Center for Strategic and International Studies Strategic Insights and Bipartisan Policy Solutions Annual Report 2010
Mar 08, 2016
Center for Strategic and International StudiesStrategic Insights and Bipartisan Policy Solutions
Annual Report
2010
3 AboutCSIS
4 AMessagefromOurChairmanandOurCEO
5 BoardofTrusteesandMembershipGroups
10 ANewHomeforCSIS
12 CSISProgramsandProjects
13 YoungProfessionalDevelopmentatCSIS
13 FinancialInformationFY2010
16 Cybersecurity
18 AfghanistanandIraq
20 EnergyandNationalSecurity
22 GlobalHealth
24 Asia’sNewPowerArchitecture
26 Defense-IndustrialBaseStudies
28 GlobalSecurityForum
30 FutureofNATO
32 FoodSecurity
34 2011andBeyond
38 EventsandForumsatCSIS
44 CSISOnline
46 CSISintheMedia
48 CongressionalOutreach
50 Publications
52 Credits
contents
Impact
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The Center for Strategic and International Studies
Strategic insights and bipartisan policy solutions
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Atatimeofnewglobalopportunitiesandchallenges,theCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies(CSIS)providesstrategicinsightsandbipartisanpolicysolutionstodecisionmakersingovernment,internationalinstitutions,theprivatesector,andcivilsociety.Abipartisan,nonprofitorganizationheadquarteredinWashington,DC,CSISconductsresearchandanalysisanddevelopspolicyinitiativesthatlookintothefutureandanticipatechange.
FoundedbyDavidM.AbshireandAdmiralArleighBurkeattheheightoftheColdWar,CSISwasdedicatedtofindingwaysforAmericatosustainitsprominenceandprosperityasaforceforgoodintheworld.
“TheworkofCSISinconveningexpertsandproducingthoughtful
analysisonimportantissueshasbeenandcontinues
tobeagreatvaluetopolicymakers.”
—Senator Richard G. Lugar
About CSIS
Since1962,CSIShasgrowntobecomeoneoftheworld’spreeminentinternationalpolicyinstitutions,withmorethan220full-timestaffandalargenetworkofaffiliatedscholarsfocusedondefenseandsecurity,regionalstability,andtransnationalchallengesrangingfromenergyandclimatetoglobaldevelopmentandeconomicintegration.
FormerU.S.senatorSamNunnbecamechairmanoftheCSISBoardofTrusteesin1999,andJohnJ.HamrehasledCSISasitspresidentandchiefexecutiveofficersinceApril2000.
“CSISrepresentstheintellectualcapital
weneedtomeetthechallengesofthe
twenty-firstcentury.”
—General James L. JonesFormer National Security Adviser
Message from the ChairmanAttheendofthefirstdecadeofthetwenty-firstcentury,theUnitedStatescontinuestofaceaseeminglyendlesssetofpublicpolicychallenges.ToaddressthesechallengesandtohelprestoreAmerica’slong-standingpositiveanddeterminedspirit,weneednewapproachesandfreshideas.
Fornearly50years,theCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudieshasengagedinrelevant,timely,andimpactfulworkthattacklescurrentchallengesandpointstoapproachesforabetterfuture.Fromsecuritytotechnologytoglobalhealth,theworld-classscholarsatCSISaresoughtoutfortheirexpertiseindevelopinginnovative,nonpartisan,andbalancedsolutionstothemostcomplexproblemsofourtime.
JohnHamreandhisteamdonotmakethiscontributionalone.Asyouwillseeinthisdocument,ourtrusteesactivelyparticipateinthecoreworkofCSIS.Ourworkwouldnotbepossiblewithoutthesupportwereceivefromindividuals,privatefoundations,corporations,andgovernmentagencies.
OurBoardofTrusteesinvitesyoutojoinCSISaswehelpournationnavigatetowardamorepeaceful,secure,andprosperousfuture.
john j. hamrePresident & CEO
sam nunnChairman of the Board
Message from the President & CEOThesearechallengingdaysforAmericaandtheworld.Overthepasttwoyearswehaveseenalossofconfidenceinmanyoftheenduringinstitutionsofthetwentiethcentury.Acrosstheglobethreatstostabilityandsecuritytestourleaders.
Yettimesofuncertaintyarealsotimesofopportunity.OurscholarsandassociatesatCSISdemonstrateapositivespiritandlookforwaystobetterunderstandandshapeourworld.
Since1962,CSIShasbeenatremendoussourceofthoughtful,innovative,andbipartisansolutionstothemostcomplexpolicyissuesofourtime.Ourstaffofmorethan220full-timeemployees,largenetworkofaffiliatedscholars,andworld-classBoardofTrusteesallshareacommonpurpose:tohelpourworldnavigatetowardamoresecureandprosperousfuture.
Andthisspring,wewillbreakgroundonournewpermanentheadquartersindowntownWashington.Weenvisionournewbuildingwillserveasapremierdestinationthatfacilitatesthejoiningofintellectwithopportunityandfostersaconstructiveenvironmentwherethegovernmentandthegovernedcanmeettosolveproblems.
Thefollowingpagesrepresentonlyasampleofourworkandactivities,whichwouldnotbepossiblewithoutyourcriticalsupport.Weinviteyoutojoinus.
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Board of Trustees
Chairman
sam nunnCochairman & CEO Nuclear Threat Initiative
ViceChairman
david m. abshirePresident & CEO Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
Chairman,ExecutiveCommittee
william a. schreyerChairman Emeritus Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
Trustees
george l. argyrosChairman & CEO Arnel & Affiliates
richard l. armitagePresidentArmitage International
james a. bellCorporate President, CFO,& Executive Vice PresidentThe Boeing Company
reginald k. brackChairman Emeritus Time, Incorporated
william e. brockCounselor, CSIS
harold brownCounselor, CSIS
zbigniew k. brzezinskiCounselor, CSIS
carlos a. bulgheroniChairmanBridas Corporation
william s. cohenChairman & CEOThe Cohen Group
ralph a. cossaPresident Pacific Forum CSIS
andreas c. dracopoulosDirector & CopresidentStavros Niarchos Foundation
richard m. fairbanksFounder & ChairmanLayalina Productions, Inc.
henrietta holsman foreChairman & CEOHolsman International
william h. fristFormer Majority Leader of the U.S. Senate
michael p. galvinCofounder & Vice ChairmanHarrison Street Real Estate Capital, LLC
helene d. gaylePresident & CEOCARE USA
john j. hamrePresident & CEO, CSIS
linda w. hartVice Chairman, President, & CEO The Hart Group, Inc.
benjamin w. heineman jr.Distinguished Senior Adviser, CSIS
john b. hessChairman & CEOHess Corporation
carla a. hills Chairman & CEOHills & Company
ray l. huntChairman, President, & CEOHunt Consolidated, Inc.
e. neville isdellFormer Chairman & CEOThe Coca-Cola Company
james l. jones jr.Former U.S. NationalSecurity Advisor
muhtar kentChairman & CEOThe Coca-Cola Company
henry a. kissingerChairman & CEOKissinger Associates, Inc.
kenneth g. langoneChairman, President, & CEOInvemed Associates, Inc.
chong-moon leeChairman & CEOAmBex Venture Group, LLC
donald b. marronFounder & Chairman Lightyear Capital
joseph s. nye jr.Dean Emeritus, Kennedy School of GovernmentHarvard University
thomas j. pritzkerChairman & CEOThe Pritzker Organization, LLC
joseph e. robert jr.Founder & Executive ChairmanJ.E. Robert Companies
felix g. rohatynSpecial Adviser to the Chairman & CEO Lazard Frères & Co., LLC
david m. rubensteinCofounder & Managing DirectorThe Carlyle Group
charles a. sandersChairmanProject HOPE
james r. schlesingerChairmanThe MITRE Corporation
brent scowcroftPresident The Scowcroft Group
rex tillersonChairman & CEO Exxon Mobil Corporation
romesh wadhwaniFounder, Chairman, & CEO Symphony Technology
frederick b. whittemoreAdvisory Director Morgan Stanley
CSIS Trustees are drawn from the worlds of public policy and the private sector. They contribute a wealth of expertise and leadership to the Center’s mission and management.
