Tom Karako

Director, Missile Defense Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
Tom Karako

Thomas Karako is the director of the Missile Defense Project and a senior fellow with the Defense and Security Department 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 received his PhD from Claremont Graduate University and his BA from the University of Dallas.

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AI Diffusion and Defense Production

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the diffusion of U.S. AI capabilities in both the civilian economy and national defense, U.S.-China competition with regards to the military adoption of AI, and the potential impacts of rulemaking over open-source AI.

Event — April 2, 2025

Europe's Nuclear Future

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the future of European rearmament, nuclear deterrence, and transatlantic relations.

Event — March 11, 2025

What is the "Iron Dome for America"?

CSIS Defense and Security Department Senior Fellows Tom Karako, Heather Williams, and Kari Bingen discuss the implications of the "Iron Dome for America" executive order for the strategic force. 

Event — February 11, 2025

The Truth of the Matter

All About the Missiles

CSIS’s director of the Missile Defense Project Tom Karako joins the podcast to talk about missile escalations in the Ukraine Russia war, plus how missiles are critical to the conflicts in the Middle East.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Tom Karako — December 2, 2024

CSIS the truth of the matter

Weapons in Space: A Virtual Book Talk with Dr. Aaron Bateman

Please join CSIS for a livestreamed conversation with Dr. Aaron Bateman moderated by Kari A. Bingen to discuss Dr. Bateman’s recent book, Weapons in Space: Technology, Politics, and the Rise and Fall of the Strategic Defense Initiative.

Event — August 28, 2024

The Defense of Guam

Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) for our fifth Strategic Landpower Dialogue event, featuring Lieutenant General Robert Rasch and Brigadier General Frank Lozano. 

Event — July 30, 2024