr., and Michelle Macander — November 17, 2021
Europe's High-End Military Challenges: The Future of European Capabilities and Missions
Report by Seth G. Jones, Colin Wall, and Rachel Ellehuus — November 10, 2021
Restoring Momentum to U.S. Foreign Policy in the Wake of Afghanistan
Report by Norman T. Roule — September 13, 2021