The Council On Strategic Risks

The Council on Strategic Risks is a nonprofit, non-partisan security policy institute. CSR is devoted to anticipating, analyzing and addressing core systemic risks to security in the 21st century, with special examination of the ways in which these risks intersect and exacerbate one another, and finding novel ways to mitigate those risks. To further this mission, CSR currently hosts institutes on climate and ecological security, strategic weapons and other catastrophic risks, and a converging risks “lab,” an institute designed to deepen understanding of the threats and opportunities stemming from how global trends are intersecting and exacerbating one another. Regular output from these institutes includes original research, timely analysis, expert policy recommendations, and impactful convenings. CSR also brings together and helps to educate the next generation of security practitioners in these complex and converging risk spaces through multiple nuclear, climate, biological, and ecological security fellowships. These allow CSR to mentor and enhance the networks of active policy practitioners and implementers, future leaders of diverse fields, and scholars pursuing individual research and collaborative projects. CSR is headquartered in Washington, D.C, and its experts work around the United States and the world to contribute collaboratively to our shared mission.