Transnational Threats

Led by the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism 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.

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Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Aid Cuts Make Peace Negotiations in Ukraine Less Likely

Cutting U.S. aid to Ukraine now would not hasten peace. It would encourage the Kremlin to believe what it has long hoped for—that U.S. resolve is fleeting, and that time is on Russia’s side.

Commentary by Riley McCabe — June 16, 2025

Past Events


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Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Photo: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

Can Ukraine Survive Without U.S. Aid?

June 5, 2025 • 11:15 am – 11:45 pm EDT
Video On Demand
Hosted by Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program

Experts


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Seth G. Jones
President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
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Daniel Byman
Director, Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program
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Riley McCabe
Associate Fellow, Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program