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

Since the end of the Cold War, the definition of international security has evolved immensely. CSIS is constantly working to engage with diverse actors and issues that present security threats in the ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law with revisions to key mining policies. While the legislation boosts ...

In this episode, Miles Brundage and Chris Rohlf join us to explore how AI is reshaping cybersecurity, from the offense-defense balance to securing model weights. We also discuss “AI security doomerism ...

As terrorism continues to evolve, the fight against terrorism must evolve, too. CSIS programs study the range of efforts to counter terrorist groups and their methods across the world. This research ...

Competing demands for freshwater play out between sectors and regions within the same country, and between nations that vie for access to the water on which their entire economies—agriculture, energy, ...

Russia has performed poorly on the battlefield in Ukraine and will likely hit the 1 million casualty mark in the summer of 2025. New CSIS data details Russia's slow rate of advance, heavy losses of ...

The Energy Security and Climate Change Program examines short-term and long-term forecasts and trends to offer insight on global energy markets.

The Smart Women, Smart Power weekly podcast features powerful, in-depth conversations with women leaders from around the globe who are experts in foreign policy, national security, international ...

Cynthia R. Cook is director of the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and a senior fellow in the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She is widely ...

Renewing American Innovation explores how the U.S. can rise to the geopolitical and socio-economic challenges of the twenty-first century.

Benjamin Jensen is director of the Futures Lab and a senior fellow for the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). At CSIS, Dr. Jensen leads ...