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The Defense Budget Analysis Program, the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, and the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy track the foremost budget issues in the defense policy sphere.

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Why Is the U.S. Defense Industrial Base So Isolated from the U.S. Economy?

Gregory C. Allen and Doug Berenson discuss the isolation of the defense industrial base from the wider commercial economy and its implications for the DOD’s adoption of advanced technologies.

Commentary by Gregory C. Allen and Doug Berenson — August 20, 2024

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Why Is the U.S. Defense Industrial Base So Isolated from the U.S. Economy?

An audio version of “Why Is the U.S. Defense Industrial Base So Isolated from the U.S. Economy?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Gregory C. Allen with Doug Berenson. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Doug Berenson — August 26, 2024

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The AI Policy Podcast

New Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) Report, AI Chip Smuggling, California's SB 1047, and an EU AI Act Update

In this episode, we discuss the CSIS Wadhwani Center for AI and Advanced Technologies latest report on the DOD's Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program, what recent news about AI chip smuggling means for U.S. export controls, how California's SB 1047 might affect AI regulation, and our biggest takeaways from the EU AI Act going into force.

Podcast Episode by Gregory C. Allen and Brielle Hill — August 19, 2024

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Defense Priorities in the Open-Source AI Debate

Open-source model regulation is the hottest debate in AI policy. Despite appeals made to national security, proposed constraints on open-source AI distribution might put defense supply chains at risk. This brief assesses those implications for the Joint Force.

Brief by Masao Dahlgren — August 19, 2024

The Truth of the Matter

Restoring American Deterrence

CSIS’s Seth Jones and Ambassador Eric Edelman, vice chair of the Commission on National Defense Strategy and former U.S. Ambassador to both Finland and Türkiye, join the podcast to discuss the Commission’s newest report to Congress and the President and how to bolster U.S. defense in the modern era.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Seth G. Jones — August 16, 2024

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Will U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine Bring Victory?

An audio version of “Will U.S. Military Aid to Ukraine Bring Victory?,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Mark F. Cancian. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Mark F. Cancian — July 31, 2024

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