Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party coalition secured 316 out of 465 seats in the February 8 snap election, giving her a stronger momentum to advance her policy agenda.

In-person attendance to this event is by invitation-only. We welcome you to join us virtually for public sessions. On February 3, 2026, the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program will host “Securing ...

Despite claims of battlefield momentum in Ukraine, the data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains and is in decline as a major power. Since February 2022, Russian forces ...

The commentary has been updated. This is, to paraphrase Winston Churchill, not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning. Venezuela will enter a long transition with even greater U.S.

On December 25, 2025, the United States struck two apparent Islamic State camps in northwest Nigeria with Tomahawk missiles. U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) announced that it struck “ISIS terrorists in ...

The war in Ukraine remains a rapidly evolving conflict. The battlefield, strategic strike, information operations, and industrial production campaigns remain crucial to both Ukraine’s and Russia’s war ...

President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have signed a landmark Critical Minerals Framework, marking a major step toward advancing both nations’ ambitions for energy and ...

Last week, former president of Russia and close Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev lashed out against the United States on X, once again reminding the world of Russia’s nuclear capabilities—a pattern ...

Next Army is a collaborative series by CSIS Futures Lab and the Modern War Institute launched in honor of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday and the Army Transformation Initiative (ATI). The commentaries ...

On Saturday, June 21, the United States attacked three facilities in Iran critical to Tehran’s nuclear program. The attack, named Operation Midnight Hammer, included a strike package of seven B-2 ...

The ongoing Israeli bombings of Iranian nuclear facilities and Tehran’s threats to develop a nuclear weapon clearly indicate that the nonproliferation regime is entering a more volatile phase. Iran’s ...

The Russian economy has lived many lives since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. After the initial shock of the invasion wore off, the country experienced a dramatic sugar high thanks to historic ...