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Securing Critical Mineral Supply: A Government–Industry Dialogue | CSIS Events
Join the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program virtually for public sessions on financing, investment conditions, supply-chain resilience, and public–private coordination, as part of "Securing Criti...
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STARTING NOW: @minerals.csis.org convenes senior U.S. officials, foreign ministers, & industry leaders to discuss commercial diplomacy & define the partnerships needed to secure critical minerals.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/securing-critical-mineral-supply-government-industry-dialogue
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/securing-critical-mineral-supply-government-industry-dialogue
"If 2025 delivered wake-up calls, 2026 demands action," writes @est.csis.org on developing America's long game for the technology race.
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Tech Edge: A Living Playbook for America’s Technology Long Game
Winning the tech race is not about any single breakthrough. Leadership requires competing across the full menu of technologies, developing the dexterity to build at speed and scale, and defending our ...
www.csis.org
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 PM
"If 2025 delivered wake-up calls, 2026 demands action," writes @est.csis.org on developing America's long game for the technology race.
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
PLA aircraft conducted 3,764 air incursions into Taiwan’s de facto air defense identification zone in 2025, an increase of 22.4% from 2024.
More from @chinapower.csis.org
https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
More from @chinapower.csis.org
https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
Tracking China's Increased Military Activities in the Indo-Pacific in 2025 | ChinaPower Project
Analysis of open-source data shows that China’s military activities in the Indo-Pacific region increased in both operational tempo and geographical reach.
chinapower.csis.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:00 PM
PLA aircraft conducted 3,764 air incursions into Taiwan’s de facto air defense identification zone in 2025, an increase of 22.4% from 2024.
More from @chinapower.csis.org
https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
More from @chinapower.csis.org
https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
ICYMI: @japan.csis.org experts hosted a discussion analyzing Japan's February 8 general election results and how this could impact the future direction of Japanese domestic politics and foreign policy.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/inside-japans-high-stakes-snap-election
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/inside-japans-high-stakes-snap-election
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February 9, 2026 at 9:00 PM
ICYMI: @japan.csis.org experts hosted a discussion analyzing Japan's February 8 general election results and how this could impact the future direction of Japanese domestic politics and foreign policy.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/inside-japans-high-stakes-snap-election
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/inside-japans-high-stakes-snap-election
TOMORROW | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses a monumental shift in U.S. foreign assistance programming and the future of global development, featuring remarks from Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) and Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC).
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/new-landscape-development
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/new-landscape-development
A New Landscape for Development | CSIS Events
Join the CSIS Global Development Department for the launch of A New Landscape for Development. This event will examine recent U.S. foreign assistance shifts and what they mean for the future of global...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:00 PM
TOMORROW | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses a monumental shift in U.S. foreign assistance programming and the future of global development, featuring remarks from Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) and Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-NC).
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/new-landscape-development
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/new-landscape-development
“Taiwan’s diplomatic rhetoric in the Global South should emphasize the unique and irreplaceable value that Taiwan delivers for its partners,” writes CSIS's Freeman Chair in China Studies.
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/understanding-global-south-perspectives-taiwan
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/understanding-global-south-perspectives-taiwan
Understanding Global South Perspectives on Taiwan
The CSIS Freeman Chair convened an international task force on Taiwan and the Global South. Members evaluated the state of Taiwan’s relationships in the Global South, opportunities to expand engagemen...
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February 9, 2026 at 7:00 PM
“Taiwan’s diplomatic rhetoric in the Global South should emphasize the unique and irreplaceable value that Taiwan delivers for its partners,” writes CSIS's Freeman Chair in China Studies.
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/understanding-global-south-perspectives-taiwan
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/understanding-global-south-perspectives-taiwan
"LEO satellite infrastructure matters to the CCP for several reasons: control of communications, norms shaping, and export of digital authoritarianism."
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/maintaining-space-edge-strategic-reforms-us-dominance-low-earth-orbit
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/maintaining-space-edge-strategic-reforms-us-dominance-low-earth-orbit
Maintaining the Space Edge: Strategic Reforms for U.S. Dominance in Low Earth Orbit
LEO constellations are one of the most critical and cutting edge components of digital infrastructure and without immediate strategic reforms, the United States risks losing its lead to China.
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February 9, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"LEO satellite infrastructure matters to the CCP for several reasons: control of communications, norms shaping, and export of digital authoritarianism."
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/maintaining-space-edge-strategic-reforms-us-dominance-low-earth-orbit
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/maintaining-space-edge-strategic-reforms-us-dominance-low-earth-orbit
“The end of New START is a moment for reflection on all the treaty achieved and how the strategic landscape has changed since 2010,” writes @poni.csis.org expert @heatherwilly.bsky.social.
