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Photo: (ADAMS Diagram) U.S. Marine Corps; (Crates) Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0); (M864 Diagram) U.S. Marine Corps

Photo: (ADAMS Diagram) U.S. Marine Corps; (Crates) Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0); (M864 Diagram) U.S. Marine Corps

Empty Bins in a Wartime Environment: The Challenge to the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

The U.S. defense industrial base is not prepared for the international security environment that now exists, including to deal with China. The United States should take several steps now to strengthen the industrial base to improve deterrence and warfighting.

Report by Seth G. Jones — January 23, 2023

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Senior Vice President; Harold Brown Chair; and Director, International Security Program
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James Andrew Lewis

Senior Vice President; Pritzker Chair; and Director, Strategic Technologies Program
Tom Karako

Tom Karako

Senior Fellow, International Security Program and Director, Missile Defense Project
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Ian Williams

Fellow, International Security Program and Deputy Director, Missile Defense Project
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Benjamin Jensen

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The Trade Guys

Can Kicking – the American National Sport

This week, the Trade Guys talk about the US-EU joint statement of the Trade and Technology Council and oil price caps in Russia.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz , Scott Miller , and William Alan Reinsch — December 8, 2022

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Drones Galore: Changing Battlefields

Drone defense technology use is emerging across African battlefields, with few policy safeguards, codes of conduct, and security frameworks to protect vulnerable populations.

Commentary by Will Brown — December 6, 2022

Photo: DAPHNE BENOIT/AFP/Getty Images

Inflating the Risk? Contracting in the Face of Inflation

What will heightened inflation mean for the defense-industrial base? CSIS experts analyze how the Department of Defense responded to the last major bout of inflation and the relative exposure of different categories of vendors with respect to firm-fixed price contracts.

Critical Questions by Gregory Sanders and Alexander Holderness — December 1, 2022

Photo: Airman 1st Class China M. Shock
Smart Women, Smart Power Podcast

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Arms Control

Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, discussed her priorities in the State Department, including her work on arms control, and the power of diplomacy.

Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — November 23, 2022

CSIS Smart Women, Smart Power

Combined Arms Warfare and Unmanned Aircraft Systems

This report examines the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) in combined arms warfare based on the war in Ukraine and other cases. In the future, UASs will likely play an increasingly important role in great power competition against such countries as China and Russia.

Report by Seth G. Jones , Jake Harrington , Christopher K. Reid , and Matthew Strohmeyer — November 10, 2022

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Keeping the U.S. Military Engine Edge: Budget and Contract Trends

The United States leads the world in military aircraft engine development. However, the Department of Defense must make significant decisions moving forward to retain this advantage in an era of renewed competition.

Brief by Gregory Sanders and Nicholas Velazquez — October 31, 2022

U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joely Santiago