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Counselors
Distinguished Scholars and Senior Advisers
CSIS Counselors are selected for their high standing in the policy community and responsibilities in the public and private sectors. They are actively involved in the Center’s intellectual life.
william e. brockFormer U.S. Senator, U.S. Trade Representative, and Secretary of Labor
harold brownFormer Secretary of Defense
zbigniew k. brzezinskiFormer National Security Advisor
frank c. carlucciFormer Secretary of Defense and National Security Advisor
richard m. fairbanksFormer Special Negotiator for the Middle East Peace Process
carla a. hillsFormer U.S. Trade Representative
james l. jones jr.Former U.S. NationalSecurity Advisor
zalmay khalilzadFormer U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Afghanistan, and Iraq
henry a. kissingerFormer Secretary of State and National Security Advisor
theodore e. mccarrick Archbishop Emeritus Washington, DC
sam nunnFormer Chairman of Senate Committee on Armed Services
james r. schlesingerFormer Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Energy, and CIA Director
brent scowcroftFormer National Security Advisor
john w. warnerFormer Chairman of Senate Committee on Armed Services
CSIS Distinguished Scholars and Senior Advisers are an integral part of the CSIS family. They provide substantive counsel on the full range of the Center’s projects.
DistinguishedScholarsShireenHunterFredC.IkléWalterZ.LaqueurLaurenceH.Meyer
DistinguishedSeniorAdvisers
Gen.WesleyK.Clark,USA(ret.)Adm.EdmundP.Giambastiani(ret.)BenjaminHeinemanJr.Gen.PeterPace,USMC(ret.)ThomasR.PickeringGen.JosephW.Ralston,USAF(ret.)J.StapletonRoyGen.AnthonyC.Zinni,USMC(ret.)
SeniorAdvisersTimothyAdamsGrantD.AldonasSidAshworthDavidD.Aufhauser,Esq.HisExcellencyGordon BajnaiLincolnP.BloomfieldJr.WilliamT.BreerAmbassadorLintonBrooksRichardR.BurtChristopherG.CaineStevenJ.CorteseKennethS.CourtisVADMDougCrowder,USN(ret.)CharlesB.CurtisAmbassadorJohnDanilovichRichardDanzigDianaLadyDouganRaymondF.DuBoisJr.JoeDuffey
JamesW.DyerLouisFreehFariborzGhadarLuisE.GiustiGen.JohnA.Gordon,USAF(ret.)MarcI.GrossmanC.RyanHenryThomasHubbardLowellE.JacobyReubenJefferyIIIAdm.GregoryG.Johnson,USN(ret.)HansfordT.JohnsonRobertG.JosephStephenKappesJamesA.KellyJohnC.KornblumViceAdm.ConradC.LautenbacherJr.,USN(ret.)Adm.T.JosephLopez,USN(ret.)JohnMacGaffinIII
RichardT.McCormackDavidMcCurdyThomasF.(Mack)McLartyIIIFranklinMillerArthurL.MoneyDavidH.MorrisonDonaldPaulErikR.PetersonMarkRonaldWalterB.SlocombeViceAdm.PaulSullivanWilliamH.TaftIVWilliamJ.TaylorJr.JimTegneliaRobertTyrerAdm.LloydR.Vasey,USN(ret.)GaryKimWincupBruceWrightDovS.ZakheimJuanZarate
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International Councillors
The CSIS International Councillors group is composed of select business leaders drawn from different corners of the world and former government and civic leaders who bring extensive global expertise and experience to the Center.
Chairman
henry a. kissingerChairman & CEO Kissinger Associates, Inc.
Members
david m. abshirePresident & CEO Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
esko ahoExecutive Vice President, Corporate Relations & Responsibility Nokia Corporation
george l. argyrosChairman & CEO Arnel & Affiliates
othman benjellounChairman & CEO BMCE Bank
carlos a. bulgheroniChairman Bridas Corporation
alfred clarkPresident Aberdeen, Inc.
lester crownChairman Henry Crown & Company
andreas c. dracopoulosDirector & Copresident Stavros Niarchos Foundation
richard elkusFounder & Former Director KLA-Tencor
john haleyChairman & CEO Towers Watson
john j. hamrePresident & CEO, CSIS
kazuo inamoriFounder & Chairman Emeritus Kyocera Corporation
k.k. jajodiaGroup Chairman Duncan Macneill Group
dennis kassChairman & CEO Jennison Associates
lavrentis v. lavrentiadisChairman & CEO Lavrentiadis Group of Companies
richard liChairmanPCCW Ltd.
david f. marvinChairman Marvin & Palmer Associates, Inc.
sam nunnCochairman & CEO Nuclear Threat Initiative
behgjet pacolliPresident Mabetex Group
thomas h. patrickChairman New Vernon Capital Corp.
charles ryanChairman Deutsche Bank Russia & UFG Asset Management
barry salzbergCEO Deloitte LLP
william a. schreyer Chairman Emeritus Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
c.c. tungChairman & CEO Orient Overseas International Ltd.
peter wallenberg jr.Chairman Foundation Asset Management
frederick b. whittemoreAdvisory Director Morgan Stanley
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Advisory Board
Cochairs
zbigniew k. brzezinskiCSIS
carla a. hillsHills & Company
Members
barry m. abzugRockwell Collins
richard v. allenAPCO Worldwide
lisa barryChevron
henry (peter) beck iiiThe Beck Group
howard l. bermanU.S. House of Representatives (D-CA)
carolyn brehmProcter & Gamble
sandra schubert brockSMD Ltd.
ahmed charaïMaroc Telematique Group
sue m. cobbCobb Partners, LLC
thomas culliganRaytheon Company
gregory r. dahlbergLockheed Martin Corporation
paul desmarais jr.Power Corporation of Canada
david dreierU.S. House of Representatives (R-CA)
kenneth m. dubersteinThe Duberstein Group, Inc.
antonio estrany y gendreBridas Corporation
dianne feinsteinU.S. Senate (D-CA)
robert j. fitchBAE Systems, Inc.
richard foreFore Property Company
fariborz ghadarPenn State University
john hammergrenMcKesson Corporation
jane harmanU.S. House of Representatives (D-CA)
kay bailey hutchisonU.S. Senate (R-TX)
thomas katisTriple Canopy, Inc.
timothy keatingThe Boeing Company
fred kleisnerMorgans Hotel Group
howard leachLeach Capital, LLC
richard g. lugarU.S. Senate (R-IN)
fouad m. makhzoumiFuture Pipe Industries, Inc.
john mccainU.S. Senate (R-AZ)
edward c. meyerMitretek Systems, Inc.
edward n. neyYoung & Rubicam Advertising
waring patridgePatridge Foundation
eugene a. procknowDeloitte LLP
jack reedU.S. Senate (D-RI)
john d. rockefeller ivU.S. Senate (D-WV)
richard m. scaifeSarah Scaife Foundation
zalman shovalExport Investment Co. Ltd.
tad smithCablevision Systems Corporation
john m. spratt jr.Former U.S. House of Representatives (D-SC)
g. philip stephensonFreedom Capital Partners, LLC
andrew p. swigerExxon Mobil Corporation
navin thukkaramNT Capital Partners
shoichiro toyodaToyota Motor Corporation
gregg wardUnited Technologies Corporation
william h. websterMilbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy
omar zawawiSpecial Advisor to His Majesty the Sultan of Oman
The CSIS Advisory Board is composed of both public- and private-sector policymakers, U.S. and international business leaders, and former senior government officials.
