The genus Cornus (the Latin name we assign to Dogwoods), is comprised of many different species that are common to Northwest gardens. Starting in late March, our native dogwood tree, Cornus nutallii, ...
In the Pacific Northwest, choosing trees for drought tolerance might be planting for the future, but it doesn’t have to be boring. That’s my key takeaway from attending weekday seminars and roaming ...
CSIS experts spotlight the maritime security environment in the Indo-Pacific, using regional experience and satellite imagery to provide leading analysis.
The 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS) has undercurrents of a classical maritime document that connects strategy to economic power. Echoes of the turn of the nineteenth century permeate the strategy, with implicit allusions to the Roosevelt Corollary, the Great White Fleet, and, most of all ...
Maritime Port Cybersecurity The world’s largest ports in central global hubs have made the greatest progress in digitization, and ongoing trends point to near-universal maritime port digitization by the mid-twenty-first century. However, rapid innovation outpaces security measures and exposes port infrastructure to cyber threats.
The global maritime supply chains primer from the CSIS Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business identifies and assesses current and potential key threats to seaborne trade.
With nearly $25 billion in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a deep bench of cyber executive leaders, and recently expanded cyber authorities, the Coast Guard is poised to make generational improvements in maritime cybersecurity while bolstering its own cyber workforce.
This brief presents a new data-driven framework for identifying Chinese maritime gray zone activity near Taiwan, using AIS tracking, fishing effort data, and military drill zones to flag civilian vessels likely engaged in state-directed operations.