American Innovation

The geopolitical and socioeconomic challenges of the twenty-first century are unlike any the United States has seen before. CSIS experts provide thoughtful analysis on the U.S. innovation ecosystem and explore methods for sustaining American technological competitiveness.

The Rise of “Watt’s Law” and Why Power Could Put a Ceiling on American Innovation

A foundational advantage of the U.S. digital economy is weakening. For decades, Moore’s Law and Dennard scaling delivered steady improvements in computing performance while keeping energy costs manageable and underpinning productivity growth and national security.

Brief by Maryam Cope — February 13, 2026

Practical H-1B Reforms to Serve U.S. Economic Interests

Brief by Philip Luck and Thibault Denamiel — February 2, 2026

Tech Edge: A Living Playbook for America’s Technology Long Game

Report by Navin Girishankar, Mark P. Dallas, Sree Ramaswamy, Scott Kennedy, Philip Luck, Joseph Majkut, Ilaria Mazzocco, Erin L. Murphy, Matt Pearl, Richard M. Rossow, Sujai Shivakumar, Chris Borges, Ray Cai, and Ryan Featherston — January 20, 2026

An “America First” Tech Stack Cannot Be America Alone

Commentary by Stephan Lang — January 15, 2026

See all analysis on American Innovation

Past Events

Introducing “Watt’s Law” and The Power Supply Ceiling on American Innovation

February 12, 2026 • 4:00 – 4:45 pm EST

Hosted by Renewing American Innovation

Securing the Edge: America's Technology Long Game for Competing with China

January 28, 2026 • 10:30 am – 12:30 pm EST

Hosted by Economic Security and Technology

Federal Statistics for Economic Security featuring U.S. Chief Statistician Mark Calabria - Betting on America

December 10, 2025 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EST

Hosted by Economic Security and Technology

Meeting the U.S. Defense Imperative: Challenges and Opportunities in the Development of the Defense Industrial Base Workforce

November 13, 2025 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EST

Hosted by Renewing American Innovation

Accelerating Japan-U.S. Cooperation in Quantum Technologies

October 29 – 30, 2025

Hosted by Renewing American Innovation

Book Talk: Industrial Policy for the United States: Winning the Competition for Good Jobs and High-Value Industries

October 16, 2025 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EDT

Hosted by Renewing American Innovation

Growing the Greater San Diego Semiconductor Ecosystem

October 9, 2025 • 4:00 – 9:00 pm EDT

Hosted by Renewing American Innovation

Growing the Midwest Quantum Ecosystem

September 30, 2025 • 10:30 am – 7:15 pm EDT

Hosted by Renewing American Innovation

See all events on American Innovation

Related Programs

Economic Security and Technology

Renewing American Innovation

Experts

Navin Girishankar

President, Economic Security and Technology Department

Sujai Shivakumar

Director and Senior Fellow, Renewing American Innovation

Jerry McGinn

Director, Center for the Industrial Base and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department

Alexander Kersten

Deputy Director and Fellow, Renewing American Innovation

All American Innovation Content

61 - 70 of 366 results

Display Archived Results

Spotlighting the Role of Creativity and Ownership in the U.S. Patent System

Join CSIS Senior Adviser and former USPTO director Andrei Iancu for a discussion with James Edwards on his new book, To Invent Is Divine: Creativity, Ownership, and the US Patent System.

Event — June 3, 2025

Innovation Lightbulb: U.S. Patenting Abroad — A Quiet Trade Advantage

The United States' strong footprint in foreign patenting is an innovative and competitive asset.

Newsletter by Chris Borges — May 23, 2025

From Tariffs to Tech Power: The Pivot the United States Needs Now

Navin Girishankar argues that the United States urgently needs a ‘total reset’ from tariff policy to a national program centered on full stack leadership in AI. The good news is that the administration’s agenda already includes the elements of such a program. They need to be elevated and made coherent.

Commentary by Navin Girishankar — May 15, 2025

The AI Policy Podcast

Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang on Securing U.S. AI Leadership

On May 1, 2025, the CSIS Wadhwani AI Center hosted Alexandr Wang, Founder and CEO of Scale AI, who shared insights on U.S.-China AI competition, international governance, and the new administration’s AI policy approach.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Alexandr Wang — May 2, 2025

The NSF Is a Key National Security Pillar—Now Is Not the Time to Disarm

Abandoning what is unquestionably the main battlefield of the twenty-first century would be a strategic mistake of historic proportions. Now is the time to strengthen—not weaken—U.S. national innovation capabilities and technological competitiveness, and the NSF is key.

Commentary by Sujai Shivakumar and Julie Heng — May 1, 2025

Sustaining Standards Leadership: The United States Cannot Disengage from RISC-V

RISC-V enhances the competitiveness of U.S. chip design firms by creating a flexible, low-risk, and low-cost platform for collaboration. To capitalize on this opportunity, the United States should continue to support RISC-V for future chip innovation.

Report by Sujai Shivakumar and Julie Heng — April 28, 2025

Innovation Lightbulb: Tracking CHIPS Act Incentives

Over two years after the CHIPS and Science Act was passed to revitalize U.S. semiconductor research and manufacturing and drive innovation, the distribution of CHIPS Act incentives offers an early look at how this ambitious industrial policy is taking shape.

Newsletter by Chris Borges, Yutong Deng, and Julie Heng — April 25, 2025