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Roundtables
The CSIS Roundtables are strategically based throughout the country and act as satellite locations for the Center to expand its outreach and influence.
ChairmanInternational Policy Roundtable
Membersjoel allison Baylor Health Care System
paul bancroft iiiBessemer Securities Corporation
stephen bechtel jr. Bechtel Group, Inc.
henry (peter) beck iii The Beck Group
stuart bernstein The Bernstein Companies
alan boeckmann Fluor Corporation
carter cafritz Cafritz Investments, LLC
michael olin clark Legg Mason Investment Counsel
christian cooper Jefferies & Company, Inc.
robert dedman jr. DFI Management, Ltd.
michael doble Raytheon Company
william draper iii Draper Richards, LP
jeffrey edwardsJGE Capital Partners LLC
gerald ford Diamond A-Ford Corporation
gregory gallopoulos General Dynamics Corporation
varghese george The Westex Group, Inc.
joseph gildenhorn JBG Companies
richard guggenhime Schiff Hardin LLP
lloyd hand King & Spalding LLP
milledge hart iii The Hart Group, Inc.
laurence hirsch Highlander Partners
judith richards hope Hope & Company, LLC
nelson hopkins University at Buffalo
edward horowitz EdsLink, LLC
janet howard The Coca-Cola Company
herb kelleher Southwest Airlines
james kimsey America Online Inc.
david langstaff Argotyche, Inc.
bruce leadbetter Sponsor Investments, LLC
philip lauinger jr. Lauinger Publishing Company
bobby lyle Lyco Holdings Incorporated
peter magowan San Francisco Sentry
james manges Lehman Brothers
david miller EnCap Investments, L.P.
george montgomery jr. Seven Hills Group, LLC
erle nye TXU Corp.
william oberndorf SPO Partners
scott ozanus KPMG LLP
daniel rabun ENSCO International plc
robert rogers Texas Industries, Inc.
s. lucky roosevelt Former U.S. Chief of Protocol
robert rowling TRT Holdings, Inc.
carl sewell jr. Sewell Automotive Companies
roger staubach Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.
robert stuart jr. Conway Farms
w. clarke swanson Swanson Vineyards
rex tillerson Exxon Mobil Corporation
john tolleson Tolleson Wealth Management
herbert tully Wilbur-Ellis Company
clinton vince SNR Denton US LLP
timothy wallace Trinity Industries, Inc.
howard wilkins jr. Maverick Development Corporation
john young Energy Future Holdings Corporation
william e. brock CSIS
ray huntHunt Consolidated, Inc.
howard leach Leach Capital, LLC
ChairmanDallas Roundtable
ChairmanSan Francisco Roundtable
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Architectural renderings of the new CSIS headquarters by Hickok Cole Architects.
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TheoveralldesignphaseofthenewCSISheadquartershasbeencompleted.Weplantobreakgroundin2011,andinthesummerof2013weplantomoveintoanewfacilitythatwillgreatlyenhancetheimpactofourworld-classresearchagenda.
Behindastrikingfaçade,ournewbuildingwillhouseapremierthree-storyconferencecenter;multiplevisitorandstaffmeetingrooms;modern,flexibleofficespacetosupportourgrowingstaff;andstate-of-the-arttechnology.Thebuilding’sdesignandconstructionareguidedbythelatestgreenprinciples.
OurnewheadquarterswillbecentrallylocatedwithinthecitytopermitcontinuedengagementofworldleadersandU.S.policymakers.WewillretainproximitytotheWhiteHouse,embassies,andthecity’smostprominentinstitutionsandwillbeonlyminutesfromCapitolHill,theStateDepartment,andthePentagon.
A New Home for CSIS1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
The new building will be emblematic of our enduring leadership on foreign policy and national security issues. We invite you to join us as we move forward with the process. To learn more, please visit csis.org/newbuilding.
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CSIS Programs and Projects
Abshire-Inamori Leadership AcademyAfrica ProgramAmericas ProgramBrzezinski Chair in Global Security and GeostrategyBurke Chair in StrategyDefense-Industrial Initiatives GroupEnergy and National Security ProgramEurope ProgramFreeman Chair in China StudiesGlobal Aging InitiativeGlobal Development Opportunities ProjectGlobal Health Policy CenterGlobal Water Futures ProjectHills Program on GovernanceHomeland Security and Counterterorrism ProgramInternational Security ProgramJapan ChairKissinger Chair in Diplomacy and National Security Korea ChairLavrentis Lavrentiadis Chair in Southeast European StudiesMiddle East ProgramNew European Democracies ProjectNew Defense Approaches ProjectPacific Forum CSISProject on Crisis, Conflict, and CooperationProject on Nuclear IssuesProject on Prosperity and DevelopmentProliferation Prevention ProgramRussia and Eurasia ProgramScholl Chair in International BusinessSchreyer Chair in Global AnalysisSimon Chair in Political EconomySoutheast Asia ProgramSpace InitiativesTask Force on Food SecurityTechnology and Public Policy ProgramThe Washington QuarterlyTransatlantic Media NetworkTransnational Threats ProjectTurkey ProjectU.S. Defense and National Security GroupWadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies
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OperatingRevenue:
$29.8millionExpenditures:
$29.8million
Percentages listed below are drawn from the year ending September 30, 2010. To obtain a copy of the latest audited financial statements, contact the CSIS Finance and Accounting Office at (202) 887-0200.
NamedforfoundersDavidAbshireandKazuo
Inamori,theCSISAbshire-InamoriLeadership
Academy(AILA)trains,educates,andprovides
insightsintocurrentandfutureforeignpolicyand
securitychallengesthroughthefollowingprograms:
• SpeedDebates—Internslearnthepublicspeakingandargumentationstylesofdebateinanefforttoenhancecommunicationsskills.CSIShostsacompetitionasacapstonetoeachsemester.
foundation 24%
corporate 29%
other 12%
endowment 5%
government 16%
individual 14%
programs 76%
external affairs 2%
administration 15%
development 7%
Financial Information FY 2010
Young Professional Development at CSIS
• InterviewingHistory—AnopportunityforselectyoungprofessionalstointerviewAmerica’sleadersbeforealiveaudience.
• InternationalFellows—Mid-careerprofessionalsfromacrosstheworldcometoCSISeachyeartoinvestigatenewchallengesingloballeadership.
• SevenRevolutions—7Revsisanongoingresearchefforttoidentifyandanalyzethemostimportanttrendsshapingourworldouttotheyear2025.
Col. Jeff McCausland and the 2010–2011 AILA International Fellows discuss the challenges of modern leadership.
The Center’s work is grouped into three broad categories: defense and security policy, regional studies, and global challenges. In the pages that follow, we have provided some highlights of our work from 2010 and a look at some of what we will be doing in 2011.
Impact
Cybersecurity
AfghanistanandIraq
EnergyandNationalSecurity
GlobalHealth
Asia’sNewPowerArchitecture
Defense-IndustrialBaseStudies
GlobalSecurityForum
FutureofNATO
FoodSecurity
2011andBeyond
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Cybersecurity
CSIS’sTechnologyandPublicPolicyProgramhasmadecybersecurityoneofitsprimaryareasoffocusoverthepastseveralyears.
