There are five main options for targeting Iran’s Fordow facility: the GBU-57, sustained Israeli strikes, sabotage, nuclear weapons, and diplomacy. Each varies in its potential impact on Iran’s nuclear ...

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 ...

Introduction On April 2, 2025—a date President Trump proclaimed “Liberation Day”—the administration announced the most sweeping tariff hike since the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act, the 1930 law best ...

Terrorism remains a threat to U.S. citizens, assets, and interests despite the national security community’s decreasing focus on counterterrorism.

As President Trump reenvisions U.S. AI leadership, DeepSeek presents cyber risks that may affect the administration’s calculus of balancing innovation and security, as well as U.S. partners, allies, ...

As the United States races to reduce its reliance on China for minerals vital for national, economic, and energy security, tariffs with Canada may drastically undermine these efforts. Canada is the ...

In this latest commentary, Matt Pearl looks at the new administration's tech policy priorities and how the disruptor-in-chief will reshape the most disruptive sector.

As President Donald Trump begins his second term in the White House, he has made his position on Greenland perfectly clear. In recent statements, Trump has refused to rule out taking Greenland by ...

Since the onset of the war in Ukraine, the geopolitical landscape in Europe has been irrevocably altered, prompting the president of France Emmanuel Macron to emphasize that France’s vital interests ...

If former president Trump wins back the White House, U.S. trading partners are likely to face a barrage of renewed tariff threats. Trump has multiple potential sources of legal authority that could ...

In 2006, Israel and Hezbollah fought each other fiercely, with Israel's military failing in many ways. Israel's intelligence and military successes in recent weeks show how it has learned the lessons ...

Defense industrial cooperation is critical to strengthening the U.S.-Japan alliance. CSIS Japan Chair visiting fellow Moyuru Tanaka examines the potential for collaboration in the shipbuilding ...