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Understanding the World of Encryption Users

With the spread of encrypted communications, countries must balance privacy, security, and safety. To shed light on the trade-offs policymakers face on when, where, how, and by whom encryption is used, CSIS presents a dynamic, user-centric breakdown of these considerations.

Report by Lindsey R. Sheppard, Collett Preston, Brian Katz, and Kathleen H. Hicks — September 3, 2020

Russia in the Gray Zone

Russia has become expert in using non-military activities in the “gray zone” to wage battles that help it achieve its security goals. CSIS’s Kathleen Hicks argues that the United States must leverage its strategic advantages and mount a campaign to fight back.

Commentary by Kathleen H. Hicks — July 25, 2019

Beyond the Water's Edge

Beyond The Water's Edge

Report by Kathleen H. Hicks, Louis Lauter, and Colin McElhinny — September 26, 2018

FY 2018 Endgame: Assessing the State of Defense

The Department of Defense is, at best, managing through and, at worst, muddling through, its most challenging period in modern times as CSIS International Security Program Director Kathleen Hicks writes in a new commentary.

Commentary by Kathleen H. Hicks — September 26, 2018

U.S. Forces in Korea

President Trump’s agreement to suspend the upcoming U.S.-ROK combined exercise does not appear to meet the threshold for protecting U.S. lethality, and should not be advanced absent substantial North Korean concessions. 

Commentary by Kathleen H. Hicks — June 14, 2018

Defense Outlook 2018

This year will likely continue to test the nation’s institutions and its unity. If the United States can emerge stronger in both, it will advance security further than any mere defense investment, innovation, or reform ever could.

Commentary by Kathleen H. Hicks — February 23, 2018

A New Authorization for the Use of Military Force

Kathleen Hicks, senior vice president, Henry A. Kissinger Chair, and director of the International Security Program, testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on "A New Authorization for the Use of Military Force."

Congressional Testimony by Kathleen H. Hicks — June 20, 2017

Remarks by CNO Adm. Richardson

So just the strategic environment. And if we’ve spent any time together in any sense, you’ve heard me say that, you know, from my perspective, we are very much back in a situation where we’re seeing competition – competition at a much broader scale than we’ve seen for perhaps 25 years.

Transcript by Kathleen H. Hicks — May 25, 2017

There Is No Alternative to Sovereign Choice

It has become fashionable to advocate for arresting NATO expansion and instead offering countries located between NATO and Russia’s borders “permanent neutrality” ensconced in a new European security architecture.

Commentary by Heather A. Conley and Kathleen H. Hicks — April 27, 2017