Center for Strategic and International Studies

The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is a Washington, D.C. think tank. It was founded in 1962, by Admiral Arleigh Burke and David Abshire, "at the height of the Cold War, dedicated to the simple but urgent goal of finding ways for America to survive as a nation and prosper as a people." Today, "CSIS experts conduct research and analysis and develop policy initiatives" on issues related to U.S. defense policy and international security; "global challenges" such as "population, energy security, global health, technology, and the international financial and economic system"; and regional studies.

Ties to Peter G. Peterson
Sam Nunn and Donald B. Marron both have known ties to Peter G. Peterson. Both are members of the Concord Coalition, a non-profit co-founded by Peterson.

Global Water Futures
In 2004, CSIS's Global Strategy Institute launched its "Global Water Futures" project, to study how to examine how the interrelated issues of water scarcity, inaccessibility, disease, population growth and global climate change "affect economic growth, human development, and peace and stability." The project initially worked with Sandia National Laboratories, to determine how U.S. policy should address international water issues and how to better deploy water technologies. The project's second phase is developing "policy recommendations for the creation of a comprehensive, integrated U.S. government approach to international water issues," according to the CSIS website.

For more information, see the SourceWatch article on Global Water Futures.

On Iraq
In November 2003, a CSIS released a report on Iraq authored by Dr. Anthony Cordesman. It was "based on briefings by Paul Bremer, the US de facto governor of Iraq; military commanders, unnamed intelligence officers and David Kay, the American who leads the hunt for Saddam's alleged weapons of mass destruction," reported The Independent. The CSIS report predicted that "attacks on Americans by Sunni Iraqis will continue 'until the day the US leaves.'" The report, titled "Iraq: Too Uncertain To Call," also faulted the George W. Bush administration's purported promoting of "democracy" in Iraq, saying: "It is largely advocating undefined slogans, not practical and balanced specifics."

History
Originally CSIS sprung out from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, and many of principals were also faculty members at the university. For some time CSIS had an office on the Georgetown campus. Several of the principals were "Cold Warriors" and made a little industry out of finding "communist influence" around the world. During the war against Nicaragua, CSIS produced several documents "proving" a communist plot, etc. For many years, CSIS was also seen as a think tank where right-wing "officials-in-waiting" could wait until their next appointment in government.

Corporate officers
As of May 2009:
 * John J. Hamre - President and CEO
 * Gregory Broaddus - Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Operations
 * Stephen Flanagan - Senior Vice President and Henry A. Kissinger Chair
 * John Heyl - Senior Vice President for Development
 * J. Stephen Morrison - Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center
 * Erik R. Peterson - Senior Vice President and Director, Global Strategy Institute
 * Alice Blevins - Vice President for Human Resources
 * Anne Costello - Vice President for Finance and Accounting, and Corporate Treasurer
 * Johanna Nesseth - Vice President for Strategic Planning
 * H. Andrew Schwartz - Vice President for External Relations
 * Karen Wong - Vice President for Membership Groups and Corporate Secretary
 * Craig Cohen - Vice President for Research and Programs

Program directors, chairs and senior advisers
As of May 2009: Defense and Security Policy Global Trends Regions Global Strategy Institute Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy The Washington Quarterly Hills Program on Governance
 * Frederick Barton, Codirector, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project and Senior Adviser, International Security Program
 * David J. Berteau, Director and Senior Adviser, Defense Industrial Initiatives, International Security Program
 * Anthony H. Cordesman, Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy
 * Raymond F. DuBois Senior Adviser
 * Stephen Flanagan, Senior Vice President and Henry A. Kissinger Chair
 * David Heyman, Director and Senior Fellow, Homeland Security Program
 * Clark A. Murdock, Senior Adviser, International Security Program
 * Karin von Hippel, Codirector, Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program
 * Grant Aldonas, Senior Adviser
 * Lisa Carty, Deputy Director and Senior Adviser, Global Health Policy Center
 * Arnaud de Borchgrave, Director and Senior Adviser, Transnational Threats Initiative
 * Robert Ebel, Chairman, Energy Program
 * Richard Jackson, Director and Senior Fellow, Global Aging Initiative
 * James A. Lewis, Director and Senior Fellow, Technology and Public Policy Program
 * Sarah E. Mendelson, Director, Human Rights and Security Initiative; Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program
 * Vincent G. Sabathier, Director and Senior Fellow, Human Space Exploration Initiatives
 * Steven Schrage, William M. Scholl Chair in International Business
 * Frank Verrastro, Director and Senior Fellow, Energy Program
 * Sidney Weintraub, William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy
 * Bulent Aliriza, Director and Senior Associate, Turkey Project
 * Jon B. Alterman, Director and Senior Fellow, Middle East Program
 * Janusz Bugajski, Director, New European Democracies Project
 * Jennifer G. Cooke, Director, Africa Program
 * Ralph Cossa, President, Pacific Forum CSIS
 * Peter DeShazo, Director, Americas Program
 * Charles Freeman, Freeman Chair in China Studies
 * Brad Glosserman, Executive Director, Pacific Forum CSIS
 * Michael J. Green, Japan Chair and Senior Adviser
 * Andrew Kuchins, Director and Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program
 * J. Stephen Morrison, Director, Global Health Policy Center
 * Teresita C. Schaffer, Director, South Asia Program
 * Simon Serfaty, Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy, Senior Adviser, Europe Program
 * Erik R. Peterson, Senior Vice President, Schreyer Chair in Global Analysis and Director, Global Strategy Institute
 * Linda Jamison, Dean and Senior Fellow
 * Alexander Lennon, Editor-in-Chief
 * Gerald Hyman, President and Senior Adviser

