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

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

Andrew Schwartz is the chief communications officer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and is responsible for directing the Center’s media relations, multimedia iDeas Lab, ...

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 ...

Russian military forces have failed to effectively advance along multiple axes in Ukraine, seized limited territory, lost substantial quantities of equipment relative to Ukraine, and suffered ...

On June 1, Russia’s Military Transport Aviation Day, a significant holiday for the Russian armed forces, the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) carried out a bold and unprecedented coordinated drone ...

Foreign governments increasingly detain Americans merely to gain leverage against the U.S. government. While the U.S. government has tools to deal with this challenge, perpetrators are refining their ...

On May 7, 2025, India launched missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir. India stated that the strikes targeted terrorist infrastructure, while Pakistan rejected India’s ...

On May 16, 2025, Moody’s downgraded the United States’ credit rating, making it the last major rating agency to strip the United States of its Aaa rating. This downgrade is more than a technical ...

U.S. government investments in global food security have traditionally received strong bipartisan support from policymakers, either explicitly or implicitly, on moral, economic, and national security ...

The rise of China and its growing assertiveness present both a challenge and an opportunity for the United States to strengthen its alliances and partnerships across Asia. While countries like Japan, ...

Update as of May 29, 2025: The appeals court has stayed the U.S. Court of International Trade's ruling while it reviews the arguments in the case, including the administration’s request for a longer ...