Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy
Advancing understanding in geostrategy, international security, and global politics
Dr. Jon B. Alterman currently holds the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy. CSIS established the Brzezinski Chair in July 2003 to advance understanding in the fields of geostrategy, international security, and global politics. Reflecting Zbigniew Brzezinski's personal achievements during a long career that has included public service, teaching, and writing, the chair is awarded to a leading scholar-practitioner in global affairs and international strategy.
Much of Alterman’s scholarship has been grounded in his experience studying the Middle East, yet in recent years he has done an increasing amount of work linking his Middle East expertise to global issues. His earlier work on China, the United States and the Middle East, for example, anticipated the growing Middle Eastern energy trade with Asia and the increasing importance of the region to Chinese economic, political, and military strategy.
The activities of the Zbigniew Brzezinski Chair in Global Security and Geostrategy are made possible by generous support from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation.
Latest Work
Audio Brief: A Different Two-State Solution with Jon B. Alterman
A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Jon B. Alterman on his Global Forecast contribution, “A Different Two-State Solution.”
Podcast Episode by Jon B. Alterman — February 2, 2024
Can Qatar Navigate Fraught Hostage Negotiations with Hamas?
Commentary by Christopher P. Costa — December 8, 2023
Why the Gaza Hostage Crisis Is Different
Commentary by Danielle Gilbert — October 17, 2023
Free Evan, Prosecute the Hostage Takers
Commentary by Joel Simon — October 17, 2023
Biden’s Hostage Diplomacy, Explained
Commentary by Danielle Gilbert — September 22, 2023
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The Significance of the Israel-UAE Deal
Critical Questions by Jon B. Alterman — September 15, 2020
Why the U.S. and Its Allies Should Keep Lebanon from Blowing Apart
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — August 6, 2020
Egypt's Sisi Risks a Quagmire in Libya — and That's not in the US's Best Interest
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — June 24, 2020
Jake Sullivan: U.S. Grand Strategy in the Middle East
Event — June 22, 2020
Covid-19’s ‘Politics of Humiliation’: A Chance for the US to Lead—or to Lose Control
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — June 1, 2020
The Middle East’s Challenges Aren’t Just Combatting the Virus
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — April 28, 2020
Add Coronavirus to Other Crises, and the Middle East Faces a Catastrophe
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — March 23, 2020
Tech-Politik: Historical Perspectives on Innovation, Technology, and Strategic Competition
Brief by Seth Center and Emma Bates — December 19, 2019
The Foreign-Policy Parallels Between Trump and the Ayatollahs Are Uncanny
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — December 17, 2019
Fighting but Not Winning
Commentary by Jon B. Alterman — November 25, 2019