PONI programs provide creative opportunities for emerging experts from a wide range of backgrounds to learn about nuclear issues and engage thoughtfully with the nuclear community. PONI also conducts ...

The CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department examines the key political, economic, security, and societal trends shaping the future of global governance and institutions. With deep regional ...

In-person attendance to this event is by invitation-only. We welcome you to join us virtually for public sessions. On February 3, 2026, the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program will host “Securing ...

Please join The Impossible State podcast for a discussion on North Korea's direction in 2026. Moderated by Sydney Seiler, the episode features Dr. Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific Security Chair at the ...

Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, ...

Evidence of military cooperation between China and Russia around the world has contributed to a growing perception of an emerging “axis of autocracies” rising to challenge the collective West. In the ...

The commentary has been updated. This is, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning. Venezuela will enter a long transition with even greater U.S.

This National Security Strategy (NSS) marks an ideological and substantive shift in U.S. foreign policy. The administration is attempting to define a new “America First” foreign policy doctrine that ...

The adoption of Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UASs) by nonstate armed groups throughout the Americas poses new challenges for security and stabilization efforts in the Americas. In countries like Mexico, ...

Universities are among the United States’ most enduring sources of competitive advantage and a key pillar of the nation’s innovation system. Home to more than 35 of the world’s top 100 research ...

Will the Golden Dome, the Trump administration’s proposed national missile shield, start a new nuclear or outer space arms race, destabilize the balance between the major global powers, and exacerbate ...

Editor’s Note: This piece was updated on October 23, 2025, to reflect that China further increased the tariff to 45 percent in April 2025. A previous version of this piece stated that China raised ...