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/three-truths-about-end-new-start-and-what-it-means-strategic-competition
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/three-truths-about-end-new-start-and-what-it-means-strategic-competition
Three Truths About the End of New START and What It Means for Strategic Competition
The expiration of New START does not necessarily foretell an arms race or a massive U.S. nuclear buildup. Instead, the expiration of the treaty may be an opportunity for a new era of arms control.
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February 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
“The end of New START is a moment for reflection on all the treaty achieved and how the strategic landscape has changed since 2010,” writes @poni.csis.org expert @heatherwilly.bsky.social.
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/three-truths-about-end-new-start-and-what-it-means-strategic-competition
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/three-truths-about-end-new-start-and-what-it-means-strategic-competition
"No matter the Pakistani response, terrorist violence is almost certain to continue at high rates in Pakistan," writes CSIS's Warfare, Irregular Threats, & Terrorism Program.
More on the recent suicide attack in Pakistan: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
More on the recent suicide attack in Pakistan: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
What Is Next After the Suicide Attack in Pakistan?
This morning, a suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. The most likely perpetrator is the Islamic State–Khorasan Province, which operates both in Afghanistan and Pakistan but ha...
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February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
"No matter the Pakistani response, terrorist violence is almost certain to continue at high rates in Pakistan," writes CSIS's Warfare, Irregular Threats, & Terrorism Program.
More on the recent suicide attack in Pakistan: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
More on the recent suicide attack in Pakistan: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
"If 2025 delivered wake-up calls, 2026 demands action," writes @est.csis.org on developing America's long game for the technology race.
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Tech Edge: A Living Playbook for America’s Technology Long Game
Winning the tech race is not about any single breakthrough. Leadership requires competing across the full menu of technologies, developing the dexterity to build at speed and scale, and defending our ...
www.csis.org
February 9, 2026 at 3:00 PM
"If 2025 delivered wake-up calls, 2026 demands action," writes @est.csis.org on developing America's long game for the technology race.
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
In the latest episode of The Last Line of Defense, CSIS's Seth Jones discusses the U.S. military buildup near Iran and more with Admiral Sandy Winnefeld (Ret.).
Listen: https://www.csis.org/podcasts/last-line-defense/locked-and-loaded-what-are-us-military-options-iran
Listen: https://www.csis.org/podcasts/last-line-defense/locked-and-loaded-what-are-us-military-options-iran
Locked and Loaded: What Are U.S. Military Options for Iran? | The Last Line of Defense | CSIS Podcasts
Host Seth Jones sits down with retired Admiral Sandy Winnefeld, the ninth Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to discuss the latest developments involving Iran.
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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
In the latest episode of The Last Line of Defense, CSIS's Seth Jones discusses the U.S. military buildup near Iran and more with Admiral Sandy Winnefeld (Ret.).
Listen: https://www.csis.org/podcasts/last-line-defense/locked-and-loaded-what-are-us-military-options-iran
Listen: https://www.csis.org/podcasts/last-line-defense/locked-and-loaded-what-are-us-military-options-iran
"Modern war requires the U.S. to establish science and technology as a warfighting domain or risk ceding key terrain in the next conflict," writes CSIS's Defense and Security Department.
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/new-frontline-technology-modern-warfighting-domain
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/new-frontline-technology-modern-warfighting-domain
The New Frontline: Technology Is a Modern Warfighting Domain
The United States must recognize science and technology as a warfighting domain and adopt technology maneuver as a warfighting concept to win the future. Discover how frontline units and tech centers ...
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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
"Modern war requires the U.S. to establish science and technology as a warfighting domain or risk ceding key terrain in the next conflict," writes CSIS's Defense and Security Department.
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/new-frontline-technology-modern-warfighting-domain
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/new-frontline-technology-modern-warfighting-domain
ICYMI: Senior Procurement Executive at the U.S. General Services Administration, Jeffrey Koses, sat down with CSIS's Center for the Industrial Base for a discussion on government-wide procurement reform efforts.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/far-and-beyond-new-era-government-acquisition
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/far-and-beyond-new-era-government-acquisition
The FAR and Beyond: A New Era in Government Acquisition | CSIS Events
This CIB discussion featuring Mr. Jeffrey Koses, Senior Procurement Executive at the U.S. General Services Administration, will dive into government-wide procurement reform efforts.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
ICYMI: Senior Procurement Executive at the U.S. General Services Administration, Jeffrey Koses, sat down with CSIS's Center for the Industrial Base for a discussion on government-wide procurement reform efforts.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/far-and-beyond-new-era-government-acquisition
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/far-and-beyond-new-era-government-acquisition
ICYMI: Jeffrey Koses, Senior Procurement Executive at the U.S. General Services Administration, sat down with CSIS's Center for the Industrial Base for a discussion on government-wide procurement reform efforts.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/far-and-beyond-new-era-government-acquisition
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/far-and-beyond-new-era-government-acquisition
The FAR and Beyond: A New Era in Government Acquisition | CSIS Events
This CIB discussion featuring Mr. Jeffrey Koses, Senior Procurement Executive at the U.S. General Services Administration, will dive into government-wide procurement reform efforts.