TheInformationAgehastransformedAmerica’snationalandeconomicsecurity.America’scyberinfrastructureempowersusandalsoprovidesopportunitytothosewhoseektodousharm.
WhenPresidentObamaannouncedanewcomprehensiveapproachtosecuringAmerica’sdigitalinfrastructure,hemadeapointofthankingCSIS’sBipartisanCommissiononCybersecurityforpointingthewayahead.
SeniorU.S.governmentofficials,membersofCongress,industryheads,andinternationalexpertslooktoCSISasatrustedvenuetodiscusscyberpolicy.CSIS’sCybersecurityDinnerSeries,madepossiblebyNorthropGrummanandCSIS’sCybersecuritySpeakerSeries,madepossiblebyAT&T,aretwosuchforumsforcyberpolicydiscourse.Forexample,GeneralKeithAlexander(picturedonoppositepage),America’sfirstCyberCommander,gavehisfirstpublicaddressatCSIS.
CSIShasalsoestablishedaCybersecurityPodcastSeriesthatfeaturescandidinterviewswithleadersandexpertsinthefield.
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“CSISiscontinuingtoshowleadershipinthefieldofcybersecurity.Indeed,
CSIS’sreport,Securing Cyberspace for the 44th Presidency,servedas
akeythreadofcontinuityacrosstwoadministrationsandreallyset
thefoundationforcraftingthisadministration’sstrategyfor
cyberandsecurity.”
—General Keith Alexander U.S. Cyber Commander and NSA Director
(Left) Electronic micro chip. (Right) Rod Beckstrom, CEO of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), discusses the future of Internet governance at CSIS.
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Afghanistan and Iraq
CSIS’sArleighBurkeChairinStrategyprovidesdecisionmakersingovernmentandmilitarywithtimely,authoritativeupdatesonprogressonthewarsandreconstructionefforts.CSISscholarsroutinelytraveltotheregiontomeetwithhigh-rankingofficialsandcommandersinordertodevelopanindependentviewofevents.
CSISservesasakeyresourceforpoliticalandmilitaryanalysisonthecontinuingconflictsinAfghanistanandIraqaswellasotherstrategicchallenges.
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CSISreportsshapeperspectivesonCapitolHillandintheExecutiveBranchtosuchanextentthatthe New York TimeshascalledarecentBurkeChairanthologyoftheU.S.wareffort“requiredreading.”
CSIShasalsosoughttolooktothefutureoftheregionwithforward-lookinganalysisonthe“ModernSilkRoad,”thenortherndistributiontradenetworklinkingAfghanistantoCentralandSouthAsia,aswellasalternativemodelsofgovernanceandstate-buildinginSouthwestAsiaandbeyond.
(Opposite) British Royal Marine Commandos taking part in Operation Sond Chara in southern Afghanistan.
(Top left) Road to Bamiyan, Afghanistan. (Top right) M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank
staging area in Ramadi, Iraq. (Bottom) Another shot of British Royal
Marine Commandos taking part in Operation Sond Chara
in southern Afghanistan.
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Energy and National Security
CSIS’sEnergyandNationalSecurityProgramisuniquelypositionedandrespectedwithingovernment,industry,andnonprofitcirclesforitscutting-edge,independentanalysis.
ThiswasmostevidentwiththeApril2010explosionoftheDeepwaterHorizonoffshoredrillingrigandresultingoilspill,atragicandpolarizingeventwitheffectsthatreachedwellbeyondtheGulf.CSIS’senergyteammobilizedandplayedtheroleofhonestbrokerbetweengovernment,industry,andthepublicwiththoughtfulanalysisonthespillanditslong-termpolicyimplications.
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(Opposite top) Members of a certified shoreline boom retrieval team prepare to haul in a section of a containment boom off the north shore of Trinity Island, Louisiana. (Opposite bottom) Fire boat response crews battle the blazing remnants of the off-shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. (Top) U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oak (WLB-211) gets under way while U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Cypress (WLB 210) stands by to deploy from Naval Air Station Pensacola in support of Deepwater Horizon oil spill recovery efforts. (Bottom left) Crews aboard beach clean-up vehicles sift oil on the southeast Louisiana shoreline. (Bottom right) CSIS Impacts of the Gulf Oil Spill Series event on the future of offshore exploration featuring (left to right) Charlie Williams of Shell, Albert L. Modiano of the US Oil and Gas Association, and Lloyd Guillory of ExxonMobil Development Company.
Tobetterinformpublicdebate,CSISdevelopedthe“ImpactsoftheGulfOilSpillSeries,”aspeakerseriesexaminingthecomplexinterconnectionbetweenexploration,risk,regulatoryenvironment,andeconomicconsequences.
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Global Health
CSIS’sGlobalHealthPolicyCenterhasbeenaleaderinshapinghowtheU.S.governmentandinternationalpartnersthinkaboutglobalhealth.
Healthisvitaltohumandevelopment,economicgrowth,nationalsecurity,andthebuildingofstabletiesbetweencountries.CSIS’sbipartisanCommissiononSmartGlobalHealthPolicyaddressedthenexusofglobalhealthandU.S.foreignpolicybyoutliningalong-termstrategicapproachforU.S.globalhealthinvestments.ChairedbyCAREPresidentandCEOandCSISTrusteeHeleneGayleandAdmiralWilliamFallon,USN(ret.),thecommissionreleaseditsreportA Healthier, Safer, and More Prosperous World in2010.
Thecommissionreportoffersafive-pointagendaforglobalhealth:1. Maintain our commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis; 2. Prioritize women and children in U.S. global health efforts; 3. Strengthen prevention and health emergency response capabilities; 4. Ensure that the United States has the capacity to match our global health ambitions; and 5. Make smart investments in multilateral institutions.
(Top) Polio vaccination in Nepal. (Bottom left) Commission report launch event featuring cochair Admiral William Fallon, USN (ret.), Jacob Lew, then deputy secretary of state for management and resources, and cochair Helene Gayle, CARE president and CEO and CSIS trustee. (Bottom right) Dr. Helene Gayle and commissioner Rep. Keith Ellison, during a commission trip to Kenya to visit U.S.-funded health projects.
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CSISCommissiononSmartGlobalHealthPolicyCochairs
AdmiralWilliamJ.Fallon,U.S. Navy (ret.)
HeleneD.Gayle,President and CEO, CARE
CommissionersRhonaS.Applebaum, Vice President, The Coca-Cola Company
ChristopherJ.Elias, President & CEO, PATH
RepresentativeKeithEllison(D-MN)
WilliamH.Frist, former U.S. Senate Majority Leader
RepresentativeKayGranger(R-TX)
JohnJ.Hamre, President & CEO, CSIS; former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense
PeterLamptey,President, Public Health Programs, Family Health International
MargaretG.McGlynn,former President, Global Vaccines & Infectious Diseases, Merck and Co.
MichaelMerson,Director, Global Health Institute, Duke University
PatriciaE.Mitchell, President & CEO, The Paley Center for Media
SuryaN.Mohapatra,Chairman, President & CEO, Quest Diagnostics, Inc.
