Further strikes on Fordow, potentially with U.S. support, could be imminent, but their success is just one factor that will ...

As the U.S. Army approaches its 250th anniversary, a generational transformation is underway. Next Army, a CSIS Futures Lab project, examines how technological disruption, evolving threat environments ...

Please join the Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program for an online-only event discussing the team's latest report, The Russian Wartime Economy: From Sugar High to Hangover. Max Bergmann and Maria ...

Israel’s military strikes are likely to set back Iran’s nuclear program, but much of the program will remain. Tehran's ...

Imposing real costs on countries that take U.S. citizens hostage may not compel them to release Americans immediately. However, if properly structured and communicated, the prospect of real (but ...

Kateryna Bondar unpacks Operation “Spider's Web”—a groundbreaking drone offensive that blends low-cost technology, precision targeting, and strategic planning to expose the vulnerabilities of powerful ...

Japan is a long-standing champion of an open, rules-based international trading system and has pioneered the creation of regional and multilateral agreements to promote digital trade. In recent months ...

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On June 1, Ukraine launched drone attacks against strategic airbases across Russia. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that the strikes—dubbed Operation “Spider’s Web”—damaged or ...

Bringing a Knife to a Drone Fight. Drones provide nonstate groups with a major asymmetric advantage against their government adversaries. While TCOs can construct rudimentary unmanned bombers using ...

Israel launched an unprecedented attack on Iran’s nuclear and military sites. The future of Iran’s program and regional proliferation risks will depend on the success of Israel’s campaign, the ...