www.csis.org
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
ICYMI: Jeffrey Koses, Senior Procurement Executive at the U.S. General Services Administration, sat down with CSIS's Center for the Industrial Base for a discussion on government-wide procurement reform efforts.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/far-and-beyond-new-era-government-acquisition
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/far-and-beyond-new-era-government-acquisition
With the expiration of New START, can strategic risks be reduced in an increasingly multipolar nuclear environment? Experts from CSIS's Defense and Security Department discuss this question and more on a new episode of HTK.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/new-start-expiration
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/new-start-expiration
New START Expiration | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the expiration of the New START Treaty.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:00 PM
With the expiration of New START, can strategic risks be reduced in an increasingly multipolar nuclear environment? Experts from CSIS's Defense and Security Department discuss this question and more on a new episode of HTK.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/new-start-expiration
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/new-start-expiration
Russian battlefield casualties are greater than Ukraine’s battlefield losses due to:
🔹Failure to effectively conduct combined arms and joint warfare
🔹Poor tactics & training
🔹Effective Ukrainian defense
🔹Corruption & low morale
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
🔹Failure to effectively conduct combined arms and joint warfare
🔹Poor tactics & training
🔹Effective Ukrainian defense
🔹Corruption & low morale
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
Russia’s Grinding War in Ukraine
Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, with over 1.2 million casualties. Russia is also in decline as a major economi...
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February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Russian battlefield casualties are greater than Ukraine’s battlefield losses due to:
🔹Failure to effectively conduct combined arms and joint warfare
🔹Poor tactics & training
🔹Effective Ukrainian defense
🔹Corruption & low morale
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
🔹Failure to effectively conduct combined arms and joint warfare
🔹Poor tactics & training
🔹Effective Ukrainian defense
🔹Corruption & low morale
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
“The regional instability created by the Pakistan-Taliban conflict provides international terrorist groups like IS-KP room to operate,” writes CSIS's Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program.
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
What Is Next After the Suicide Attack in Pakistan?
This morning, a suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. The most likely perpetrator is the Islamic State–Khorasan Province, which operates both in Afghanistan and Pakistan but ha...
www.csis.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“The regional instability created by the Pakistan-Taliban conflict provides international terrorist groups like IS-KP room to operate,” writes CSIS's Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program.
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
More: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
A new report from @est.csis.org uses four key technologies—AI, jet engines, machine tools, and rare earth elements—to compare U.S. and Chinese tech ecosystem capabilities.
Who comes out on top? Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Who comes out on top? Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Tech Edge: A Living Playbook for America’s Technology Long Game
Winning the tech race is not about any single breakthrough. Leadership requires competing across the full menu of technologies, developing the dexterity to build at speed and scale, and defending our ...
www.csis.org
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
A new report from @est.csis.org uses four key technologies—AI, jet engines, machine tools, and rare earth elements—to compare U.S. and Chinese tech ecosystem capabilities.
Who comes out on top? Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Who comes out on top? Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
What comes next for arms control in a post-New START world? Experts from CSIS's Defense and Security Department discuss this question and more on a new episode of HTK.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/new-start-expiration
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/new-start-expiration
New START Expiration | CSIS Events
Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the expiration of the New START Treaty.
www.csis.org
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
What comes next for arms control in a post-New START world? Experts from CSIS's Defense and Security Department discuss this question and more on a new episode of HTK.
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/new-start-expiration
Watch here: https://www.csis.org/events/new-start-expiration
The idea that China will inevitably surpass the U.S. in the tech race is a myth, write @est.csis.org experts.
Can debunking this myth lead to more effective U.S. policy? Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Can debunking this myth lead to more effective U.S. policy? Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Tech Edge: A Living Playbook for America’s Technology Long Game
Winning the tech race is not about any single breakthrough. Leadership requires competing across the full menu of technologies, developing the dexterity to build at speed and scale, and defending our ...
www.csis.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The idea that China will inevitably surpass the U.S. in the tech race is a myth, write @est.csis.org experts.
