Babel will take you beyond the headlines to discuss what’s really happening in the Middle East and North Africa. It features regional experts who explain what’s going on, provide context on pivotal ...

President Trump’s post raises technical questions about how and if the United States could “immediately” return to nuclear ...

The U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) massive bureaucracy struggles with the kind of periodic “tech refresh” that has been instrumental to commercial industry success. While it is insulated from ...

Book Launch: "On War and Politics: The Battlefield Inside Washington's Beltway" In his long-awaited memoir, Punaro presents stories from his personal and public life—from sobering accounts of his days ...

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 ...

Robert Cardillo has held numerous leadership positions in his distinguished 35 years of service in the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC). Most recently, he served as the sixth director of the National ...

On October 18, Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs officially announced that all of its obligations under the 10-year-old Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action—the Iran deal—have expired. This declaration ...

The relationship between the United States and Russia is among the most critical bilateral relationships in the world, with implications well beyond the two states themselves. The United States and ...

Hidden Reach is a CSIS special initiative that shines light on under-appreciated sources of China's far-reaching influence through open-source data and satellite imagery. China is increasingly a ...

Fearless music activists. Savvy tech entrepreneurs. Social disrupters. Into Africa shatters narratives that dominate U.S. perceptions of Africa. With the world’s youngest population, the decisions ...

Copper is the backbone of the modern economy — an essential metal that powers everything from energy transmission infrastructure to data centers and defense technologies. Yet the market faces ...

Julie Howard is an independent consultant on international development issues with a focus on agricultural development, youth employment, and sub-Saharan Africa. She serves as senior adviser for ...