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NEW: The 2026 World Cup will be the largest sporting event ever held—and a magnet for terrorists of all stripes. 🧵@CSIS_Threats assesses the threats facing the tournament and the countermeasures being implemented against them: csis.org/analysis/terro…

"The U.S. military would struggle to fight a protracted war with China because of a lack of long-range munitions, air defense systems and interceptors, and unmanned air, undersea, and surface systems." Read more from @CSISDefense President @SethGJones: csis.org/analysis/unite…

The Middle East remains a hotbed of terrorism, but the most capable groups have been regionally focused rather than targeting the U.S. homeland. Read the Global Terrorism Threat Assessment: csis.org/analysis/globa…

Existing orders will begin replacing the 1,000+ Tomahawk missiles expended during the Iran War, but will not be enough to fully restore inventories to prewar levels. Read more about replenishing U.S. missile inventories: csis.org/analysis/rebui…

June 8 | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses how changing foreign aid dynamics are reshaping international response efforts at a moment of growing demand and constrained resources. Register here: csis.org/events/fragili…

As Xi Jinping prepares for a rare trip to Pyongyang, @CSISFreeman expert @Henrietta_Ivy and @CSISKoreaChair expert Adam Farrar unpack China’s complex relationship with North Korea. Listen to the latest episode of Pekingology: csis.org/podcasts/pekin…

Through fits and starts, the United States has built the rungs of a ladder connecting wages to wealth. The question today is whether policymakers can rebuild that ladder for an AI economy, writes @CSISEST President @NGirishankar. More on the AI Homestead: csis.org/analysis/will-…

A flurry of diplomatic activity and a reported visit by Xi Jinping to North Korea have heightened speculation that something is afoot. @CSISGeopolitics discusses what these signals indicate and how China-North Korea relations are shifting. Listen: csis.org/podcasts/state…

As strategic competition intensifies, the U.S. needs a way to use finance, trade, industrial policy, and regulation to strengthen its own defense base while making it harder for adversaries to turn economic strength into military power, says @csisfutures. csis.org/analysis/econo…

The four movements that dominate U.S. terrorism pose different types of threats, but similar methods are effective against all of them, and the U.S. counterterrorism enterprise remains extremely effective. Read the 2026 Global Terrorism Threat Assessment: csis.org/analysis/globa…

Thursday | @CSIS_Tech discusses the growing tensions surrounding data center expansion and what role U.S. data center capacity will play in the global race for AI leadership. Register: csis.org/events/data-ce…

"For counterterrorism officials with experience securing large-scale, single-day, and single-location events, protecting the World Cup poses a particularly difficult challenge." Read more on mitigating terrorist threats at the World Cup: csis.org/analysis/terro…

A flurry of diplomatic activity and a reported visit by Xi Jinping to North Korea have heightened speculation that something is afoot. @CSISGeopolitics discusses what these signals indicate and how relations between North Korea and China are shifting. youtube.com/watch?v=u_P8On…

ICYMI: @CSISEnergy experts @JosephMajkut and @kevinbookdc discuss how markets have responded to the energy crisis brought on by the Iran conflict and whether the crisis will end with a 60-day ceasefire. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=V_z8Ad…

June 8 | The CSIS Global Development Department discusses how changing foreign aid dynamics are reshaping international response efforts at a moment of growing demand and constrained resources. Register here: csis.org/events/fragili…

A prospective deal between the United States and Iran could shape the contours of an emerging order in the Middle East, writes @CSISMidEast. Read more: csis.org/analysis/how-a…

The battle lab concept "has the potential to accelerate joint force experimentation while building deeper relationships with partners that support future military operations and incentivize new supply chains for key components." More from @csisfutures: csis.org/analysis/testi…

Replacement times for seven key munitions heavily used during the Iran War could run up to three years, according to new @CSISDefense analysis. Read more about rebuilding the U.S. missile inventory: csis.org/analysis/rebui…

ICYMI: CSIS's @EmilyHardingDC hosted Bloomberg's @KatrinaManson to discuss her new book, "Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare." Watch to learn more about what growing AI competition with China means for the future of U.S. national security: csis.org/events/dawn-ai…

The threats facing the 2026 World Cup are real and diffuse—but so are the countermeasures arrayed against them, write @CSIS_Threats experts. Read more about mitigating threats at the tournament: csis.org/analysis/terro…

The Pope’s encyclical on AI "identifies the immediate threat as a 'culture of power' that degrades human dignity, outsources cognitive agency, and leaves individuals powerless against algorithmic paternalism." More from @csisfutures: csis.org/analysis/vatic…