Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group
Strengthening our understanding of the relationship between the Department of Defense and its industrial base
DIIG provides timely, in-depth analysis on the critical issues at the cross-section of the Department of Defense and its industrial base. With a focus on defense acquisition trends, technological innovation, security cooperation, and ongoing reform efforts, DIIG monitors important developments in the global defense industry. DIIG’s products consist of major research projects, published reports, commentaries, interviews, and events.
Contact Information
- Katy Buda
- Associate Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group
- kbuda@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Samuel Cestari
- Media Relations Coordinator, External Relations
- 202.775.7317
- scestari@csis.org
Latest Analysis
Alternative Funding Mechanisms in Review
Report by Erin L. Murphy, Cynthia Cook, Emily Harding, Gregory Sanders, Nicholas Velazquez, Julia Dickson, and Maeve Sockwell — November 21, 2024
Building a Mutually Complementary Supply Chain between Japan and the United States
Report by Christopher B. Johnstone, Cynthia Cook, Audrey Aldisert, Leah Klaas, Christine Michienzi, Gregg Rubinstein, Gregory Sanders, and Nicholas Szechenyi — August 15, 2024
CSIS-DAPA 2024 Executive Summary: The Potential for Expanding Defense Cooperation within the ROK-U.S. Alliance
Commentary by Gregory Sanders and Hugo Holopainen — August 9, 2024
Recruiting Friends for the Polar Icebreaker Express: Viewing the ICE Pact through Broader Defense Industrial Cooperation
Critical Questions by Katy Buda, Gregory Sanders, and Cynthia Cook — August 1, 2024
The Regulatory Linchpin of AUKUS
Commentary by Gregory Sanders and Henry H. Carroll — July 29, 2024
Upcoming Event
Managing Risk While Achieving Innovation: Lessons from the Collaborative Combat Aircraft with Hon. Andrew P. Hunter
Featured Event
The National Defense Industrial Strategy: The Way Ahead
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Global Security Forum 2023: Transatlantic Defense
Event — April 5, 2023
Powering Proliferation: The Global Engine Market and China’s Indigenization
Brief by Alexander Holderness, Nicholas Velazquez, Jasmine Phillips, Gregory Sanders, and Cynthia Cook — March 21, 2023
DoD's Office of Strategic Capital: Attracting and Scaling Private Capital in Support of National Security
Event — March 17, 2023
DAPA-CSIS Conference 2023: ROK-U.S. Defense Industrial Cooperation for a Resilient Global Supply Chain
Event — March 16, 2023
Reviving the Arsenal of Democracy: Steps for Surging Defense Industrial Capacity
Report by Cynthia Cook — March 14, 2023
2023 CHEY-CSIS Conference: Cooperation on Scientific Innovation, Supply Chains, and Geopolitical Risk in Northeast Asia
Event — March 9, 2023
Pressing Challenges to U.S. Army Acquisition: A Conversation with Hon. Douglas R. Bush
Event — March 3, 2023
Constricting the Means of Production: Ally-Centric Cooperative Economic Deterrence
Commentary by Alexander Holderness and Cynthia Cook — February 14, 2023
Bolstering Collective Resilience in Europe
Brief by Anna Dowd and Cynthia Cook — December 9, 2022
Executive Summary: 2021 CSIS-DAPA Conference
Report by Gregory Sanders — December 5, 2022