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From Partners to Producers: U.S.-Australia Defense Cooperation

On this episode of All About the Base, Dr. Jerry McGinn speaks with Ms. Belinda Templeman, Australia’s Minister-Counsellor for Defence Materiel, about the growing integration of the U.S. and Australian defense industrial bases, from AUKUS and critical minerals to co-production, supply chains, and building greater allied industrial resilience.

Event — October 5, 2026

Space Launch Capacity and Contenders | HTK

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department’s HTK Series for a conversation about recent developments in U.S. and Chinese space launch capabilities. 

Event — September 9, 2026

Munitions Shortages After Epic Fury

Since Operation Epic Fury began, the United States has expended thousands of advanced munitions. Tom Karako and Mark Cancian discuss the state of U.S. stockpiles, replenishment challenges, and what depleted inventories mean for deterrence, allies, and future conflicts.

Event — August 5, 2026

Flipping the Script: How to Hold China’s New Carriers at Risk

For two decades, the debate has fixated on whether China can sink a U.S. aircraft carrier. This report flips the script: as Beijing builds its own fleet of high-value carriers, how can the United States and its allies hold China’s carriers at risk?

Report by Benjamin Jensen, Mackenzie Eaglen, Henry H. Carroll, and Harold "Bud" Bishop — August 3, 2026

Reindustrialization and Great Power Competition: Deterrence by Capacity

The United States uses more munitions than are stockpiled, and its adversaries are noticing. In this piece, Dr. Benjamin Jensen argues that using capacity, a coefficient of deterrence, can alter the time horizon to solve the "empty bins" problem in Washington.

Brief by Benjamin Jensen — July 27, 2026