CSIS: Publication Feed

New CSIS.org Website Replaces App

ian — Mon, 16 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

On May 17 CSIS launches a new website at CSIS.org that is mobile friendly. This website will replace our iOS app.

Global Economics Monthly: G7 Leaders Need To Talk

ghearty — Mon, 16 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima at the end of this month will be a powerful reminder of how far U.S.-Japan relations have come over the past 70 years. It will likely overshadow the original, more prosaic purpose of the president’s trip: to meet his counterparts from Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Canada for the annual G7 summit.

Video Series: India’s Spring Elections 2016—Part 4

pmeylan — Mon, 16 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Video Series: India’s Spring Elections 2016—Part 3

pmeylan — Mon, 16 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

PacNet #44 - Comparative Connections Summaries

Shelley@pacforum.org — Fri, 13 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Regional Overview: Déjà Vu All Over Again … Only Worse!

by Ralph A. Cossa and Brad Glosserman

Back to the Future: Devolving Acquisition to the Services

pmeylan — Fri, 13 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

On May 12, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released a summary of its long-anticipated proposals for the reform of organizations and processes in the defense acquisition system. Taken together, these proposals would dramatically extend the devolution of acquisition to the services that was initiated in the FY 2016 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Restructuring National Security Organizations and Decisionmaking

pmeylan — Fri, 13 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

On May 12, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) released its long-anticipated proposals for reform of organizations and processes in the national security enterprise. The proposals come on top of earlier proposals by the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter. The proposals are not entirely consistent.

Video Series: India’s Spring Elections 2016—Part 2

pmeylan — Fri, 13 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Word of the Day: Nordic + Easy = NORD-EASY

pmeylan — Fri, 13 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

“If only everyone could be like the Scandinavians, this would all be easy…” President Obama

U.S. Strategy and the War in Iraq and Syria

sherry — Fri, 13 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Iraq has just seen one of its most horrifying days of terrorism in what is now some thirteen years of war. ISIS has struck at Iraq’s civilian population with the clear goal of dividing the country between Sunni and Shi’ite—although one of its three bombs did kill Sunnis as well.

Fully Lifting the U.S. Lethal Arms Ban Will Add Momentum to U.S.-Vietnam Relations

pmeylan — Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Ahead of President Barack Obama’s visit to Vietnam in late May, officials and analysts in both Washington and Hanoi have been talking about whether the United States should fully lift the ban on the sale of lethal weapons to Vietnam that was imposed when the Vietnam War ended in 1975.

Southeast Asia from Scott Circle: Fully Lifting the U.S. Lethal Arms Ban Will Add Momentum to U.S.-Vietnam Relations

pnguyen — Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Video Series: India's Spring Elections 2016: Revolution, Renovation, Normalization?

pmeylan — Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Why the U.S.-Nordic Leaders Summit Matters to the Next U.S. President

pmeylan — Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Clarifying his views on U.S.

PacNet #43 - U.S.-India Defense Partnership 2.0: Making Good (incrementally) on Strategic Congruence

Shelley@pacforum.org — Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Against many odds, Prime Minister Narendra Modi – with capable assists from President Obama – has repaired the US-India strategic equation that had begun to fray during the latter years of his predecessor’s second term in office.

The Middle East's Centenarian

pmeylan — Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

One hundred years into the Sykes-Picot Agreement, a growing chorus of voices is asserting its imminent demise. Skeptics say that few of the Arab states’ borders ever made any sense, and the uprisings sweeping through Syria, Iraq, Libya, Yemen and elsewhere represent the long-overdue death rattle of the post-colonial order in the Middle East.

Middle East Notes and Comment: The Middle East's Centenarian

mbalboni — Thu, 12 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

PacNet #42 - Regional strategic challenges and East Asia Summit

Shelley@pacforum.org — Wed, 11 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Growing contestation among big powers, mostly between the United States and China, has become a key strategic issue underlining the security environment and architecture in East Asia and the Asia-Pacific. Regional security forums, and the East Asia Summit (EAS) in particular, can help mitigate the negative implications of intensified strategic competition.

President Obama's Hiroshima Visit

pmeylan — Wed, 11 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

In August 1945, the United States became the only country to detonate nuclear weapons in a military campaign. More than 200,000 people died in the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima on August 6 and on Nagasaki on August 9, 1945. Japan surrendered less than a week later, formally ending the war in the Pacific. President Barack Obama will be the first ever sitting U.S.

