On March 1, Lebanon became a second front in the war with Iran after Hezbollah, Iran’s proxy in Lebanon, launched rocket and drone strikes on northern Israel. Israel has responded with an expanding ...

The CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department invites you to a live episode of State of Play to explore the implications of the war with Iran for China and Russia on Monday 16 March at 4:00pm.

This episode of All About the Base, a video series analyzing critical industrial base topics, analyzes the state of U.S. munitions in the wake of strikes against Iran. Host Jerry McGinn, Director of ...

For oil and gas markets, there is no substitute for resuming exports from the Mideast Gulf. Without this, we’re heading for recession and painful inflation.

As war chokes off traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, Chinese ships are not getting special treatment. New ship-tracking data shows Chinese vessels have largely halted transits, underscoring Beijing ...

Despite claims of battlefield momentum in Ukraine, the data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains and is in decline as a major power. Since February 2022, Russian forces ...

As the U.S. force surge into the Caribbean continues into its sixth month, the question arises: How much does this campaign cost? A rough answer is $31 million per day. Of this, $28 million was ...

Normally, national security strategies generate much more discussion than impact. They come out well into an administration, when the policy course is already quite clear and usually not all that ...

The CSIS Missile Defense Project is pleased to roll out its new brief, The Depleting Missile Defense Interceptor Inventory. As missiles have become weapons of choice, air and missile defenses (AMD) ...

China has emerged as a leader in the cyber domain, and its increasingly sophisticated cyber operations pose the preeminent threat to the United States and its allies.

China is undertaking sweeping efforts to strengthen its military. Over the last few decades, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has transformed from an outdated regional military into an increasingly ...