A New Form of Statecraft For years, analysts have discussed cyber operations in the context of “ hybrid warfare ” or as a form of “ gray-zone tactics.” However, this use of cyberspace is typically ...

China is increasingly a global power. Its overseas interests are vast and complex, spanning every region of the world. In many places, Beijing is leveraging new sources of strength to assert its ...

Applicants must be between 25-40 years old at the time of the Young Pacific Leaders (YPL) Workshop on Regional Security. Applicants must be a citizen and current resident of one of the YPL countries: ...

Bringing a Knife to a Drone Fight Drones provide nonstate groups with a major asymmetric advantage against their government adversaries. While TCOs can construct rudimentary unmanned bombers using off ...

On Saturday, June 21, the United States attacked three facilities in Iran critical to Tehran’s nuclear program. The attack, named Operation Midnight Hammer, included a strike package of seven B-2 ...

In order to achieve its stated objective of dismantling Iran’s nuclear program, Israel will need to take out a key Iranian facility, the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant. Fordow is buried deep under a ...

With China recently imposing export restrictions on rare earth elements—leading to U.S. automakers to halt production due to supply shortages—one of the most urgent issues is how to establish reliable ...

On June 13, Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran’s nuclear and military targets. The attacks are ongoing, but explosions have been reported across the country, including in Tehran, Natanz, ...

As the U.S. Army approaches its 250th anniversary, a generational transformation is underway. Next Army, a CSIS Futures Lab project, examines how technological disruption, evolving threat environments ...

This white paper presents the issues that Japan should address in its AI governance policies and the direction of future collaboration between Japan and the United States. The paper begins with a ...

Trump’s decision to bomb three of Iran’s nuclear sites was probably the right call. Many will say that the United States risks a broad and disastrous war, but that is far from the most likely outcome.

2025 Program Schedule Virtual Seminars (2:00 – 5:30 p.m. ET) November 10 November 14 Leadership Lab (at CSIS headquarters in Washington, D.C.) November 17 - 21 Change Challenge Sessions (Virtual, 3:30 ...