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06/02/2026

"The problem today isn’t money; it’s time," write CSIS Defense and Security Department experts on depleted U.S. missile inventories. "It takes time to expand production capacity and to build these complex systems."

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High expenditure of key munitions in Operation Epic Fury has created a window of vulnerability until inventories return to pre-war levels and then reach levels that war planners desire.

06/02/2026

Tomorrow | The CSIS Commission on U.S. Cyber Force Generation examines how the United States can better build, organize, and sustain the cyber workforce needed to meet evolving national security demands.

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Please join us for the launch of the Commission on U.S. Cyber Force Generation report. The discussion will highlight key findings on how to best stand up an independent service dedicated to the cyber warfighting domain.

06/02/2026

A flurry of diplomatic activity and a reported visit by Xi Jinping to North Korea have heightened speculation that something is afoot. CSIS experts discuss what these signals indicate, how relations between North Korea and China are shifting, and what a Trump-Kim meeting could achieve.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_P8OnPobhU

06/02/2026

"The international character of the tournament compounds the security problem," write CSIS experts on the 2026 World Cup. "Colombia, Ecuador, Iraq, and other competing states face active violence or insurgencies at home, and those conflicts can travel with teams or surface within U.S.-based diasporas."

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The 2026 World Cup will be the largest sporting event ever held and a magnet for terrorists of all stripes. A new CSIS brief examines who might attack, what targets are at greatest risk, and the countermeasures being deployed.

06/02/2026

June 8 | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses key trends shaping fragility and crisis response, including displacement, governance pressures, humanitarian access, donor coordination, and long-term resilience strategies.

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CSIS will examine the future of aid amid rising conflict and global disorder. Experts will discuss how displacement, changing aid dynamics, and political instability impact fragile states, exploring how organizations must adapt to growing demand and constrained resources.

06/02/2026

Satellite imagery reveals that China's fourth aircraft carrier is likely to be larger and more advanced than its predecessors, with evidence suggesting it may be China’s first nuclear-powered carrier.

Learn more from CSIS Hidden Reach: https://features.csis.org/hiddenreach/china-fourth-carrier/

06/02/2026

"The threat of election violence is already shaping security measures in ways that matter for 2026," write CSIS Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program experts.

Read more in the 2026 Global Terrorism Threat Assessment:

Terrorism is currently declining as a U.S. national security priority, and resources available for counterterrorism are decreasing accordingly. At the same time, uncertainty regarding the future of global terrorism is increasing, bringing greater risk of surprise.

06/02/2026

President Trump and President Xi’s recent meeting resulted in a Chinese commitment to purchase billions worth of U.S. agricultural products. If met, these purchase pledges would return U.S.-China agricultural trade to pre-2025 levels.

Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/latest-us-china-agriculture-talks-expand-purchasing-pledges-beyond-soybeans

06/01/2026

An Ebola outbreak in the DRC and Uganda has become very difficult to control, causing nearly 1,000 cases and hundreds of deaths. CSIS Global Health Policy Center experts discuss the outlook for this dangerous situation and what challenges likely lie ahead.

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An Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus was confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda on May 15, with a public health emerg...

05/29/2026

June 8 | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses how changing foreign aid dynamics are reshaping international response efforts at a moment of growing demand and constrained resources.

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CSIS will examine the future of aid amid rising conflict and global disorder. Experts will discuss how displacement, changing aid dynamics, and political instability impact fragile states, exploring how organizations must adapt to growing demand and constrained resources.