By: Meredith Broadbent and Joyce Bongongo This month, Florida became the seventh state to sign a trade Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Kingdom, advancing a new strategy to cement ...

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 Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Commission on Hostage Taking and Wrongful Detention explores responses to the growing phenomenon of hostage taking. Over the last year, the ...

As the U.S. Army approaches its 250th anniversary, a generational transformation is underway. Next Army, a CSIS Futures Lab project, examines how technological disruption, evolving threat environments ...

Andrew Schwartz is the chief communications officer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and is responsible for directing the Center’s media relations, multimedia iDeas Lab, ...

“New Perspectives on Asia” highlights the research of junior CSIS staff on issues that are quietly shaping the world’s most dynamic region. While these staff primarily support CSIS senior scholars in ...

Gregory B. Poling directs the Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, where he is also a senior fellow. He is a leading ...

Fearless music activists. Savvy tech entrepreneurs. Social disrupters. Into Africa shatters the narratives that dominate U.S. perceptions of Africa. Host Mvemba Phezo Dizolele, Africa program director ...

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is the cornerstone of North American trade. It is estimated that $3 million dollars in products move across the U.S.-Mexico and U.S.-Canada borders ...

Welcome to the 2025 Space Threat Assessment by the Aerospace Security Project. This resource for policymakers and the public leverages open-source information to assess key developments in foreign ...

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 ...

Introduction The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is endowed with an extensive and high-quality basket of natural resources, particularly copper and cobalt. The DRC home to some of the world’s ...