Congressional Affairs at CSIS

Expert Support for Congress

For more than 50 years, CSIS has prioritized outreach to Members of Congress and their staff to provide in-depth, strategic analysis and guidance from the world’s leading experts in defense and security policy, global challenges, and regional studies. More recently, CSIS has also prioritized outreach on issues related to economic security and technology.

Through speaking events, topical briefing series, participation in policy conferences, and membership on commissions and task forces, CSIS helps leaders in Congress effectively engage the broader policy community.

CSIS’s expertise in providing grounded, actionable, and bipartisan policy solutions uniquely positions CSIS to help Congress address the national security, development, and foreign policy challenges facing the United States.

CSIS Provides:

• A bipartisan platform from which members of Congress can powerfully engage the wider policy community
• In-office briefings from top policy experts with government, academic, and field experience
• Staff-focused policy discussions
• Hill briefs, short digests of key issues for congressional staff
• Commentaries, Critical Questions, and other timely analysis on current issues
• In-depth reports with realistic policy recommendations
• Testimony
• Opportunities for Members and staff to participate in CSIS events, projects, and initiatives