ThomasR.Pickering,Vice Chairman, Hills & Company
PeterPiot,Director, Institute for Global Health, Imperial College London; former Director of UNAIDS
KarenRemley,Commissioner, Virginia Department of Health
JudithRodin, President, The Rockefeller Foundation
JoeRospars,Founding Partner, Blue State Digital
RobertE.Rubin,Cochairman, Council on Foreign Relations; former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
SenatorJeanneShaheen(D-NH)
DonnaE.Shalala,President, University of Miami; former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services
SenatorOlympiaSnowe(R-ME)
DeboraL.Spar,President, Barnard College
RexTillerson,Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation
RajeevVenkayya,Director, Global Health Delivery, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
“IcommendCSISforreallypavingthewaytowardanintegratedhealthapproach…[andfor]pointingpeople,conceptuallyandinpractice,totheconceptthatthefutureliesinsmart,strategicinvestmentsinhealthsystems.”—Dr. Rajiv Shah USAID Administrator
Sincelastspring,morethan30,000copiesofthecommissionreporthavebeendownloaded.CSIScontinuestoworkcloselywiththeObamaadministrationasitestablishesitsGlobalHealthInitiative,asix-yearplantoimproveglobalhealthoutcomesthroughcarefulintegrationofprograms,anewbusinessmodelthatemphasizesmeasurementandaccountability,andawoman-andgirl-centeredapproach.Anumberoffollow-onhigh-levelactivitiesareplannedfor2011.
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Asia’s New Power Architecture
NootherthinktankinWashingtonhastheabilitytoaddressthefullarrayofgeopoliticalandeconomicissuesconfrontingU.S.policyinAsiaasCSIS.CSISrecentlylaunchedadedicatedKoreaChair,aWadhwaniChairinIndia-U.S.PolicyStudies,andWashington’sleadingSoutheastAsiaProgramtogoalongwiththealreadyestablishedJapanChairandFreemanChairinChinaStudies.
(Top) Indonesian NGO workers offload supplies from a U.S. Navy helicopter on Sumatra during international relief efforts following the Indian Ocean tsunami. (Bottom) CSIS report launch for Asia’sResponsetoClimateChangeandNaturalDisasters featuring (left to right) CSIS’s David Pumphrey and Charles Freeman, Senior U.S. Representative to APEC Kurt Tong, and CSIS’s Victor Cha and Stacey White.
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In2010,CSIS’sentireAsiateamproducedasignaturestudyfortheMacArthurFoundationlookingatnewwaysofaddressingnontraditionalsecuritythreatsintheregionasapathwaytoincreaseregionalcooperation.Theprojecthadaspecificfocusonenergysecurity,climatechange,andhumanitariancrisis.AllhavethepotentialtoshapeAsia’spoliticsandgrowthinthecomingcentury.
Twowidelydistributedreportsgrewoutofthisstudy,includingGreen Dragons: The Politics of Climate Change in Asia.TheprojecthashelpedtoinfluencehowpeopleinAmericaandAsiathinkaboutemergingarchitectureinatimeofshiftingpowerrelationsinAsiaandbetweenAsiaandtheUnitedStates.
CSISrecentlylaunchedadedicatedKoreaChair,aWadhwaniChairinIndia-U.S.PolicyStudies,andWashington’sleadingSoutheast
AsiaProgramtogoalongwiththealreadyestablishedJapanChairand
FreemanChairinChinaStudies.
(Top) A man walks amid the ruins in Sri Lanka after the December 2004 Asian Tsunami. (Bottom) Wind farm at Bangui Bay on the Ilocos Norte, Philippines.
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SecretaryGates’EfficiencyInitiativehassoughttofindefficienciesinthedepartmentandapplysavingstomoredeservingprojects.DecisionmakersinCongress,theExecutiveBranch,andindustryrelyonCSIStoprovideindependentanalysisandresearchtoinformtheirthinking.
CSISwasaskedbyDr.AshtonCarter(picturedonoppositepage),undersecretaryofdefenseforacquisition,technology,andlogisticstohostaseriesofdialogueswiththedefenseindustryentitled“DeliveringBetterAcquisitionValue:ConversationswithIndustry.”
Defense-Industrial Base Studies
CSIS’sDefense-IndustrialInitiativesGroup(DIIG)providesunvarnishedanalysisofthecomplexrelationshipbetweentheDefenseDepartment,thedefenseindustry,andthepublicinterestinatimeofgrowingfiscalconstraints.
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ThispastyearCSISalsocompletedworkonareviewoftheimportanceofthecommercialspacesectortoU.S.nationalsecurityandprovidedaframeworkforanalyzingandevaluatingoptionstoimproveaccesstocommerciallaunchservices.ThesuccessofthisprojectledtheDepartmentoftheNavytoaskCSIStoapplythisinnovativeframeworkforanalyzingthedefense-industrialbase,andthiscomingyearCSISwillconductasimilarreviewoftheshipbuildingindustry.ProjectslikethesebuildontheCSIScorecapabilitytoanalyzedefensebudgetsandindustry.
CSISwasaskedbyDr.AshtonCarter,UnderSecretaryofDefenseforAcquisition,Technology,andLogistics,tohostaseriesofdialogueswiththedefenseindustryentitled“DeliveringBetterAcquisitionValue:ConversationswithIndustry.”
(Across) The U.S. Naval Ship Pililaaupasses the historic Diamond Head Crater in Honolulu, Hawaii. (Opposite bottom) Helicopters from Task Force 34, 1st Battalion 244 Assault Helicopter Battalion, on fly on Joint Base Balad, Iraq. (Bottom right) Dr. Ashton Carter speaks at a CSIS event in April 2010.
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Global Security Forum
LastMay,theforumbroughttogetherforeignpolicyandnationalsecurityleaderstodiscussthetopstrategicchallengesonthehorizon.Gen.JamesCartwright(USMC),vicechairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaff,deliveredkeynoteremarksonadaptingtotomorrow’sstrategicchallenges.FollowingGeneralCartwright’sspeech,theforumheldnineconcurrentsessionsfeaturingsuchnotableexperts(allpicturedonoppositepage)asformernationalsecurityadviserandCSIStrustee,Lt.Gen.BrentScowcroft(USAF,ret.);DavidIgnatiusoftheWashington Post;formerJointChiefschairmanGen.Peter
CSISlaunchedwhatistobecomeanannualsignaturepolicyconference,theCSISGlobalSecurityForum.
Pace(USMC,ret.);Amb.ThomasPickering;andformerdeputysecretaryofstateandCSIStrusteeRichardArmitage.
MadepossiblewithsupportbyFinmeccanica,theinnovativeconferenceexaminedmedium-andlong-termglobalsecurityissuessuchasU.S.engagementintheMiddleEast;post-U.S.involvementinIraqandAfghanistan;cybersecurity;theroleofnuclearweaponsinnationalsecuritystrategy;U.S.powerprojectionandoverseasbases;thepossibilityofadomesticintelligenceagency;robotsonthebattlefield;changesinthedefense-industrialbase;andperceptionsofwaningU.S.powerinAsia.
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(Opposite) U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Eric Nobriga hands candy to Afghan children while on patrol in Nawa District, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. (Top) Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James Cartwright, USMC. (Middle left) CSIS’s Ray DuBois, former Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Peter Pace, USMC (ret.), CSIS’s Maren Leed, and Amb. Thomas Pickering (left to right) discuss the loss of overseas bases. (Middle right) Former deputy secretary of state and CSIS trustee Richard Armitage discusses the perception of waning U.S. power in Asia. (Bottom left) Columnist and associate editor for the WashingtonPost David Ignatius (right) discusses U.S. engagement in the Middle East after Iraq and Afghanistan with CSIS’s Haim Malka (left) and former national security adviser and CSIS trustee Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (ret.) (bottom right).
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Future of NATO
NATO’sStrategicConcept,whichframestheAlliance’spoliticalgoalsandmilitaryrequirements,hadlastbeenupdatedin1999andneededtobereplacedwithadocumentthatreflectsdramaticchangesinglobalsecurityaffairsoverthelastdecade.
