What looks like escalation may actually be bargaining. Understanding that changes how we should read the U.S.-Iran conflict.

Using original data scraping analysis, infographics, and satellite imagery, CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department experts assess the degree and substantive nature of changing alignment ...

President Trump's last-minute link between the U.S.-Saudi nuclear agreement and Israel normalization injects new uncertainty ...

This installment of Charting the Middle East spotlights the unlikely positive implications of flight disruptions for Syria in ...

The Tech Edge Project is the Economic Security and Technology (EST) Department’s flagship initiative on U.S.–China technology competition. It introduces a new framework for assessing the ecosystem ...

Join the CSIS Defense and Security Department on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, for its annual Global Security Forum. This year's conference will center on the theme America at 250: A Defining Moment for ...

The biggest takeaway from the declassified intelligence isn't a cover-up—it's how intelligence analysis actually works.

In this week's column, Bill Reinsch explains how Section 232 national security investigations have become popular trade tool ...

African nations have implemented AI strategies that focus on their formal sectors, leaving the informal economy behind.

From HIV/AIDS to Covid-19, global health emergencies have revived calls for compulsory licensing. But history shows that ...

As China-Russia military coordination intensifies around Japan, the U.S.-Japan alliance must adapt to sustained military ...

China has developed the largest shipbuilding industry in recent history and now uses it as an instrument of national power.