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
Media Queries
- 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

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

The Falklands at 40

Project Convergence: An Experiment for Multidomain Operations

Complex Air Defense: Countering the Hypersonic Missile Threat
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
Russian Missile Strikes Highlight Ukraine’s Limited Air Defenses
Tom Karako in Wall Street Journal — October 11, 2022
NATO pivots to sending Ukraine air defenses after Russian missile attacks
Tom Karako in Politico — 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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Missile Defense and Defeat: A Conversation with the Vice Chairman
Event by Tom Karako and Gen. John E. Hyten — February 23, 2021

Online Event: A New Strategy for Countering Small Unmanned Aerial Systems
Event by Tom Karako , MG Sean Gainey , and Nicole M. Thomas — January 8, 2021

Five Types of International Cooperation for Missile Defense
Brief by Kevin Fashola — December 9, 2020

The Air and Missile War in Nagorno-Karabakh: Lessons for the Future of Strike and Defense
Critical Questions by Shaan Shaikh and Wes Rumbaugh — December 8, 2020

Offense–Defense Integration for Missile Defeat
Report by Brian R. Green — July 6, 2020

The Missile War in Yemen
Report by Ian Williams and Shaan Shaikh — June 9, 2020

Inflection Point: Missile Defense and Defeat in the 2021 Budget
Brief by Tom Karako and Wes Rumbaugh — March 22, 2020

Uncomfortable Lessons: Reassessing Iran’s Missile Attack
Commentary by Ian Williams — February 6, 2020

When Iran Attacks
Critical Questions by Ian Williams — January 9, 2020

Iranian Missiles in Iraq
Brief by Shaan Shaikh — December 11, 2019