The Evening CSIS: Sea Cruise, Unworkable, Album Covers & More

ajaffier@csis.org — Tue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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Welcome to The Evening CSIS—my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day plus HIGHLY RECOMMENDED content from around the world. To subscribe, please send me an email at aschwartz@csis.org.

PacNet #41 - Philippines’ next president: implications for ASEAN

Shelley@pacforum.org — Tue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Filipinos went to the polls on May 9, 2016 to elect a new president. All indications point to the victory of the maverick, front-runner candidate Rodrigo Duterte, a long-time mayor of Davao city in the southern Philippines island of Mindanao.

A Rebalanced Transatlantic Policy Toward the Asia-Pacific Region

jdunton — Tue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The United States and the European Union share similar interests and objectives in the Asia Pacific. Trade and investment are key components of U.S. and EU policy, and both have launched ambitious negotiations with regional partners to liberalize trade with East Asia’s burgeoning economies.

The Evening CSIS: Saudi Shake-Up, Bullet-Proof Vest, Family Groove & More

ajaffier@csis.org — Tue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) and the Uncertain Cost of U.S. Wars

pmeylan — Tue, 10 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The United States has been involved in some form of warfare or conflict for most of the period since 1941, and has been continuously at war since September 11, 2001—nearly a decade and a half. The United States has never, however, come to grips with the reality of its involvement in such conflicts.

Saudi Change is Slow

pmeylan — Mon, 09 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

While Saudi Arabia is not always the easiest place to understand, Western misunderstandings of last weekend’s cabinet reshuffle are especially notable.

The Evening CSIS: Once in a Lifetime, Rebound, Hey Pocky A-Way & More

ajaffier@csis.org — Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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PacNet #40 - Endorse the 1992 Consensus, Ms. Tsai

Shelley@pacforum.org — Thu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Following Ma Ying-jeou’s election as president of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in 2008, Taiwan endorsed the “1992 Consensus.” Under this arrangement, both Taiwan and the Chinese mainland accept the principle of “one China,” but each side holds its own interpretation of what that means.

Tracing the Roots of Nigeria’s Agricultural Decline

sherry — Thu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

During its first decade of independence, Nigeria was one of the world’s most promising agricultural producers. Regionally focused policies based on the economic principle of commodity comparative advantage ensured that the agricultural sector served as the nation’s main source of food and livelihoods.

Energizing the Fight against HIV in South Africa

jdunton — Thu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

In February 2016, CSIS took a delegation of staff from the U.S. Congress to South Africa to assess progress in the country’s fight against HIV/AIDS. The visit came at a time of considerable economic and political turbulence in South Africa.

CSIS: Growing Threats, Countering NATO, Welcome to NOLA & More

ajaffier@csis.org — Thu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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Energy Fact & Opinion: The G7 Energy Ministerial Meeting

astanley — Thu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Facts:

Russia’s Nuclear Doctrine

jdunton — Thu, 05 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

What are Russia’s plans for its nuclear weapons? As tensions between Russia and the West have grown over the last two years, Kremlin officials have appeared to emphasize Russia’s nuclear capacity and perhaps even threaten its use. This has led some Western analysts to argue that Russia now has a low threshold for nuclear war: a terrifying proposition.

2016 JoongAng Ilbo-CSIS Forum Welcoming Remarks: Ambassador Hong Seok-Hyun

slee — Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Korea Chair will be featuring a series of Korea Platforms with remarks from the distinguished speakers at the annual JoongAng Ilbo-CSIS Forum took place in Washington D.C. on May 3. The third in the series is the welcoming remarks by Ambassador Hong Seok-Hyun, Chairman and CEO of the JoongAng Media Network.

Ambassador Hong Seok-Hyun

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PacNet #39 - The Asian Development Bank and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank: conditional collaboration?

Shelley@pacforum.org — Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Creation of the Chinese-sponsored Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has won considerable attention in many capitals, particularly in Washington and Tokyo. Some view the establishment of the AIIB as a challenge to the supremacy of the post-World War II Bretton Woods order. Others see it as a symbol of shifting regional power in Asia.

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The Evening CSIS: SEAL Killed, Korea Forum, Funky Miracle & More

ajaffier@csis.org — Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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Welcome to The Evening CSIS—my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day plus HIGHLY RECOMMENDED content from around the world. To subscribe, please send me an email at aschwartz@csis.org.

