Operation Epic Fury costs nearly $900 million per day, driven by the large expenditure of munitions. Because most of this is ...

China says it wants to protect coral reefs in the South China Sea. Experts are doubtful ...

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the strategic implications of Operation Epic Fury.

The CSIS Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department examines the key political, economic, security, and societal trends shaping the future of global governance and institutions. With deep regional ...

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Though presented with his characteristic wit, Augustine’s data was entirely serious. His warning took on something of a mythic status in the Pentagon and was branded “Augustine’s Law.” In 2010, The ...

China’s defense industrial base is moving to a wartime footing, while the United States is largely in a peacetime stance. Absent urgent changes, the United States risks weakening deterrence and ...

China has rapidly established itself as the world’s dominant shipbuilding power, marginalizing the United States and its allies in a strategically important industry.

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 ...

Russia’s missile campaign against Ukraine has severely underperformed expectations. In the invasion’s early days, Russia underestimated the necessary scale and effort of its missile campaign. Since ...

Jessica Middleton Learning and Development Associate and Outreach Manager, Executive Education and Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy ...

Through nonpartisan, expert analysis and cutting-edge, data-driven research on ongoing policy opportunities and security challenges facing the region, the Korea Chair promotes a greater understanding ...