Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

10/28-29 | Join CSIS China Power Project for China's Power: Up for Debate, CSIS's premier annual China conference. This year's event brings together leading experts for two days of discussion and debates on core issues underpinning China's power and U.S.-China relations. Register: https://lnkd.in/eKtfCUjE

Fierce competition for strategic influence has prompted a proliferation of security-related agreements across the Pacific Islands region in recent years. A new interactive tool from the CSIS Australia Chair maps 56 of these arrangements across 14 Pacific countries. More: https://lnkd.in/ebp38Q_8

Amid President Donald Trump’s calls for summitry with Kim Jong-un, as well as his observation that Kim has been “unthreatening and respectful,” North Korea has not slowed its missile-testing spree. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4eIGq7v

"Space superiority requires credible military options to protect U.S. forces and counter adversaries’ use of space. Integrating space control capabilities into joint operations can strengthen deterrence and preserve U.S. advantage," write DeAnna Marie Burt and Kari Bingen. More: https://lnkd.in/exfXAg-e

25 years after the 2001 anthrax attacks, the biological threat landscape is becoming even riskier. U.S. biological defenses are weakened, and the time has arrived, again, for Congress to refresh its thinking and lead in upgrading concrete U.S. capabilities, write CSIS Global Health Policy Center experts. More: https://lnkd.in/eCZKtwtS

As drone output escalates at Alabuga, so will the scale of human trafficking. Ukrainian military intelligence reports the Alabuga workforce started at roughly 1,000 employees and is planned to reach 40,000, write Victor Cha and Joseph Kim. Read: https://lnkd.in/efsxbcYN

Cambodia’s attempts to clean up scam center yields tangible results, however, reports of underground scam centers continue. In its reforms, Cambodia has not yet addressed the most crucial problem behind the scam center industry: elite impunity, writes Japhet Quitzon. Read: https://lnkd.in/ecskDZtZ

The U.S. needs bunker busters that can address two target sets. One is the large number of tunnels and other moderately difficult targets, which require volume. The other is a much smaller but more difficult target set of facilities inside mountains, which requires depth, write Mark Cancian and Chris H. Park. Read: https://lnkd.in/ecye8iXU

TOMORROW | Join CSIS for a panel discussion where leading experts will explore how offshore energy can be used to detect and respond to maritime threats, as well as the regulatory, financial, and operational questions that must be addressed to make this approach possible. Register: https://lnkd.in/eq7BsZ_u

The U.S. has a compelling interest in managing its ocean resources in ways that balance energy needs, protection of natural resources, and national security. Where those interests reinforce rather than compete with one another, the same infrastructure can serve all of these goals, write CSIS experts. Read: https://lnkd.in/e7hx2mCF