CSIS’s commitment to providing connection, development, and timely information remains unchanged during these unprecedented times. Our current offerings have been updated to feature our most popular programs offered virtually in real time. Connect with experts from the #1 think tank in the U.S. and peers in your field from across the globe. Our live, virtual courses enable you engage in a highly interactive education experience without leaving your home.
Here's what people are saying after participating in our virtual courses.
"The CSIS scholars and experts were incredible. Their expertise and experience really came through in their presentations, and I was impressed at how engaging they were despite the online medium."
- Unpacking the Defense Enterprise Participant
"I admit I was skeptical at first, but this was different. The size of the group and everyone participating at the same time made a difference. Overall, all of the sessions were excellent."
- Understanding Washington Alum
“I am still impressed as to how effectively the instructors leverage virtual tools to teach the sessions. Such creative new ways to engage participants in a virtual space.”
Registration for CSIS’s next Belt and Road executive course is now open. The program will explore what China's Belt and Road Initiative is and the strategic and commercial impacts it's having throughout Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Join CSIS’s Trade Guys for their next crash course on trade policy. The one-day program breaks down the fundamentals of how U.S. trade policy is formulated, the legalities of trade in an international arena, and the impact of COVID-19 on supply chains.
CSIS’s flagship course on understanding Washington is now being offered in a real-time online format which eliminates the need for travel and includes a reduction in tuition. We recommend this course to corporate and government professionals responsible for their organization’s government relations portfolio.
This four-day seminar course is designed to take participants through the complex set of issues that affect missile defense policy. Our interactive program considers new approaches to countering threats, offense-defense integration, defeating missiles left-to-launch, non-kinetic technologies, and emerging challenges from hypersonic glide vehicles.
We invite you to apply for our three-day live, virtual course exploring the defense domain including defense strategy, budgetary and technical issues, current stakeholders, and future challenges and opportunities in the U.S. defense enterprise.
CSIS's newest course is designed to provide an extensive assessment of China’s meteoric rise. Led by CSIS's top China experts, the program delves into China's domestic and elite politics, growing international influence, and economic trajectory.
This competitive fellowship brings together 25 women leaders for a year-long series of seminars on pressing global issues and experiential honing of executive leadership skills. The sixth iteration of this exclusive in-person program will begin in April 2021. Learn more online.
This virtual program weaves together seven major trends that will drive our world into a new paradigm over the next 25 years. The course design focuses on international business or global security. Sign your team up here.
Apply for this week-long, in-person fellowship if you are a mid-career professional who is interested in coming to Washington, D.C., to hone your leadership skills along with aspiring leaders from around the world. Download the course brochure.
To learn more about how you or your organization can work with us, please visit our website or emailChristine Kovach, Assistant Director of Executive Education.
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