The most profound geopolitical challenge facing the United States is securing its interests in an emerging and still undefined new world order— to manage China’s rise, contain Russia’s assertiveness, ...

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Led by Dr. Daniel Byman, the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program (formerly known as the Transnational Threats Project) conducts research and analysis on irregular and hybrid warfare, ...

This analysis from the CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business unpacks the April 2 tariff ...

There is growing Iranian activism in the Middle East despite U.S. and allied efforts to weaken Iran’s economy and politically isolate Tehran. As U.S.-Iranian tensions escalate in the Middle East, it ...

The Strategic Technologies Program conducted a study on the growth of encryption technology and the impact it is having on security, public safety, and critical business interests. We gathered data on ...

Operations in littoral waters present numerous challenges for modern navies, challenges that are especially acute in the waters of the Baltic Sea and around Northern Europe. Russia’s increasing menace ...

The project seeks to identify current roadblocks to collaborative efforts between the United States and China, and research, test, and refine an innovative and practical set of mechanisms to improve ...

Domestic resource mobilization must be elevated as a development priority With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and consensus document from the Financing for Development ...

Seven Revolutions is an ever-evolving research initiative that identifies the most important macrotrends defining our world to 2050 and beyond. Click here for an overview fact sheet. Findings are ...

Over the past few decades, China’s rapid economic transformation into a global manufacturing hub has attracted billions of dollars in foreign direct investment, and lifted hundreds of millions out of ...

The Chinese leadership is in the midst of building the most extensive governance regime for cyberspace and information and communications technology (ICT) of any country in the world. Recognizing that ...