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The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is an American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It was founded in 1962 and conducts policy studies on defense, geopolitical, economic security, and global development issues.
Arleigh Burke and David Manker Abshire founded the Center for Strategic and International Studies in 1962. It originally operated as an affiliate of Georgetown University.
Georgetown University's board voted to sever ties with the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the 17th of October 1986. The formal affiliation ended on the 1st of July 1987, after CSIS incorporated independently on the 29th of December 1986.
General Joseph Dunford became CEO of the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the 7th of May 2026. He succeeded John J. Hamre, who had served as president and CEO since January 2000.
For fiscal year 2013, the Center for Strategic and International Studies reported operating revenue of $32.3 million, with 32% from corporate donors, 29% from foundations, and 19% from government sources. It has also received funding from foreign governments including Japan, Norway, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as from defense contractors such as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin.
In the University of Pennsylvania's 2019 rankings, the Center for Strategic and International Studies was rated the number one think tank in the United States and fourth-ranked worldwide.