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The Defense of Guam

July 30, 2024 • 1:45 – 2:45 pm EDT
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MDA and the 2025 Budget

June 6, 2024 • 10:00 – 11:15 am EDT
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Tom Karako

Director, Missile Defense Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department

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Cost and Value in Air and Missile Defense Intercepts

The common analysis of recent air and missile defense engagements in the Red Sea through a cost exchange ratio framework ignores both the complexity of those engagements and the complicated value of air and missile defense.

Commentary by Wes Rumbaugh — February 13, 2024

The Truth of the Matter

U.S. Targets Baghdad

CSIS’ Norman Roule joins the podcast to discuss the recent U.S. strike in Baghdad and what U.S. policy is seeking to achieve in the Middle East in combating Iranian proxies. 

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Norman T. Roule — February 9, 2024

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Getting on Track: Space and Airborne Sensors for Hypersonic Missile Defense

The Department of Defense is racing to build a constellation of satellites for tracking elusive hypersonic missiles. As these first satellites enter orbit, how should policymakers measure success? In a new report, CSIS unpacks the tradeoffs involved and pitfalls to avoid.

Report by Masao Dahlgren — December 18, 2023