CSIS’sseniorvicepresidentandHenryA.KissingerChairStephenFlanaganservedasSecretaryAlbright’sleadadviserinherworkasChairoftheGroupofExpertsonthenewStrategicConcept.
Afterninemonthsofdeliberationsandstudy,theGroup’sfinalreportassessedtheimplicationsof
WithhelpfromCSISsecurityexperts,formerSecretaryofStateMadeleineAlbrightpreparedthereportonNATO’snewStrategicConcept:NATO 2020: Assured Security; Dynamic Engagement.
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changesintheglobalsecurityenvironmentandrecommendedthattheAllianceexpanditsexternalpartnerships,transformitsmilitarycapabilities,andstreamlineitsorganizationalstructurestoensureitseffectivenessoverthecomingdecade.ByclarifyingAllianceconsensusontheseissuesandadvancingvariousreformproposals,theAlbrightreportframedthemainelementsofthenewStrategicConceptandfacilitatedtheworkofNATO’ssecretarygeneralandmembergovernmentsindraftingthefinaldocument.
CSIShostedtheWashingtonlaunchofthereportinMay,featuringkeynoteremarksbySecretaryAlbrightandformernationalsecurityadviserandCSIStrusteeLt.Gen.BrentScowcroft.
(Opposite left) NATO flag. (Top) The Honorable Madeleine Albright, former U.S. secretary of state, at the CSIS launch of NATO2020:AssuredSecurity;DynamicEngagement.
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Food Security
CSIScontinuestoleadeffortstodevelopandcoordinateaU.S.strategicapproachtofoodsecurity.ACSIS-createdtaskforce,chairedbySen.RichardG.Lugar(R-IN),Sen.RobertP.Casey(D-PA),andRep.BettyMcCollum(D-MN),addressedthreekeyareas:raisingagriculturalproductivity,investinginresearchanddevelopment,andimprovingtradepolicy.InApril,CSISpublishedCultivating Global Food Security,areportcontainingthetaskforce’srecommendationsfortheObamaadministrationandCongress.
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Inadditiontothetaskforcereport,CSISproducedfourpaperstoexamineingreaterdepththeissuesofagriculturalproductivity,researchanddevelopment,trade,andattitudestowardagriculturalbiotechnologyandgeneticmodification.CSIScontinuestoshapethinkingwithintheObamaadministration’ssignatureFeedtheFutureinitiative.
(Opposite left) Market in Amritsar, India. (Top) CSIS Food Security event
on Capitol Hill featuring (left to right) Representative Betty McCollum,
Senator Robert P. Casey, and Senator Richard G. Lugar. (Bottom) CSIS’s
Johanna Nesseth and Steve Morrison (left to right) at the same event.
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2011 and Beyond
Lookingahead,CSIShaslaidthegroundworktoaugmentcurrentprojectsandexpandintonewareasandissuesthatwillshapethetwenty-firstcentury.Asamplingofnewprojectsinclude:
• TheGlobalDevelopmentOpportunitiesProject(GDOP),anumbrellaprogramforCSIS’sdiverseactivityonissuesrangingfrompovertyalleviationtoclimateadaptationtoeconomicgrowthinconflictsettingstowater,food,health,andtrade.GDOPwillhaveaparticularfocusontheroleoftheprivatesectorinaiddeliveryandwillhaveatitscenterahigh-profileseriesofpubliceventstobringnewideasintoWashingtononglobaldevelopment.
• TheWadhwaniChairinU.S.-IndiaPolicyStudiesisthefirstofitskindataWashingtonthinktankandwilllaunchinearly2011underthedirectionofAmbassadorKarlInderfurth,formerassistantsecretaryofstateforSouthAsianaffairs.
Since1962,CSIShasgrowntobecomeoneoftheworld’spreeminentinternationalpolicyinstitutions,andin2011CSISwillcontinueitsleadershipasaproviderofthoughtful,innovative,andbalancedsolutionstothemostcomplexforeignpolicyandnationalsecuritychallengesofourtime.
• CSISsenioradviserMarkQuartermanwilldirectournewProjectonCrisis,Conflict,andCooperation,whichwillexamineinnovativestrategiestospeed,enhance,andstrengtheninternationalconflictresponsesandfocusoneffectivemultilateralresponsestoglobalissues.
• CSISWilliamA.SchreyerChairinGlobalAnalysisDanielRundewillundertakeadeeperlookattheprivatesector’sroleindevelopment.
• MeredithBroadbent,formerassistantUSTRandnowsenioradviserandholderoftheSchollChairinInternationalBusiness,willtakearenewedlookattheimportantroleoftradeinforeignpolicy.
• Asviewsoncurrentnuclearissuesbecomeincreasinglypolarized,CSIS’sworkonnuclearpolicy,ledbyClarkMurdockandSharonSquassoni,helpsexaminetheissuesthroughanalyticblogpostsandalivedebateseries.
(Above) Skyline of Mumbai, India.
• TheU.S.-ASEANStrategyCommission,cochairedbyMauriceR.“Hank”GreenbergandformerdefensesecretaryandCSIStrusteeWilliamS.Cohen,willdevelopanin-depthassessmentofU.S.interestsinSoutheastAsiaandmakerecommendationsforthedevelopmentofalong-termU.S.strategyfortheregion.(Photo adjacent, Left to right: CSIS’s Ernest Bower, William S. Cohen, Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg, and CSIS trustee and former USTR Amb. Carla Hills)
• TheNewDefenseApproachesProjectwillexaminethecontributionofamphibiouscapabilitiestodeterrenceandshapingmissions,suchasbuildingpartnershipcapacity,humanitarianassistance,anddisasterrelief.
• TheCSISMiddleEastProgramwillpublishamajornewstudythatanalyzesthecurrentandfuturetrajectoryofU.S.-Israelistrategicties.
• AttherequestoftheU.S.CombatantCommandAFRICOM,theCSISAfricaProgramwillreview10casestudiesofAfricancountriestoexaminepotentialfissuresandstressorsthatmightultimatelyleadtosignificantsocialdislocationorpoliticalinstabilityinthemediumtolongterm.
• EuropeProgramdirectorHeatherConleywillleadaneffortwithSteveFlanaganandDavidBerteauonthefinancialcrisis’simpactonEuropeandefenseandsecuritycapabilities.FundedbytheNationalIntelligenceCouncil,theprojectwilllookoutoverthenextfiveyearsinlightoftheeconomicrecessionanditseffectonEuropeangovernmentanddefenseindustry.
• KoreaChairVictorChareceivedamajormultiyeargrantfromtheAcademyofKoreanStudiesinSeoultodirectalaboratoryfortheglobalizationofKoreanStudies.ThisistheAcademy’sfirstgranttoaU.S.thinktank.TopicswillincludeU.S.grandstrategyinAsia,demographyandKoreansecurity,cultureandtheColdWar,negotiationandNorthKorea,andU.S.alliancesinEastAsia.
