
Masao Dahlgren is a fellow with the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he writes on missile defense, space, and emerging technologies. In addition to his writing, he has presented at conferences including the Hypersonic Innovation Conference and Directed Energy Technology Symposium and appeared in outlets including The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Axios, CNBC, and others. Prior to joining CSIS, he worked at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, U.S. Department of Justice, and NVIDIA Corporation.
In the News 8 of 20 results
Elon Musk’s Most Alarming Power Grab
Masao Dahlgren cited in The Atlantic — May 6, 2025
Starlink’s rapid global rollout complicated by Elon Musk’s ties to Donald Trump
Masao Dahlgren in Financial Times — March 23, 2025
What Trump's Iron Dome demands
Masao Dahlgren in Axios — February 19, 2025
Trump proposes US 'Iron Dome' to thwart Putin’s threats
Masao Dahlgren appearance on The Times — January 31, 2025
Star Wars
Masao Dahlgren cited in Tectonic Defense — January 30, 2025
Trump’s ‘Iron Dome for America’ executive order calls for much more than Israeli version
Masao Dahlgren cited in The Washington Examiner — January 28, 2025
CSIS analysts offer positive takes on export-controls rule, note room for improvement
Masao Dahlgren cited in Inside AI Policy — January 16, 2025
Northrop gets green light for hypersonic interceptor
Masao Dahlgren in Axios — October 2, 2024
All Masao Dahlgren Content
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AI Diffusion and Defense Production
Event — April 2, 2025
Defense Priorities in the Open-Source AI Debate
Brief by Masao Dahlgren — August 19, 2024
“Defense Priorities in the Open-Source AI Debate: A Preliminary Assessment”: Audio Brief with Masao Dahlgren
Podcast Episode by Masao Dahlgren — August 19, 2024

Getting on Track: Space and Airborne Sensors for Hypersonic Missile Defense
Event — December 18, 2023
Getting on Track: Space and Airborne Sensors for Hypersonic Missile Defense
Report by Masao Dahlgren — December 18, 2023
“Getting On Track: Space and Airborne Sensors for Hypersonic Missile Defense”: Audio Brief with Masao Dahlgren
Podcast Episode by Masao Dahlgren — December 18, 2023

Boost-Phase Missile Defense: Interrogating the Assumptions
Event — June 24, 2022
Boost-Phase Missile Defense
Report by Ian Williams, Masao Dahlgren, Thomas G. Roberts, and Tom Karako — June 24, 2022
Complex Air Defense: Countering the Hypersonic Missile Threat
Report by Tom Karako and Masao Dahlgren — February 7, 2022
Countering Asian and Asian American Discrimination as a Dimension of Foreign Policy
Event — May 25, 2021