Transnational Threats
Led by the Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program, the International Security Program, Defending Democratic Institutions, and the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, CSIS provides strategic thinking on the range of efforts to counter terrorist groups and their methods across the world.
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The G7 Should Act with Urgency to Support an International Claims Mechanism to Seize and Transfer Frozen Russian Sovereign Assets to Ukraine
The U.S. administration is looking for novel ways to provide additional funding for Ukraine at no expense to taxpayers. The first logical approach is the use of frozen Russian sovereign assets.
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde and Ilya Timtchenko — June 5, 2024
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Expansion versus Cohesion: The East African Community’s Turbulent Journey to Greater Unity
Commentary by Mariam Ogboye and Beverly Ochieng — May 7, 2024
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Assessing Israel’s Strike on Iran
Commentary by Alexander Palmer, Daniel Byman, Seth G. Jones, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — May 3, 2024
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Locating the Technology Agenda in India’s 2024 General Election
Commentary by Jayant Krishna — May 2, 2024
Past Events
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Ukraine in the Balance: A Battlefield Update on the War in Ukraine
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Prigozhin's Uprising
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Lessons in U.S. Intelligence and Special Operations
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Assessing Russia’s War in Ukraine
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NATO on the Line: The Views of Four Former SACEURs
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Assessing the Russian Military Campaign in Ukraine
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The U.S. Legacy in Afghanistan: Past, Present, and Future
Online Event: A Conversation with AFSOC Commander Lt. Gen. Jim Slife
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The G7 Should Act with Urgency to Support an International Claims Mechanism to Seize and Transfer Frozen Russian Sovereign Assets to Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Daniel F. Runde and Ilya Timtchenko — June 6, 2024
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The G7 Should Act with Urgency to Support an International Claims Mechanism to Seize and Transfer Frozen Russian Sovereign Assets to Ukraine
Commentary by Daniel F. Runde and Ilya Timtchenko — June 5, 2024
Israel’s Troubles
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Jon B. Alterman — May 9, 2024
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Expansion versus Cohesion: The East African Community’s Turbulent Journey to Greater Unity
Podcast Episode by Mariam Ogboye and Beverly Ochieng — May 8, 2024
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Expansion versus Cohesion: The East African Community’s Turbulent Journey to Greater Unity
Commentary by Mariam Ogboye and Beverly Ochieng — May 7, 2024
Assessing Israel’s Strike on Iran
Commentary by Alexander Palmer, Daniel Byman, Seth G. Jones, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — May 3, 2024
Assessing Israel’s Strike on Iran
Podcast Episode by Alexander Palmer, Daniel Byman, Seth G. Jones, and Joseph S. Bermudez Jr. — May 3, 2024
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“Locating the Technology Agenda in India’s 2024 General Election”: Audio Brief
Podcast Episode by Jayant Krishna — May 2, 2024
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Locating the Technology Agenda in India’s 2024 General Election
Commentary by Jayant Krishna — May 2, 2024
Pursuing Global Order in the Twenty-First Century
Digital Report by Jon B. Alterman and Lily McElwee — April 22, 2024