Board of trustees and counselors
As of May 2009: Trustees Trustees Emeriti Counselors
 * Sam Nunn -- Chairman, CSIS; Cochairman & CEO, Nuclear Threat Initiative
 * David M. Abshire -- Vice Chairman & Co-Founder, CSIS; President, Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress
 * William A. Schreyer -- Chairman of the Executive Committee, CSIS; Chairman Emeritus, Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
 * John J. Hamre -- President & CEO, CSIS
 * George L. Argyros -- Chairman & CEO, Arnel & Affiliates
 * Richard Armitage -- President, Armitage International
 * James A. Bell -- Corporate President and CFO, The Boeing Company
 * Reginald K. Brack -- Former Chairman & CEO, Time, Incorporated
 * William E. Brock -- Counselor and Trustee, CSIS
 * Harold Brown -- Counselor and Trustee, CSIS
 * Zbigniew Brzezinski -- Counselor and Trustee, CSIS
 * William S. Cohen -- Chairman & CEO, The Cohen Group
 * Ralph Cossa -- President, Pacific Forum/CSIS
 * Richard Fairbanks -- Counselor and Trustee, CSIS
 * Henrietta H. Fore -- Former Administrator of the USAID
 * William H. Frist -- Trustee, CSIS
 * Michael P. Galvin -- President, Harrison Street Capital, LLC
 * Helene D. Gayle -- President & CEO, CARE USA
 * Linda W. Hart Vice Chairman & CEO, The Hart Group, Inc.
 * Ben W. Heineman, Jr. -- CSIS Trustee and Senior Adviser
 * Thomas O. Hicks -- Chairman, Hicks Holdings LLC
 * Carla A. Hills -- Chairman & CEO, Hills & Company
 * Ray L. Hunt -- Chairman of the Board, President and CEO, Hunt Consolidated, Inc.
 * E. Neville Isdell -- Trustee, CSIS
 * Muhtar Kent -- President, Chairman and CEO, The Coca-Cola Company
 * Henry A. Kissinger -- Chairman & CEO, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
 * Kenneth G. Langone -- President & CEO, Invemed Associates, LLC
 * Chong-Moon Lee -- Chairman of Board of Directors, Nara Bancorp, Los Angeles
 * Donald B. Marron -- Chairman & CEO, Lightyear Capital
 * Joseph Nye -- Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University, Kennedy School of Government
 * Thomas Pritzker -- Chairman & CEO, The Pritzker Organization, LLC
 * Joseph E. Robert -- Chairman and CEO, The J.E. Robert Companies (JER)
 * Felix G. Rohatyn -- Vice Chairman, FGR Associated, LLC
 * David M. Rubenstein -- Cofounder and Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
 * Charles A. Sanders -- Former Chairman & CEO, Glaxo Inc.
 * James R. Schlesinger -- Former Secretary of Defense and Energy
 * Brent Scowcroft -- President, Forum for International Policy
 * Rex Tillerson -- Chairman & CEO, Exxon Mobil Corporation
 * Frederick B. Whittemore -- Advisory Director, Morgan Stanley
 * Betty Beene -- Former President & CEO, United Way of America
 * Amos A. Jordan -- President Emeritus, CSIS
 * Murray Weidenbaum -- Hon. Chair, Weidenbaum Center, Washington University
 * Dolores D. Wharton -- Retired Chairman and CEO, Fund For Corporate Initiatives, Inc.
 * William E. Brock -- Counselor and Trustee, CSIS
 * Harold Brown -- Counselor and Trustee, CSIS
 * Zbigniew Brzezinski -- Counselor and Trustee, CSIS
 * Frank C. Carlucci -- Counselor, CSIS
 * Richard Fairbanks -- Counselor and Trustee, CSIS
 * Carla A. Hills -- Chairman & CEO, Hills & Company
 * Zalmay Khalilzad -- Counselor, CSIS
 * Henry A. Kissinger -- Chairman & CEO, Kissinger Associates, Inc.
 * Theodore McCarrick -- Counselor, CSIS
 * Sam Nunn -- Cochairman & CEO, Nuclear Threat Initiative
 * James R. Schlesinger -- Former Secretary of Defense and Energy
 * Brent Scowcroft -- President, Forum for International Policy
 * John Warner -- Counselor, CSIS

Contact information
Center for Strategic and International Studies 1800 K Street, NW Washington, DC 20006

Phone: 202 887-0200 FAX: 202 775-3199 Website: www.csis.org

Related SourceWatch articles

 * Center for Strategic and International Studies - Homeland Defense
 * Douglas Johnston - former executive vice president
 * Global Water Futures
 * Think tanks

External articles

 * John Laughland, "All News Is Lies: Becoming The 51st State," Scoop (New Zealand), May 30, 2003.