The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is an American

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based in Washington, D.C. From its founding in 1962 until 1987, it was an affiliate of

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, initially named the Center for Strategic and International Studies of Georgetown University. The center conducts policy studies and strategic analyses of political, economic and security issues throughout the world, with a focus on issues concerning

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, trade, technology, finance, energy and geostrategy. Since its founding, CSIS "has been dedicated to finding ways to sustain American prominence and prosperity as a force for good in the world", according to its website. CSIS is officially a

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think tank with scholars that represent varying points of view across the

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. It is known for inviting well-known

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and public service officials from the U.S. Congress and the executive branch, including those affiliated with either the Democratic or the Republican Party as well as foreign officials of varying political backgrounds. It has been labeled a "centrist" think tank by '' U.S. News & World Report''. The center hosts the Statesmen's Forum, a bipartisan venue for international leaders to present their views. Past speakers have included

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Ban Ki-moon and National Security Advisor Tom Donilon. The center also conducts the CSIS-Schieffer School Dialogues, a series of multiple discussions hosted by Bob Schieffer of

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, and the Global Security Forum, which has featured keynote addresses by Defense Department officials, including former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.

History

1960s

The center was founded in 1962 by Arleigh Burke and David Manker Abshire. It originally was part of

. It officially opened its doors on September 4, shortly before the

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. The original office was located one block away from Georgetown's campus in a small brick townhouse located at 1316 36th Street. The first professional staff member hired was Richard V. Allen who later served in the

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. At a conference held in the Hall of Nations at Georgetown University in January 1963, the center developed its blueprint for its intellectual agenda. The book that emerged from the conference, ''National Security: Political, Military and Economic Strategies in the Decade Ahead'', was more than one thousand pages long. The book set out a framework for discussing national security and defined areas of agreement and disagreement within the Washington foreign policy community during the

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. The book argued for a strategic perspective on global affairs and also defined a school of thought within

studies for that period. The practitioners of this school of thought subsequently made their way to the pinnacles of U.S. policymaking, particularly during the Nixon, Ford and Reagan administrations.

1970s

By the mid to late 1970s, many scholars who worked at the center had found their way to senior positions in government in the Department of State or Department of Defense. When

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retired from his position as U.S. Secretary of State in 1977,

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declined to offer him a professorship. He decided to teach part-time at

's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service and to make CSIS the base for his Washington operations, over offers to teach at Yale, Penn, Columbia, and

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. Kissinger's decision to become affiliated with the Washington-based institution attracted more public attention for the center than virtually any event in the preceding fifteen years. Following Kissinger's involvement, other cabinet-level officials, including James Schlesinger, Bill Brock, William J. Crowe, and Harold Brown, joined CSIS in the late 1970s. When Zbigniew Brzezinski joined the center in 1981 after the end of the Carter administration, he worked on issues related to the

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and Poland's transition to a market economy. The arrangements for these senior government officials allowed them to write, lecture, and consult with media and business firms, and are typical of the way CSIS can incorporate high-level policymakers when they leave government. During the 1970s and 1980s, a myriad of think tanks either expanded operations or emerged in Washington, D.C., representing a range of ideological positions and specialized policy interests.

1980s

In 1986, several

professors criticized CSIS staff members for giving academically unsupported assessments of foreign policy issues during public interviews.Jordan, Mary. "GU Severs Ties With Think Tank: Center's Academics, Conservatism Cited". ''The Washington Post''. 18 October 1986. p. B1. Donations to Georgetown University decreased because of its association with CSIS. A special committee studied the friction, and its report stated that CSIS was more focused on the media than to scholarly research and recommended that CSIS be formally separated from Georgetown University. On October, 17, 1986, Georgetown University's

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voted to sever all ties with CSIS. The Center for Strategic and International Studies was incorporated in Washington, D.C. on December 29, 1986, and the formal affiliation between Georgetown and CSIS ended on July 1, 1987.

1990s

The center became an incorporated

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to raise its endowment and expand its programs to focus on emerging regions of the world. The work of the trustees and counselors with the center after the

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in the 1980s left CSIS in a unique position to develop the nation's foreign policy with the United States as the world's sole

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. It signified a degree of institutional maturation and prestige that the founders had not imagined when they founded the center in the early 1960s. After the end of the

, there emerged a suspicion in Washington that the United States was not as well equipped as it ought to be to compete in the international economy. This outlook drove CSIS to set up a project in early 1990 that, to some, seemed removed from traditional strategic and international concerns. The idea that America should focus on its problems at home to strengthen its role abroad evolved into the Commission on the Strengthening of America, chaired by

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Sam Nunn and Senator Pete Domenici. David Abshire saw the commission as a way to examine and improve upon economic policy, coming to the conclusion that the White House should reorganize the

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to include a National Economic Council with a national economic adviser on the model of the

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. This new focus on economic policy led CSIS to increase its research focus on international economics and issues concerning the North American Free Trade Agreement, the

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, the

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, the

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as well as

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and the environmental and societal effects of

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. These issues merged into CSIS's mission to complement its traditional focus on

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issues. Up to the present day, CSIS has been dedicated to finding ways to sustain American prominence and prosperity as a force for good in the world, according to the CSIS website.

