On Wednesday, December 4, at 2:00pm ET, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will deliver an address on sharpening America’s war-fighting edge and fortifying the U.S. defense industrial base—one of the most important aspects of America’s security and prosperity—for an era of strategic competition.
Informed by the experiences of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the rapid advance of new technology, and the changing character of the strategic landscape, Mr. Sullivan will share steps the Biden administration has taken to rebuild the U.S. defense industrial base after decades of under-investment and the work that remains—at home and with allies—at this high-stakes moment. Mr. Sullivan will join Seth Jones, president of the CSIS Defense and Security Department, for a fireside chat following his keynote address.
Jake Sullivan is the 28th Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor). In the Obama-Biden Administration, he served as Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor to then-Vice President Biden, Director of the Policy Planning Staff at the U.S. Department of State, and Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
This event is made possible through general support to CSIS.
