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Center for Strategic and International Studies

Washington think tank whose war-cost estimates are shaping the US debate on funding Operation Epic Fury.

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#8 18 Jun

Calculated 95.9% of Cuban electricity depends on oil and gas

Cuba Dispatch: CUPET listing leaves Cuba with no tankers
#114 31 May
#3 7 May

Published paper on 7 May calling for a proactive US-ROK cyber defence strategy replacing declarative cooperation

Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences: CSIS calls for operational US-ROK cyber alliance
#2 28 Apr
#7 21 Apr
#6 17 Apr

Published 17 April analysis finding US firms supply 69% of Russia's AI drone memory hardware

Drones: Industry & Defence: CSIS: Russia's AI drones run mostly on US chips
#6 17 Apr
Published→RRussia
“published analysis of drone supply chain”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#10 11 Apr
#5 9 Apr
#4 3 Apr
#55 2 Apr
#4 3 Apr
Analysed→IIran
“published analysis of drone campaign”
Drones: Industry & Defence · source event
#42 18 Mar

Tracked Republican opposition forming to the $200 billion war bill

Iran Conflict 2026: GOP lacks votes for $200bn war bill
#42 18 Mar

Cited as the Pentagon requested $200 billion in war funding

Iran Conflict 2026: Pentagon war bill balloons to $200bn
#40 16 Mar

Tracked US diesel topping $5/gallon — up 34% since 28 February

Iran Conflict 2026: US diesel tops $5 a gallon, up 34%
#40 16 Mar

Calculated Operation Epic Fury costs at nearly $900 million per day

Iran Conflict 2026: $900 million a day: the war's burn rate
#36 14 Mar

Cited in NPR's two-week audit: US expenditure $16.5 billion in 12 days

Iran Conflict 2026: US spent $16.5bn on 12 days of war, CSIS says
#6 11 Mar
#32 9 Mar

Cited in Senate closed-session briefings on coalition burden-sharing

Iran Conflict 2026: $1.9bn a day, no bill to Congress
#25 7 Mar

Tracked Brent reaching $92.69 — the largest US crude weekly gain on record

Iran Conflict 2026: Brent at $92.69, biggest week since 1983
#25 6 Mar

Estimated over a quarter of the global THAAD arsenal expended in 2 weeks

Iran Conflict 2026: A quarter of global THAAD stock expended
#25 6 Mar

Analysed the 230-bomb single-wave strike on Imam Hossein University

Iran Conflict 2026: 80 aircraft, 230 bombs hit IRGC academy
#24 6 Mar

Assessed Hegseth's announcement of a dramatic campaign surge

Iran Conflict 2026: Hegseth: air campaign about to surge
#24 6 Mar

Estimated the first 100 hours of Operation Epic Fury cost ~$4 billion

Iran Conflict 2026: Epic Fury costs $3.7bn in 100 hours