Defense and Security

David Berteau, senior vice president and director, International Security Program at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), testified before the House Armed Services Committee Panel on Business Challenges within the Defense Industry, on " Creating A 21st Century Defense Industry."

Guy Ben-Ari, fellow and deputy director of the Defense Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG) at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), testified before the Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, on "Contract Spending Trends in the Department Of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration."

Jon Alterman, director and senior fellow in the Middle East Program, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, on "Axis of Abuse: U.S. Human Rights Policy toward Iran And Syria, Part II."

Amer Latif, visiting fellow in the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, on "U.S.-India Counterterrorism Cooperation: Deepening the Partnership."

Thomas M. Sanderson, deputy director and senior fellow of CSIS Transnational Threats Project, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, on "Future of Al-Qaeda."

Stephen Johnson, director CSIS Americas Program, testified before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics Affairs, on “Countering the Hemisphere’s Drug/Crime Challenge: A Billion-Dollar Business.”

Victor Cha, CSIS Korea Chair, testified before the House Committee on Homeland Security, House Foreign Affairs Committee on "North Korea’s Sea of Fire: Bullying, Brinkmanship and Blackmail."

Mark Quarterman, director of the CSIS Program on Crisis, Conflict, and Cooperation, testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee on “The United Nations: Urgent Problems That Need Congressional Action.”

Watch a video of Dr. Quarterman's testimony. (opens in windows media player)