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Introduction: How to Think About Modern Warfare

A confluence of political, social, and technological changes has collectively made war something very different than the practitioners and theorists of the Cold War expected and understood. These changes should be examined and understood from multiple perspectives.

Commentary by Eliot A. Cohen — September 16, 2025

Experts React: What’s at Stake in the Trump–Putin Alaska Meeting

As Trump and Putin prepare to meet in Alaska amid the Ukraine war, questions arise over potential agreements, Ukraine’s absence, and the future of peace. CSIS experts analyze the political, military, and diplomatic stakes shaping this critical summit.

Commentary by Seth G. Jones, Eliot A. Cohen, Maria Snegovaya, Mark F. Cancian, and Benjamin Jensen — August 11, 2025

The Russia-Ukraine War: A Study in Analytic Failure

Eliot Cohen and Phillips O'Brien examine analytic failures leading up to the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, their policy implications, and ways to improve future military analysis.

Report by Eliot A. Cohen and Phillips O'Brien — September 24, 2024

2024 Global Forecast: Conflict Zones

In the third installment of the 2024 Global Forecast—A World Dividing—CSIS experts offer their views on what to expect on the battlefield in 2024, from the outlook for Ukraine to critical questions about the long-term consequences of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Digital Report by Mark F. Cancian, Max Bergmann, Maria Snegovaya, Romina Bandura, Kathleen McInnis, Elizabeth Hoffman, Eliot A. Cohen, Daniel Byman, Jon B. Alterman, Natasha Hall, Emily Harding, Craig Cohen, and Alex Kisling — February 2, 2024

Don’t Diss the French

CSIS Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy Dr. Eliot Cohen analyzes the effects of the AUKUS alliance announcement on the Franco-American strategic relationship and the nature of this partnership.

Commentary by Eliot A. Cohen — September 20, 2021