Kari A. Bingen

Kari A. Bingen is the director of the Aerospace Security Project and a senior fellow in the Defense and Security Department at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). Her interests lie at the intersection of technology and policy, national and economic security, and the collaborative roles of the public and private sectors in advancing both. Before joining CSIS, Kari was the chief strategy officer at HawkEye 360, an innovative space technology company. She previously served as the deputy undersecretary of defense for intelligence and security, a U.S. Senate-confirmed role in which she oversaw the nation's defense intelligence and security enterprises—comprising more than 120,000 personnel and an annual budget exceeding $54 billion. Prior, Kari was the policy director on the House Armed Services Committee and staff lead for its Strategic Forces Subcommittee, advising members of Congress on defense policy, programs, and budgets. Prior to government service, she worked in the national security space sector, supporting U.S. defense and intelligence community organizations, first as a space systems analyst at SRA International’s Adroit C4ISR Center, and later as a senior space policy analyst at the Aerospace Corporation. In addition to her work at CSIS, Kari is passionate about “paying it forward” as an adjunct assistant professor at Georgetown University. She is a member of the U.S. National Intelligence University's Board of Visitors, a member of the U.S. Strategic Command Strategic Advisory Group, and serves on a number of corporate and nonprofit advisory boards. She holds a degree in aeronautics and astronautics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Trump dispatches soldiers to Los Angeles in test of executive power
Kari A. Bingen cited in Financial Times — June 10, 2025
Trump’s Golden Dome pits Silicon Valley against defence giants
Kari A. Bingen cited in Financial Times — June 8, 2025
China may own the ‘narrative’ of future conflict if the US crushes the satellite imagery biz: experts
Kari A. Bingen cited in Defense One — June 4, 2025
Securing the Final Frontier with General Whiting of US Space Command
Kari A. Bingen appearance on The Chicago Council on Global Affairs — May 22, 2025
Signals from Space Symposium: A trillion-dollar defense budget
Kari A. Bingen appearance on Space News — April 9, 2025
How Trump’s Air Force pick could elevate space priorities
Kari A. Bingen cited in Military Times — January 17, 2025
China’s space debris sparks worry over Kessler Syndrome ‘catastrophe’
Kari A. Bingen in The Washington Post — December 23, 2024
A chaotic presidential transition could embolden U.S. adversaries
Kari A. Bingen in The Washington Post — November 2, 2024
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America's 'Golden Dome' Explained
Event — June 4, 2025
2025 Global Security Forum, Strength Through the Storm: Industry, Innovation, and the Future of U.S. Military Power
Event — May 13, 2025
The Cost of Deterrence
Event — May 6, 2025
A Discussion on Global Counterspace Trends
Event — April 25, 2025
Space Threat Assessment 2025
Report by Clayton Swope, Kari A. Bingen, Makena Young, and Kendra LaFave — April 25, 2025
Deepening the U.S.-Japan Space Security Relationship
Event — April 11, 2025
Threat Outlook and Implications for U.S. Strategic Forces
Event — April 1, 2025
Europe's Nuclear Future
Event — March 11, 2025
What is the "Iron Dome for America"?
Event — February 11, 2025