Tom Karako

Thomas Karako is a senior fellow with the International Security Program and the director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he arrived in 2014. His research focuses on national security, missile defense, nuclear deterrence, and public law. In 2010–2011, he was an American Political Science Association congressional fellow, working with the professional staff of the House Armed Services Committee and the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces on U.S. strategic forces policy, nonproliferation, and NATO. Dr. Karako is also currently a fellow with the Institute for Politics and Strategy of Carnegie Mellon University. He received his PhD from Claremont Graduate University and his BA from the University of Dallas.
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US faces hurdles next year for Guam’s missile defense, experts warn
Tom Karako in Defense News — December 7, 2023
Anduril Builds a Tiny, Reusable Fighter Jet That Blows Up Drones
Tom Karako in Bloomberg — December 1, 2023
US Army Wants Counter-Drone Training as Basic Soldier Requirement
Tom Karako in The Defense Post — November 17, 2023
Ep42: Air, Air, Everywhere
Tom Karako in Defense & Aerospace Air Power Podcast — November 16, 2023
US agrees to send two Iron Dome batteries to Israel
Tom Karako in Defense News — October 24, 2023
Israel-Hamas War Revives Interest in U.S. Production of Iron Dome Missiles
Tom Karako in Wall Street Journal — October 23, 2023
Israel-Hamas War Revives Interest in U.S. Production of Iron Dome Missiles
Tom Karako in Wall Street Journal — October 23, 2023
Israel’s Iron Dome Is Outstanding — But Not Enough
Tom Karako in Bloomberg — October 21, 2023
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Countering Uncrewed Aerial Systems: A Conversation with General Sean Gainey
Event — November 14, 2023
Countering Small Uncrewed Aerial Systems
Report by Shaan Shaikh Tom Karako and Michelle McLoughlin — November 14, 2023
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with General James Dickinson
Event — November 8, 2023
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with General Charles Flynn
Event — October 12, 2023
Project Atom 2023
Report by Heather Williams Kelsey Hartigan Lachlan MacKenzie Robert Soofer Tom Karako Oriana Skylar Mastro Franklin Miller Leonor Tomero and Jon Wolfsthal — September 29, 2023
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with Secretary Christine Wormuth & General Randy George
Event — September 19, 2023
Integration of the U.S. Missile Defense Enterprise
Event — September 14, 2023
Missile Defense in Israel: A Conversation with Moshe Patel
Event — May 30, 2023
Missile Defense at 40
Event — March 24, 2023
Book Event - The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink
Event — February 24, 2023