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May 2016 JoongAng Ilbo-CSIS Forum Luncheon Address: The Honorable Wendy R. Sherman

alim — Wed, 04 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Korea Chair will be featuring a series of Korea Platforms with remarks from the distinguished speakers at the annual JoongAng Ilbo-CSIS Forum took place in Washington D.C. on May 3. The second in the series is the featured luncheon address by the Honorable Wendy R. Sherman, Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group, and Former Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs, U.S.

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Assistant Secretary of State Russel Keynote Remarks at the JoongAng-CSIS Forum 2016

mdumond — Tue, 03 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The CSIS Korea Chair will be featuring a series of Korea Platforms with remarks from the distinguished speakers at the annual JoongAng Ilbo-CSIS Forum took place in Washington D.C. on May 3, 2016. The first in the series is keynote address by the Honorable Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State.

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India in a Reconnecting Eurasia

jdunton — Tue, 03 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

India in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of Indian national interests in the South Caucasus and Central Asia and analyzes the broad outlines of Indian engagement over the coming years. It is part of a six-part CSIS series, “Eurasia from the Outside In,” which includes studies focusing on Turkey, the European Union, Iran, India, Russia, and China.

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The Evening CSIS: Chaos in Baghdad, Zika’s Bite, Meters & More

ajaffier@csis.org — Tue, 03 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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Welcome to The Evening CSIS—my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day plus HIGHLY RECOMMENDED content from around the world. To subscribe, please send me an email at aschwartz@csis.org.

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Tanzania's Ruptured Relationship with the Millennium Challenge Corporation

pmeylan — Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) announced in March that it had suspended its partnership with the government of Tanzania. Relations had been in freefall since last October, when elections in the semiautonomous islands of Zanzibar were annulled. The dispute puts at risk an MCC grant of $472 million intended to help Tanzania bolster its power sector.

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Venezuela's Impending Collapse

pmeylan — Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Q1: What is happening in Venezuela?

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Ebola, Zika, and a Globalizing Texas

pmeylan — Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Has Texas become a conspicuous “hot zone” for dangerous tropical infectious diseases? And if so, what might that imply for the future?

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Defense Department PAS Positions

ian — Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 -0400

This is the current list of Presidential appointments in the Department of Defense which require Senate confirmation. In the event that no one has been nominated, the individual "performing the duties of" or Acting is listed.

Iran in a Reconnecting Eurasia

jdunton — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Iran in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of Iranian national interests in the South Caucasus and Central Asia and analyzes the broad outlines of Iranian engagement over the coming years. It is part of a six-part CSIS series, “Eurasia from the Outside In,” which includes studies focusing on Turkey, the European Union, Iran, India, Russia, and China.

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The European Union in a Reconnecting Eurasia

jdunton — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

The European Union in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of EU interests in the South Caucasus and Central Asia and analyzes the broad outlines of EU engagement over the coming years. It is part of a six-part CSIS series, “Eurasia from the Outside In,” which includes studies focusing on Turkey, the European Union, Iran, India, Russia, and China.

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Turkey in a Reconnecting Eurasia

jdunton — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

Turkey in a Reconnecting Eurasia examines the full scope of Turkish national interests in the South Caucasus and Central Asia and analyzes the broad outlines of Turkish engagement over the coming years. It is part of a six-part CSIS series, “Eurasia from the Outside In,” which includes studies focusing on Turkey, the European Union, Iran, India, Russia, and China.

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The Evening CSIS: Antimissile, On Track for Gain, Jazz Fest & More

pmeylan — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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Welcome to The Evening CSIS—my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day plus HIGHLY RECOMMENDED content from around the world. To subscribe, please send me an email at aschwartz@csis.org.

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ISP Brief April 2016

pmeylan — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

It is our pleasure to send you the April Edition of ISP Brief, the monthly newsletter of the CSIS International Security Program. ISP Brief features articles and commentary written by our scholars, their analysis as published in various media sources (including video and audio highlights), and links to recent events.

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The Evening CSIS: Catastrophic Syria, SecDefs Letter, RL & More

Thu, 28 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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Welcome to The Evening CSIS—my daily guide to key insights CSIS brings to the events of the day plus HIGHLY RECOMMENDED content from around the world. To subscribe, please send me an email at aschwartz@csis.org.

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Southeast Asia from Scott Circle: The Overlooked Gap in the Southeast Asia Maritime Security Initiative

pnguyen — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 00:00:00 -0400

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