CSIS mourns the loss of our Chief Communications Officer, Andrew Schwartz. For 20 years, he led with vision and integrity, shaping how CSIS engaged the world. His leadership, mentorship, and legacy in ...

Since President Trump took office, military aid to Ukraine has been on and off, then partially on, then on again, and then increased further. A series of visuals explains the history, the status of ...

Israel’s military strikes are likely to set back Iran’s nuclear program, but much of the program will remain. Tehran's retaliation options are weaker than before the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks ...

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 ...

Starting in September 2024, Russia significantly ramped up its use of Shahed drones, increasing from approximately 200 launches per week to more than 1,000 per week by March 2025 as part of a ...

Newly proposed tariffs threaten to derail the United States’ clean energy sector’s recent boom, jeopardizing progress, and grid reliability while failing to expand domestic clean tech manufacturing ...

President Trump signed an EO to accelerate domestic minerals production for national security. The EO sets swift timelines to expedite permitting, deploy Defense Production Act funds through the ...

The United States leads in AI, but staying ahead requires scaling compute, energy, and capital. This commentary previews new Energy Security and Climate Change research on AI infrastructure, domestic ...

The Trump-Zelensky meeting ended disastrously, with the future of U.S. aid in doubt. Yet, Ukraine needs a steady flow of weapons, munitions, and supplies to continue its resistance, and Zelensky has ...

The United States and Ukraine reached a landmark agreement to jointly invest in Ukraine's critical minerals and resources. This deal, the first of its kind, highlights minerals in President Trump’s ...

President Trump's deployment of troops to the southern border raises questions about its unprecedented scale and whether it signifies a policy shift or continuity.

The United States once had big aspirations for the government of Xiomara Castro in Honduras. Elected on an anti-corruption platform and promising change, the Biden administration hoped for the ...