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

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Accelerating Australia’s Defense Capabilities and Enhancing Industrial Cooperation with the United States
Commentary by Cynthia Cook and Charles Edel — March 12, 2025

Enhancing Defense Industrial Cooperation Between Australia and the United States
Report by Cynthia Cook, Charles Edel, Kathryn Paik, Gregory Sanders, Henry H. Carroll, Katy Buda, and John Augé — March 3, 2025

The Arsenal of Instability: How Expanding Western Defense Production Impacts Negotiations in Ukraine
Commentary by Alexander Palmer and Audrey Aldisert — December 17, 2024

Burden Sharing via Modular Open Systems Approaches: A Collaborative Path to Affordable Mass
Commentary by Gregory Sanders and Audrey Aldisert — December 10, 2024

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
Featured Event
The National Defense Industrial Strategy: The Way Ahead
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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
Inflating the Risk? Contracting in the Face of Inflation
Critical Questions by Gregory Sanders and Alexander Holderness — December 1, 2022