U.S.-ASEANStrategyCommissionCommissionworkdirectedbyCSISSoutheastAsiaProgramDirectorandSeniorAdviserErnestBower
CochairsMauriceR.“Hank”GreenbergChairman of the C.V. Starr CompanySenatorWilliamS.CohenFormer Secretary of Defense and U.S. Senator
CommissionersRichardArmitagePresident, Armitage International
ManuelArroyoPresident, ASEAN Business Unit, Coca-Cola
JamesBlackwellPresident, Chevron Asia Pacific
FormerSenatorKitBond
Ralph“Skip”BoycePresident for Asia, The Boeing Company
GeorgeDavidFormer Chairman, United Technologies Corporation
RalphGersonCEO, Guardian Industries
CarlaHillsChairman & CEO, Hills & Company
RoderickHillsPartner, Hills Stern and Morley LLP Founder & Chairman, CSIS Hills Program on Governance
HenriettaHolsmanForeChairman & CEO, Holsman International Former Administrator of USAID
AdmiralTimothyKeatingFormer Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
WilliamReillyFounding Partner, Aqua International Partners Former Director of EPA
TimShriverChairman, Special Olympics
EdwardTortoriciExecutive Director, First Pacific Company Limited
KeithWilliamsCEO, Underwriters Laboratories
ReachThe Center holds 1,600 events yearly and utilizes a robust outreach strategy to both traditional and nontraditional media, Congress, and the broader public.
EventsandForumsatCSIS
CSISOnline
CSISintheMedia
CongressionalOutreach
Publications
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Events and Forums at CSIS
(Top) CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogue on the Obama administration’s foreign policy, featuring (left to right) Steve Coll, staff writer for theNewYorker; Thomas Friedman, foreign affairs columnist for theNewYorkTimes; Bob Schieffer, host of CBS’s FacetheNation; and David Ignatius, columnist and associate editor fortheWashingtonPost. (Bottom) CSIS Statesmen’s Forum event featuring (left to right) James Steinberg, deputy secretary of state, and Jacob Lew, then deputy secretary of state for management and resources.
(Left) U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer at a CSIS–Miami Series event on advancing progress of the UN Millennium Development Goals through the empowerment of women and girls. (Right) CSIS International Councillor Dr. Lavrentis Lavrentiadis provides introductory remarks at a CSIS Statesmen’s Forum.
TheStatesmen’sForumCurrentU.S.andforeignseniorgovernmentofficialsdeliverkeynotespeechesbeforeacross-sectionoftheWashingtonpolicycommunity.ThisseriesismadepossiblebytheLavrentiadisGroupofCompanies.
TheCSIS–SchiefferSchoolSeriesinPublicPolicyandtheMediaBobSchieffer,CBSNews’chiefWashingtoncorrespondentandhostofFace the Nation,moderatesthemonthlyseries,apartnershipwiththeSchiefferSchoolofJournalismatTexasChristianUniversity(TCU).ThisseriesismadepossiblebyUnitedTechnologiesCorporation(UTC).
TheCSIS–UniversityofMiamiSeriesonGlobalChallengesCSISandtheUniversityofMiamiSchoolofCommunication’sKnightCenterforInternationalMediacohostamonthlyseriesfocusedontheMillenniumDevelopmentGoals.ThisseriesismadepossiblebytheKnightFoundation.
CSIS hosts more than 1,600 events annually, which translates to an average of 385 visitors daily. In addition, CSIS has several signature event series that feature leading thinkers from government, media, business, and academia. They include the following:
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Events and Forums at CSIS
(Top) General David Petraeus speaks at a CSIS Military Strategy Forum event with CSIS senior fellow Maren Leed. (Bottom left) Under Secretary for International Affairs at the U.S. Department of the Treasury Lael Brainard speaks at CSIS in November 2010. (Bottom right) Senator John Kerry speaks at a CSIS event in November 2010 on U.S. policy in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
TheMilitaryStrategyForumTheforumhostsseniorDepartmentofDefenseandmilitaryserviceleaderswhopresenttheirinsightsandvisiononthedirectionofU.S.nationalsecurityanddefensepolicy.ThisseriesismadepossiblebyRolls-RoyceNorthAmerica.
TheCongressionalDialogueSeriesMembersofCongressfrequentlychooseCSISasabipartisanplatformforpolicyspeechesanddiscussions.
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(Bottom) Admiral Thad Allen, U.S. Coast Guard (ret.), speaks at the launch of the new CSIS-LSU Series on Disaster Management and Emergency Response in November 2010.
CSISCybersecurityPolicySeriesTheCSISForumonCybersecurityisapublicseriesforbusinessleaders,policymakers,andexpertstoaddresssomeofthemostpressingpolicychallengessurroundingcybersecurity.Thisbimonthlyseriesisintendedtofocuspublicandmediaattentionontheissueandhelpshapethepolicyagendaforcybersecurity.ThisseriesismadepossiblebyAT&T.
TheCSIS-LSUSeriesonDisasterManagementandEmergencyResponse
Inthefallof2010,CSISlaunchedaneweventseriesondisastermanagementmadepossiblebytheLSUStephensonDisasterManagementInstitute(SDMI)andtheIreneW.andC.B.PenningtonFoundation.ThekickoffeventfeaturedAdmiralThadAllen(picturedbelow),U.S.CoastGuard(ret.),NationalIncidentCommanderfortheDeepwaterHorizonResponse.
“Thekindofconversationsandthekindofmeetingsanddiscussionsyouhave
atCSISreallyareaveryimportantpartofpolitical
lifeinWashingtonbecausealotoftheideasthatwe
needinordertodoourjobsinthefederal
governmentcomefromdiscussionsofthekind
we’rehavingtoday.”—Robert D. Hormats
Undersecretary for Economic, Energy, and Agricultural Affairs
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Events and Forums at CSIS
(Middle left) U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano spoke at a CSIS event in June 2010. (Middle right) Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke at a CSIS event in January 2010. (Bottom left) John Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, spoke at a CSIS Statemen’s Forum in May 2010.
(Above) A CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogue at CSIS on security issues surrounding the South China Sea.
“CSIShaslongservedasavenueforsomeofthemostinsightfulandintellectualdiscourseonnationalsecurityissues.”
—John Brennan Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism
Selection of Speakers Hosted by CSIS
PresidentoftheUnitedStatesU.S.AmbassadortoAfghanistanSecretaryofStateSecretaryofDefenseSecretaryofCommerceSecretaryofHomelandSecuritySecretaryoftheArmyDeputySecretaryofStateDeputySecretaryofDefenseDeputySecretaryofEnergyUndersecretaryofStateforPolicyUndersecretaryofState forEconomic,Energy,andAgriculturalAffairsAssistanttothePresidentforHomelandSecurityandCounterterrorismUndersecretaryoftheTreasuryforTerrorismandFinancialIntelligenceUndersecretaryofDefenseforAcquisitionDeputyU.S.TradeRepresentativeUSAIDAdministratorCDCDirectorMillenniumChallengeCorporationCEOAssistantSecretaryofStateforAsianAffairs
AssistantSecretaryofStateforWesternHemisphereAffairsU.S.GlobalAIDSCoordinatorU.S.GlobalAmbassadorforWomen’sIssuesU.S.AmbassadortoAfghanistanDepartmentofStateCoordina-torforCounterterrorism
PrimeMinisterofLatviaPrimeMinisterofMoldovaPrimeMinisterofMalaysiaForeignMinisterofAfghanistanForeignMinisterofAlbaniaForeignMinisterofIndonesiaForeignMinisterofSriLankaForeignMinisterofMaldivesForeignMinisterofBulgariaForeignSecretaryofIndiaForeignSecretaryofthe PhilippinesDeputyPrimeMinisterforReintegrationofMoldovaDefenseMinisterofNorwayDefenseMinisterofGermanyDefenseMinisterofSingaporeEducationMinisterof AfghanistanCrownPrinceofSerbia
ChairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaffViceChairmanoftheJointChiefsofStaffChiefofNavalOperationsU.S.CENTCOMCommanderU.S.SOCOMCommanderU.S.SOUTHCOMCommanderU.S.AFRICOMCommanderU.S.CyberCommandCommanderSupremeAlliedCommanderEurope
UNSecretaryGeneralUNWorldFoodProgrammeExecutiveDirectorUNDevelopmentCampaignDirectorNATOSupremeAlliedCommander(Transformation)
CARECEOExxonCEOICANNCEOONECEOSaudiAramcoCEOPresidentofResourcesfortheFuture
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CSIShasdevelopedarobustonlinepresencethroughitswebsiteandthroughitsmultimediaplatformonApple’siTunesU.