Can debunking this myth lead to more effective U.S. policy? Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
Can debunking this myth lead to more effective U.S. policy? Read more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/tech-edge-living-playbook-americas-technology-long-game
The suicide attack in Pakistan was the deadliest terrorist attack in Islamabad since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing, writes CSIS's Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program (WITT).
What comes next? Learn more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
What comes next? Learn more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
What Is Next After the Suicide Attack in Pakistan?
This morning, a suicide bomber attacked a Shia mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. The most likely perpetrator is the Islamic State–Khorasan Province, which operates both in Afghanistan and Pakistan but ha...
www.csis.org
February 7, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The suicide attack in Pakistan was the deadliest terrorist attack in Islamabad since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing, writes CSIS's Warfare, Irregular Threats, and Terrorism Program (WITT).
What comes next? Learn more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
What comes next? Learn more: https://www.csis.org/analysis/what-next-after-suicide-attack-pakistan
“In 2025, the PLA conducted a record-breaking level of air and maritime activity around Taiwan,” writes @chinapower.csis.org.
Read more: https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
Read more: https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
Tracking China's Increased Military Activities in the Indo-Pacific in 2025 | ChinaPower Project
Analysis of open-source data shows that China’s military activities in the Indo-Pacific region increased in both operational tempo and geographical reach.
chinapower.csis.org
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“In 2025, the PLA conducted a record-breaking level of air and maritime activity around Taiwan,” writes @chinapower.csis.org.
Read more: https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
Read more: https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
Russia has several vulnerabilities that the U.S. and Europe can exploit, such as Russia’s economy & the cost of protracted war. Without greater pain, Putin will drag talks & keep fighting, writes CSIS's Defense and Security Department.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
Russia’s Grinding War in Ukraine
Despite claims of success in Ukraine, new CSIS data shows that Russia is paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains, with over 1.2 million casualties. Russia is also in decline as a major economi...
www.csis.org
February 7, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Russia has several vulnerabilities that the U.S. and Europe can exploit, such as Russia’s economy & the cost of protracted war. Without greater pain, Putin will drag talks & keep fighting, writes CSIS's Defense and Security Department.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-grinding-war-ukraine
In a new analysis, @chinapower.csis.org leverages open-source data to analyze observable trends in People’s Liberation Army activities in 2025 with a focus on key developments in the Indo-Pacific region.
Read more: https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
Read more: https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
Tracking China's Increased Military Activities in the Indo-Pacific in 2025 | ChinaPower Project
Analysis of open-source data shows that China’s military activities in the Indo-Pacific region increased in both operational tempo and geographical reach.
chinapower.csis.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:00 PM
In a new analysis, @chinapower.csis.org leverages open-source data to analyze observable trends in People’s Liberation Army activities in 2025 with a focus on key developments in the Indo-Pacific region.
Read more: https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
Read more: https://chinapower.csis.org/china-increased-military-activities-indo-pacific-2025/
Tuesday | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses the future of U.S. global development policy, featuring remarks from Rep. Sara Jacobs and Rep. Chuck Edwards.
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/new-landscape-development
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/new-landscape-development
A New Landscape for Development | CSIS Events
Join the CSIS Global Development Department for the launch of A New Landscape for Development. This event will examine recent U.S. foreign assistance shifts and what they mean for the future of global...
www.csis.org
February 6, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Tuesday | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses the future of U.S. global development policy, featuring remarks from Rep. Sara Jacobs and Rep. Chuck Edwards.
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/new-landscape-development
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/new-landscape-development
Tuesday | @korea.csis.org discusses key elements of the 2026 National Defense Strategy, its implications for the Korean Peninsula, and more.
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/impossible-state-live-podcast-what-are-implications-2026-national-defense-strategy-korean
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/impossible-state-live-podcast-what-are-implications-2026-national-defense-strategy-korean
The Impossible State Live Podcast: What are the implications of the 2026 National Defense Strategy for the Korean Peninsula? | CSIS Events
What are the implications of the 2026 National Defense Strategy for the Korean Peninsula? Dr. Victor Cha hosts a discussion with leading experts on this issue in The Impossible State podcast.
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February 6, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Tuesday | @korea.csis.org discusses key elements of the 2026 National Defense Strategy, its implications for the Korean Peninsula, and more.
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/impossible-state-live-podcast-what-are-implications-2026-national-defense-strategy-korean
Register: https://www.csis.org/events/impossible-state-live-podcast-what-are-implications-2026-national-defense-strategy-korean