Missile Defense Project
Authoritative analysis on missile defense and related issues
The Missile Defense Project at CSIS looks at a wide range of policy, program, and strategic issues related to missile defense. Technological and geopolitical factors have driven increased global supply and demand for high-velocity, unmanned, missile-based weapons and their corresponding counters. Besides more recognized cruise and ballistic missile threats, global missile proliferation now consists of a spectrum including precision-guided rockets, anti-ship missiles, air defenses, hypersonic delivery systems, and counterspace weapons.
Contact
- Ian Williams
- Fellow, International Security Program and Deputy Director, Missile Defense Project
- (202) 775-3110
- Iwilliams@csis.org
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- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Paige Montfort
- Media Relations Manager, External Relations
- 202.775.3173
- pmontfort@csis.org
Past Events

Missile Defense in Israel: A Conversation with Moshe Patel

Missile Defense at 40

Book Event - The Peacemaker: Ronald Reagan, the Cold War, and the World on the Brink

The 2022 Missile Defense Review

Homeland Cruise Missile Defense

Boost-Phase Missile Defense: Interrogating the Assumptions

Modernization Priorities for the Australian Army

MDA and the 2023 Budget
In the News
China’s Secretive Stance on Hypersonics May Weaken Innovation
Masao Dahlgren in AFCEA International — November 1, 2022
Mick Ryan on why Ukraine can expect to make further gains against RussiaMick Ryan on why Ukraine can expect to make further gains against Russia
Tom Karako in The Economist — October 23, 2022
NATO pivots to sending Ukraine air defenses after Russian missile attacks
Tom Karako in Politico — October 11, 2022
Russian Missile Strikes Highlight Ukraine’s Limited Air Defenses
Tom Karako in Wall Street Journal — October 11, 2022
U.S.-Made Weapons Might Not Protect Ukraine From Nuclear Strike by Putin
Ian Williams in Newsweek — October 6, 2022
Ukraine reworks its weapons wish list as winter approaches
Tom Karako in Politico — October 5, 2022
Biden Mutes Trump Era North Korea Rhetoric After Missile Launch
Tom Karako in Bloomberg — October 4, 2022
The iOpener: Trump Promises Great Lakes Funding; Northeast Ohio Pitches For Missile Site
Glenn Forbes in Idea Stream — March 29, 2019
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Complex Air Defense: Countering the Hypersonic Missile Threat
Report by Tom Karako and Masao Dahlgren — February 7, 2022
Complex Air Defense: Countering the Hypersonic Missile Threat
Report — February 7, 2022
Emerging Technologies & Long-Range Strike: A Conversation with LTG Neil Thurgood
Event by Tom Karako and LTG L. Neil Thurgood — January 12, 2022
China’s Hypersonic Future
Commentary — December 12, 2021
Seeking Alignment: Missile Defense and Defeat in the 2022 Budget
Brief by Wes Rumbaugh and Tom Karako — December 10, 2021
Seeking Alignment: Missile Defense and Defeat in the 2022 Budget
Commentary — December 10, 2021
Eyes Everywhere: Intelligence and Strategic Decisionmaking in the Gray Zone
Commentary by Ian Williams — November 23, 2021
Extending the Horizon: Elevated Sensors for Targeting and Missile Defense
Brief by Wes Rumbaugh and Tom Karako — September 27, 2021
Extending the Horizon: Elevated Sensors for Targeting and Missile Defense
Commentary — September 27, 2021
The Missile Defense Agency must be free to move quickly and with limited restrictions
Commentary — September 16, 2021