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.

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Bolstering Collective Resilience in Europe

Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine puts the necessity for European resilience into sharper focus. This brief argues for a new framing of NATO’s approach to resilience to amplify allies’ combined capacity to tackle shared challenges and threats.

Brief by Cynthia Cook and Anna M. Dowd — December 9, 2022

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Current Challenges to the Defense Industrial Base

Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group's roundtable discussion on defense industrial base challenges in the context of the Ukraine war.

September 20, 2022

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Meeting the China Challenge

The essays in this volume, written by a diverse group of CSIS scholars, address some of the key issues that currently vex the U.S.-China economic relationship.

Report by James Andrew Lewis , John J. Hamre , Matthew P. Goodman , Scott Kennedy , Scott Miller , John Schaus , Stephanie Segal , Andrew Philip Hunter , and Samm Sacks — January 29, 2018

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Charting a New Course for the Industrial Base

Panel discussants will include current and former representatives of United States Government and industry, and discussion will focus on addressing the needs of the industrial base through investments in key capabilities, acquisition reform, and industrial base policy.

Event by Andrew Philip Hunter , Eric Chewning , Frank Kendall , and John Luddy — January 22, 2018

Charting a New Course for the Industrial Base

Measuring the Impact of Sequestration and the Drawdown on the Defense Industrial Base

The presence of a technologically superior defense industrial base has been a foundation of U.S. strategy since 1945. While the implementation of the budget cuts in the Budget Control Act of 2011 has caused concerns for the industrial base, the resulting debate has been lacking in empirical analysis. 

Report by Gregory Sanders , Andrew Philip Hunter , and Rhys McCormick — January 22, 2018

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U.S.-Korea Defense Acquisition and Security Cooperation

Join for a discussion on the U.S. and the Republic of Korea's bilateral cooperation on defense acquisition policy and defense industrial technological base, as well as important issues pertaining to joint research and development programs between two countries.

Event — December 11, 2017

U.S.-Korea Defense Acquisition and Security Cooperation

ISP Brief November 2017

It's our pleasure to send you the November Edition of the ISP Brief, the monthly newsletter of the CSIS International Security Program. ISP Brief features articles and commentary written by our scholars, their analysis as published in various media sources (including video and audio highlights), and links to recent events. We hope the newsletter provides you, our readers, a snapshot of the excellent work underway in ISP, and the engaging thoughts of our experts. As always, your feedback is welcome.

Newsletter — November 30, 2017

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Small Satellites, Big Missions

On June 21, 2017, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) hosted a two-panel event on opportunities emerging from new space technologies, particularly small-scale satellites.

Report by Kaitlyn Johnson , Andrew Philip Hunter , Daniel Querejazu , and Lucien Randazzese — September 22, 2017