CSIS.orgTheredesignedCSIS.orgservesastheessentialplatformforthedisseminationofourcontent,includingevents,publications,andmultimedia.Theproductsthatourexpertsandresearchprogramsproducearereadilyavailableonourwebsitethroughmanydifferentpathssouserscaneasilyaccesscontent.
iTunesUCSISwasthefirstthinktanktodevelopaplatformonApple’siTunesU,apopulardestinationwithinApple’siTunesstorethatoffersfreeeducationalcontent.Lastfall,ApplereportedthatoverthepastthreeyearsiTunesUhashadmorethan300milliondownloadsfromcontentsuppliedbymorethan800providers.CSIShasbeenselectedasa“featuredprovider”byiTunesUalongwithotherprestigiousorganizationsanduniversitiessuchasStanford,theLibraryofCongress,Duke,andOxford.
Combined,CSIS.organdouriTunesUplatformreceivemorethan1.2millionvisitorsmonthly.
Everymonthvisitorsdownloadanaverageof270,000CSIStracksfromiTunesUandviewmorethan4millionpagesonourwebsite,plusthousandsmorefollowusonlinebysubscribingtoourRSSfeeds,newsletters,andpodcasts.
CSIS Online
(Right) A CSIS Intern holds an Apple iPad while looking at CSIS’s iTunes U platform. (Opposite top) The CSIS homepage, CSIS.org. (Opposite bottom) CSIS iTunes U platform highlighting the CSIS–Schieffer School Series.
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Tolearnmore,pleasevisitCSIS.org,itunes.csis.org,orfollowusonFacebookatFacebook.com/CSIS.org.
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CSIS in the Media
(Middle left) International Security Program Senior Fellow Stephanie Sanok addressed U.S. strategy on Iraq on the CBSEveningNews. (Middle right) Transnational Threats Project Senior Adviser Juan Zarate discussed Internet wiretapping on the PBSNewsHour.(Bottom) Project on Conflict, Crisis, and Cooperation Director Mark Quarterman discussed U.S.-Pakistan relations on CNN’s Situation Room.
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CSIShasastrongandgrowingpresenceinthemedia.CSISexpertsareoftencalleduponfortheiranalysisofmajorpolicyissues,andmanyCSISeventsarewellattendedbythemedia.
The New York TimescalledCSIS’sAnthonyCordesmana“foreignpolicydignitary.”
OnNovember24,CSISSeniorAdviserMichael
Greenpublishedanop-edin the Wall Street Journal,
“WhyWe’reAlwaysFooledbyNorthKorea.”
OnJune20,DavidIgnatiusofthe Washington PostcitedThe Key to Success in Afghanistan: A Modern Silk Road Strategy,byCSISRussiaProgramdirectorAndrewKuchinsandCSISTransnationalThreatsProjectdeputydirectorThomasSanderson,inhiscolumn“Afghanistan’sFutureLiesinTradePartnerships.”
OnJanuary7,CSISSeniorAdviserVictorChapublishedanop-edinthe New York Times,“FocusonPolicy,NotPolitics.”
“ North Korea’s artillery bombardment of the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong. . . makes it doubly clear that Pyongyang intends to leverage its new nuclear breakthrough for maximum concessions from the international community.”
“ The most useful analysis I’ve seen recently is The Key to Success in Afghanistan: A Modern Silk Road Strategy.”
“Tokyo needs to realize that time is
not on its side.”
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Congressional Outreach
OneofCSIS’scoremissionsistouseitsbipartisanplatformtohelpmembersofCongressandtheirstaffsbetternavigateacomplexworld.
WedosothroughatargetedoutreachprogramthatconnectsthousandsofCapitolHillstafferswithCSISproductsandresearch.WehostregulareventsthathelpeducateCongressoncurrentpolicymatters.WeorganizepolicydiscussionsthatbringCongress,theadministration,andpolicycommunitiestogether,andweofferaconvenientforumfromwhichrepresentativesandsenatorscandiscusstheirprioritieswiththepublicandwiderpolicycommunity.
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Inthelastyear,CSISexpertstestifiedbeforecongressionalcommitteesadozentimes,hostedmonthlyforumsonCapitolHill,andbriefedmembersandstaffregularly.In2010,17membersofCongressspokeateventsatCSIS,andseveralparticipatedinaudioorvideointerviewswithCSISprograms.CSIScontinuestobeaneffectiveresourceforCongresswithcontinueddirectinvolvementofmembersinCSISprojectsandarobustoutreacheffortthatopensnewdoorsforCSISexpertsandtheirideas.
“CSISwasborntoleadershipininternationalaffairs,andthis
placerepresentswhatisbestaboutAmericanleadershipabroadwhen
itisdoneright:wefindherepolicythatisthoughtful,nonpartisan,
intellectuallyunafraid,genuinelyknowledgeable,andcapableof
bringingtogetherdiverseviewpointsforfrankargument,
debate,andanalysisofpublicpolicyandoursharedfuture.”
—Representative Gary Ackerman (D-NY)
(Opposite top) Representative Howard Berman (D-CA), then chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, spoke at CSIS in September. (Opposite bottom left) Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), pictured next to CSIS trustee and former Senator Bill Brock, spoke to the CSIS International Policy Roundtable. (Opposite bottom right) Sharon Squassoni, director of the CSIS Proliferation Prevention Program, testified before the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on nuclear cooperation and nonproliferation. (Top) Representative Kay Granger (R-TX) (left) and Representative Keith Ellison (D-MN) (right) spoke at a CSIS Global Health Commission meeting.
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Publications
Clear Gold: Water as a Strategic Resource in the Middle EastBy Jon B. Alterman and Michael DziubanOverthenext20years,therealwildcardforpoliticalandsocialunrestintheMiddleEastisnotwar,terrorism,orrevolution—itiswater.Conventionalsecuritythreatsdominatepublicdebateandgovernmentthinking,butwateristhetruegame-changerinMiddleEasternpolitics.ThisreportexaminestheimplicationsofwateronsecuritypolicyintheMiddleEast.
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CSISpublicationsareessentialresourcesforthepolicy,academic,andbusinesscommunitiesandthepublicandareavailabletothosecommunitiesviaCSIS.org,Amazon.com,BarnesandNoble.com,GoogleEditions,andiPadBooks.Belowandoppositeareexamplesofrecentreports.
• The Global Aging Preparedness IndexByRichardJackson,NeilHowe,andKeisukeNakashima
Thisreportprovidesthefirstcomprehensivequantitativeassessmentoftheprogressthatcountriesworldwidearemakinginpreparingforglobalaging,particularlytheold-agedependency
dimensionofthechallenge.
• The Geopolitics of Energy: Emerging Trends, Changing Landscapes, Uncertain Times ByFrankA.Verrastro,SarahO.Ladislaw,MatthewFrank,andLisaA.Hyland
Thisreportidentifiesandexaminestherelevantdriversthatarelikelytodictatefuturetrendsinenergyconsumptionandfuelchoicesinthecontextofashiftinggeopoliticallandscape,takingintoaccounttheattendanteconomic,foreignpolicy,energysecurity,andenvironmental
consequencesandpriorities.
In2010,CSISpublished77formalreportsinadditiontoavarietyofmonthlynewslettersandbriefanalyses.
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