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LIVE NOW | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses key trends shaping fragility and crisis response, including displacement, governance pressures, humanitarian access, donor coordination, and long-term resilience strategies.

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Fragility, Conflict, and the Future of Aid in Turbulent Times | CSIS Events CSIS will examine the future of aid amid rising conflict and global disorder. Experts will discuss how displacement, changing aid dynamics, and political instability impact fragile states, exploring how organizations must adapt to growing demand and constrained resources.

U.S. force posture, force structure, and the industrial base need to urgently adapt in multiple theaters to deter China in the Indo-Pacific and Russia in Europe. In a new report, outlines a U.S. defense strategy to counter a serious and growing threat from an authoritarian axis led by Russia and China.

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Monday | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses key trends shaping fragility and crisis response, including displacement, governance pressures, humanitarian access, donor coordination, and long-term resilience strategies.

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Fragility, Conflict, and the Future of Aid in Turbulent Times | CSIS Events CSIS will examine the future of aid amid rising conflict and global disorder. Experts will discuss how displacement, changing aid dynamics, and political instability impact fragile states, exploring how organizations must adapt to growing demand and constrained resources.

TUESDAY I Join CSIS for the Ocean Security and Human Rights Forum, featuring Senator Whitehouse to discuss the escalating pressure facing global maritime governance and our ability to grapple with common challenges.

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Ocean Security and Human Rights Forum | CSIS Events Join the CSIS Stephenson Ocean Security Project and Human Rights Initiative for the Ocean Security and Human Rights Forum on Tuesday, June 9, 2026.

Tuesday, June 30 I Join CSIS Defense and Security Department for the annual Global Security Forum, centered around America at 250 - a defining moment for American statecraft and military power.

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America at 250: A Defining Moment for American Statecraft and Military Power | Global Security Forum | CSIS On June 30, 2026, CSIS’ flagship defense and security forum convenes leaders from government, industry, finance, and academia to shape how American statecraft and military power drive strategic advantage in the years ahead.

President Xi is unlikely to expend much, if any, political leverage in an effort to bring Kim back to the denuclearization table—an effort Xi probably concludes is unlikely to bear fruit.

A new State of Play previews Xi's visit to North Korea :

Previewing Xi Jinping’s Visit to North Korea | State of Play At a macro level, President Xi is likely hoping to demonstrate a dynamic leading role on the international stage—particularly within the China, Russia, Iran, North Korea (CRINK) grouping of revisionist autocracies—while portraying U.S. influence globally as in decline.

"As Chinese President Xi Jinping is feted by the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at next week’s summit in Pyongyang, South Korea should fundamentally reassess its strategic equities with China" writes Victor Cha.

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Strategic Clarity: Reassessing the Value of China to Korea As Xi visits North Korea, South Korea should reassess its China strategy, recognizing a shift from complementarity to competition and Beijing’s unhelpful role on North Korea, and pursue strategic clarity based on a strong U.S.-ROK alliance and trilateral ties with Japan.