21st century

In 2013, CSIS moved from its K Street headquarters to a new location on Rhode Island Avenue in Washington, D.C. The new building cost $100 million to build and has a studio for media interviews and room to host conferences, events, lectures and discussions. The building is located in Washington, D.C.'s

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neighborhood and will earn LEED Platinum Certification. In 2015, H. Andrew Schwartz, a senior vice president at CSIS, was quoted describing the organization's "number one goal" as "hav ngimpact on policy." Defending the organization from claims that it had inappropriately engaged in lobbying on behalf of U.S. defense contractors, CEO John Hamre was quoted in 2016 as saying, "We strongly believe in our model of seeking solutions to some of our country's most difficult problems.... We gather stakeholders, vet ideas, find areas of agreement and highlight areas of disagreement." In 2024, the Center was designated as an " undesirable organization" in Russia.

Funding

For fiscal year 2013, CSIS had an operating revenue of US$32.3 million. The sources were 32% corporate, 29% foundation, 19% government, 9% individuals, 5% endowment, and 6% other. CSIS had operating expenses of $32.2 million for 2013—78% for programs, 16% for administration, and 6% for development. In September 2014, ''

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'' reported that the

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had donated a sum greater than $1 million to the organization. Additionally, CSIS has received an undisclosed amount of funding from Japan through the government-funded Japan External Trade Organization, as well as from Norway. After being contacted by the ''Times'', CSIS released a list of foreign state donors, listing 13 governments including those of Germany and China. The Center for Strategic and International Studies CSIS lists major funding from defense contractors such as

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, General Dynamics,

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and General Atomics. Significant funding has come from the governments of the United States, Japan, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates.

Programs and events

CSIS undertakes numerous programs and projects each with its own unique missions and interests. The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, for instance, provides research into the defense industry on behalf of government and corporate customers. Th
Global Health Policy Center
focuses on U.S. engagements in HIV,

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, and other high priorities, especially their intersection with U.S. national security interests. CSIS has often provided a platform for high-profile figures to make important statements about international relations issues. For example, in September 2019, former National Security Advisor John Bolton delivered his first speech since leaving office at CSIS, and used the opportunity to be highly critical of US policy towards

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. In 2012, CSIS hosted U.S. Secretary of State

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as she delivered a keynote address on "U.S. Strategic Engagement with North Africa in an Era of Change," that addressed the security of embassies in the wake of the 2012 Benghazi attack. CSIS hosts more than 350 students and professionals every year for variety of seminars and programming. CSIS also offers a master program in international relations in collaboration with the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at

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Project on Nuclear Issues

The Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI) is a program hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to advance the public debate about the future role nuclear technology will play on the world stage. Created in 2003 with support from a few government agencies and private donations, PONI has two stated goals. First, it seeks to "build and sustain a networked community of young nuclear experts from the military, the national laboratories, industry, academia, and the policy community." Second, " ork/nowiki> to contribute to the debate and leadership on nuclear issues by generating new ideas and discussions among both its members and the public-at-large." Regarding its philosophy, the PONI public website states:

"Perhaps the most critical challenge in sustaining the US nuclear deterrent after the end of the Cold War is maintaining the human infrastructure necessary to support US nuclear capabilities. This is especially true as the human infrastructure necessary to support a nuclear stockpile at the envisioned level of 1700-2200 operational warheads is not appreciably smaller than that necessary to support one at current levels. The challenge is therefore to maintain a smaller, but still vibrant, community of nuclear experts."

Clark A. Murdock started PONI when it was widely recognized that the nuclear community faced an impending crisis. With the widespread and rapid retirement of nuclear scientists and experts from the national laboratories, private industry, and the government. His study ''Revitalizing the U.S. Nuclear Deterrent'', co-authored with Michèle Flournoy, documented these concerns with shocking clarity. Clark initiated PONI out of concern about the future leadership and expertise of the nuclear community.

