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William (Bill) Muntean is a non-resident senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. He was a career Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State from January ...

The CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies is a leading source of insight and analysis on China’s evolving political system, domestic agenda, and foreign policy. Our work focuses on leadership politics, ...

Iran has stepped onto the cyber battlefield with bold aggression, willing to exploit the United States’ vulnerabilities with attacks on critical infrastructure. Fueled by escalating tensions with ...

Russian military forces have failed to effectively advance along multiple axes in Ukraine, seized limited territory, lost substantial quantities of equipment relative to Ukraine, and suffered ...

Though nuclear weapons have not been used since 1945, their threat is omnipresent when nuclear powers join the battlefield. CSIS scholars analyze key nuclear policy issues including deterrence, ...

Please join us for our 10th annual ROK-U.S. Strategic Forum, CSIS' signature event in Washington, D.C. that brings together officials, policymakers, and experts to discuss issues important to the U.S.

The Aerospace Security Project (ASP) is a trusted resource for policymakers, offering insightful thoughts and in-depth analyses on policy issues, operational concepts, technology trends, and economic ...

The United States cannot preserve its leadership in national security, economic competitiveness, or energy resilience while remaining dependent on foreign adversaries for critical minerals. Securing ...

Bonny Lin is director of the China Power Project and senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Previously, she was the acting associate director of the Strategy and ...

The outflow of refugees and migrants from Venezuela is the largest displacement crisis in the world, with almost 7.7 million migrants and refugees as of August 2023. This is an even greater number ...

The financial sanctions implemented by the United States and its key allies and partners in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have been unprecedented in their scale and scope. How are Chinese ...