"Russia’s hybrid war against Europe often falls in a gray area not adequately covered by deterrence—above the EU economic sanctions that seem only marginally successful but beneath NATO’s Article 5 retaliatory measures," notes CSIS's Strategic Technologies Program.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4cF39RP
As U.S. and Israeli operations continue in Iran, CSIS experts are analyzing the military, regional, and geopolitical implications of the conflict and its potential impacts across the Middle East and beyond.
Read our latest analysis: https://www.csis.org/programs/latest-analysis-war-iran
"Using tariff threats as leverage, the United States is transforming what has been a domestic regulatory choice into a negotiable trade concession," writes @est.csis.org experts.
Read more about how the U.S. is leveraging trade to stop digital regulation: https://bit.ly/4ukX2bR
What are the economic implications of closing the Strait of Hormuz? In a new episode of Energy Shots, Energy Security and Climate Change Program experts Joseph Majkut and Kevin Book discuss Iranian oil, the IEA member countries' oil stock levels, and more.
Watch here: https://bit.ly/4rjAKo1
"The United States is no longer in a clear position of universal technological leadership relative to China," writes @chinaecon.csis.org expert Scott Kennedy.
Read the full report on the strategic value of China’s high-tech drive: https://bit.ly/4l9sRQQ
"The Yelabuga drone factory has been identified in open-source reports as a major production site for the Iranian-designed drones, Geran-1 and Geran-2, which Russia has used in the war against Ukraine," write @korea.csis.org experts.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4b2zXTM
Is the U.S. running out of munitions? In a new episode of All About the Base, CSIS Defense and Security Department experts Jerry McGinn and Tom Karako analyze the state of U.S. munitions in the wake of strikes against Iran.
Watch here: https://bit.ly/411F7t3
"The U.S. has distinctive strengths, including in quantum computing hardware research and development, supercomputing infrastructure, and a robust open-source software culture," writes CSIS's Renewing American Innovation Program.
More on U.S. leadership in the quantum-era: https://bit.ly/4by665D
Last week, the Trump administration released its long-awaited cybersecurity strategy. In her new analysis, CSIS Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program director Emily Harding outlines the strategy's strengths, weaknesses, and key points.
Read: https://bit.ly/4b19sy2
"Given a perfect storm of factors, Alberta separatism is back in full force, claiming headlines and dividing the province and Canada into competing political camps," writes the CSIS Americas Program. What is this movement, and how has the Trump administration responded?
More: https://bit.ly/4lmdJQ0
"The U.S. government has warned for years that satellite communications remain a prime target for cyber adversaries," writes CSIS's Strategic Technologies Program. But what should be done to prevent these threats?
Read more: https://bit.ly/3NdwQir
TOMORROW | Join CSIS's Center for the Industrial Base for a new episode of All About the Base analyzing the state of U.S. offensive and defensive munitions in the wake of strikes against Iran.
Register here: https://www.csis.org/events/us-running-out-munitions-all-about-base
LIVE | Join the CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security for a discussion with Kevin M. De Cock, former director of the WHO Department of HIV/AIDS, on his new book, which details his experience confronting infectious disease crises.
Watch here: https://bit.ly/4suUfv0
"One after another, geopolitical catastrophes that kept scenario planners awake for decades have delivered smaller-than-expected price spikes. But a Strait of Hormuz shutdown is a big deal," writes CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program expert Kevin Book.
More: https://bit.ly/4rPEkY9
Russia's economy has been largely resilient four years into the war, but its nuclear export strategy has been profoundly strained by western sanctions and rising competition from China.
Read the new report from the CSIS Energy Security & Climate Change Program to learn more: https://bit.ly/4szsh1g
"For most of 2025, the Trump administration pressured India to curb Russian crude imports. The escalating Middle East conflict now challenges India’s strategy of diversification," writes the CSIS Chair on India and Emerging Asia Economics.
More: https://bit.ly/3OTTsFr
Iran announced that any vessel passing through the Strait of Hormuz would be attacked. This has significant consequences for states like China, which imports 40% of its oil through the strait.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4saJMos
Satellites are essential components of modern life on earth. Yet the majority of this digital infrastructure remains vulnerable, unencrypted, and susceptible to cyber attacks.
Read more from CSIS's Strategic Technologies Program: https://bit.ly/3NdwQir
The current Iran conflict has created significant risks for global energy security. In a new Experts React, the CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program evaluates how markets are responding to these events and identifies indicators for escalation or relaxation.
Read: https://bit.ly/4rPEkY9
"Fighting the war successfully is a small part of achieving war aims. That is especially true here, where so many of the war aims seem to be political," writes CSIS's Jon B. Alterman.
Read more on the conflict in Iran: https://bit.ly/3OSkoFo
In the newest episode of The AI Policy Podcast, @ai.csis.org welcomes Owen Larter, Head of Frontier Policy & Public Affairs at Google DeepMind, to explore the often-overlooked world of AI standards and how they impact the industry.
Listen: https://bit.ly/4d696Y8
TOMORROW | Join the CSIS Bipartisan Alliance for Global Health Security for a discussion with Kevin M. De Cock, former director of the WHO Department of HIV/AIDS, on his new book, which details his experience confronting infectious disease crises.
Register: https://bit.ly/4suUfv0
Russia’s war has altered their nuclear reactor export strategy & priority. If Russia’s economy continues to deteriorate, their State Atomic Energy Corporation will need to strengthen its partnership with China.
Read more from CSIS's Energy Security and Climate Change Program: https://bit.ly/4szsh1g
In 2020, President Emmanuel Macron introduced the "European dimension" of French nuclear deterrence. Earlier this week, he transitioned this vision into a concrete operational framework.
Learn about it here from @erep.csis.org: https://bit.ly/4laEAOI
Next week, join the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies for the launch of the 2026 American Portrait Survey in Taiwan, a project of Academia Sinica. The survey’s findings shed light on Taiwanese perspectives regarding U.S.-Taiwan relations, defense spending, & more.
Register: https://bit.ly/4suUSVo
The CSIS Defense and Security Department broke down the costs of the first 6 days of Operation Epic Fury. The amount—$3.7B—was analyzed across 3 categories: operational costs, munitions replacement, and combat losses & repairing infrastructure damage.
Read here: https://bit.ly/4bcz5uF
"Following the highly successful Operation Absolute Resolve, a post-Maduro Venezuela represents an opportunity for an entire regional reset, given Venezuela’s outsized ability to determine regional trendlines," writes the CSIS Americas Program.
Read more: https://bit.ly/40LjZXZ
What do successful regime changes require? How may this process go in Iran? CSIS Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy Jon B. Alterman unpacks these questions in a new analysis.
Read here: https://bit.ly/3OSkoFo