Publications

CSIS publishes books, reports, newsletters, and commentaries targeted at decision makers in policy, government, business, and academia. Primarily it publishes the work of its experts in a specific topic or area of focus in global affairs, including: * '' The Washington Quarterly'', CSIS's flagship journal of international affairs that chronicles the "strategic global changes and their impact on public policy. * ''Critical Questions'' in which experts affiliated with the think tank provide quick answers to news questions posed international events. For example, Ambassador Karl Inderfurth might answer questions regarding India–United States relations. * The ''Freeman Report Newsletter'', a foreign policy periodical, focusing on economics and international security in Asia and China since the 1970s. * ''New Perspectives in Foreign Policy'', a journal for young professionals in international affairs. CSIS scholars have published op-eds in ''The New York Times'', ''

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'', '' The Financial Times'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. CSIS experts were quoted or cited thousands of times by the print and online press and appeared frequently in major newswires like the ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Agence France Presse'' and ''

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''. They have also appeared in online media such as ''

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'' and ''Summit News'', '' WSJ Live'' and were regular guests on the ''

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'', NPR's

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and other policy-focused interview shows such as the Charlie Rose Show. CSIS also has its own

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channel, which regularly posts short videos and infographics about the think tank's work.

Notable scholars

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* Tony Blinken * Arnaud de Borchgrave * Kurt M. Campbell * James E. Cartwright * Anthony Cordesman * Mary DeRosa * Thibaut de Saint Phalle * Raymond F. DuBois * Stephen J. Flanagan * Michele Flournoy * Bonnie S. Glaser * Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg * Kathleen Hicks * Fred Ikle * Karl F. Inderfurth * James L. Jones * Rebecca Katz * Iain King * Andrew Kuchins * Walter Laqueur * Michael Ledeen * Robert Mosbacher * Clark A. Murdock * Sean O'Keefe * Armand Peschard-Sverdrup * Juan Zarate

Leadership and staff

The chairman of the board of trustees is Thomas Pritzker, who is also chairman and chief executive officer of The Pritzker Organization. He is also executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation and serves on the board of directors of Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense John J. Hamre has been the president and

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of CSIS since April 2000. The board of trustees has included former senior government officials, including

, Zbigniew Brzezinski, William Cohen, George Argyros, and Brent Scowcroft. The board also includes major U.S. corporate business leaders as well as prominent figures in the fields of finance, oil & gas, private equity, real estate, academia and media. CSIS' 220 full-time staff and its large network of affiliated scholars conduct to develop policy proposals and initiatives that address current issues in

. In 2012, CSIS had a staff of 63 program staffers, 73 scholars and 80 interns. The center also worked with 241 affiliate advisors and fellows as well as 202 advisory board members and senior counselors. CSIS has broadened its reach into

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analysis under the leadership of Hamre and Nunn. The Department of Defense, as part of the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act, commissioned CSIS to conduct an independent assessment of U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific Region. Also, in May 2009, President

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thanked the CSIS bipartisan Commission on Cybersecurity for its help in developing the Obama administration's policies on cyber warfare. The center has also been highly influential in the creation of the White House's foreign policy. "For the last four years, every Friday afternoon, I've asked my staff to prepare me a reading binder for the weekend," said National Security Advisor Tom Donilon "The task is to go out and try to find the most interesting things that they can find with respect to national security issues ndalmost every week, there are products from CSIS." Within the intelligence community, CSIS is known for having "some of the most insightful analysis and innovative ideas for strengthening our national security," according to CIA Director John Brennan.

Assessments

John Kempthorne wrote in '' Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting'' that CSIS was "heavily funded by the US government, arms dealers and oil companies, ndis a consistently pro-war think tank".

Board of trustees

Source: CSIS leadership * Thomas Pritzker, CSIS Chairman, Chairman and CEO, The Pritzker Organization * John Hamre, CSIS President and CEO, former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense * Sam Nunn, CSIS Chairman Emeritus, former

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National security Public service * William Cohen, Chairman and CEO, The Cohen Group, former

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, and

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* William Daley, Vice Chairman of Public Affairs,

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, former White House Chief of Staff, and United States Secretary of Commerce * Carla Anderson Hills, Senior Counselor, Albright Stonebridge Group, former

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, and

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* Mellody Hobson, Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments and Chairwoman,

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Corporation Business & non-profit * Brendan Bechtel, Chairman and CEO, Bechtel Group, Inc. * Ray Dalio, Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Bridgewater Associates * Andreas Dracopoulos, Co-President, Stavros Niarchos Foundation * Henrietta Fore, former Executive Director,

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* Michael P. Galvin, President, Galvin Enterprises, Inc. * Evan Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, Chubb Limited * Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr & Company, Inc. * Linda W. Hart, Vice Chairman, President, and CEO, Hart Group, Inc. * John B. Hess, CEO, Hess Corporation Academia * Erskine Bowles, President Emeritus,

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* Helene Gayle, President,

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, former CEO, Chicago Community Trust *

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