Hidden Reach is a CSIS special initiative that shines light on under-appreciated sources of China's far-reaching influence through open-source data and satellite imagery.

Since the end of the Cold War, the definition of international security has evolved immensely. CSIS is constantly working to engage with diverse actors and issues that present security threats in the ...

China is weaponizing infrastructure—dams, roads, railways, and digital—to reshape the Tibetan Plateau and coerce neighbors like India and Nepal. This report analyzes how China’s infrastructure ...

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 ...

Enoh T. Ebong is president of the Global Development Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). She leads a multidisciplinary team comprised of resident staff and an ...

Africa will increasingly drive key aspects of the future, from the global workforce and cutting-edge innovations to creative industries that inspire global culture and arts. The decisions made across ...

Benjamin Jensen is director of the Futures Lab and a senior fellow for the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). At CSIS, Dr. Jensen leads ...

About Us Since 2008, the GHPC has played a key role in shaping successful U.S. global health efforts. In 2020 we were ranked one of the top global health policy think tanks in the world by the Global ...

Russia’s economy has been seriously impacted by Western sanctions, though its resilience has been continuously underestimated. Western policymakers should study the lessons learned from Russia’s ...

Cameron Hudson is a senior associate (non-resident) in the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and previously served as senior fellow. Before joining CSIS, he ...

The DRC is one of the world’s most mineral-rich countries. There is now a unique opportunity for the United States to build minerals diplomacy with the DRC and counter China’s long-standing dominance.

Jon B. Alterman holds the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Prior to joining CSIS in 2002, he served as a ...