In Depth Analysis, Commentary, and Publications
On June 30, 2026, the Defense and Security Department hosted the annual Global Security Forum. Tom Karako, joined by Congressman George Whitesides (D-CA), and Congressman Jeff Crank (R-CO), Chief Cathy Lanier, and Lieutenant General Daniel L. Karbler, discussed the spectrum of threats facing the homeland and how to strengthen national resilience.
On June 18, 2026, CSIS Defense and Security Department experts examined hypersonic delivery systems, what makes them strategically distinct, and whether the U.S. policy community should debate the merits of nuclear armed hypersonic missiles.
On June 17, 2026 CSIS experts examined NORAD modernization, geopolitical competition in the Arctic, and U.S.-Canada defense cooperation.
The reliance on missiles as weapons of choice, aggravated by the expenditure of key munitions in Operation Epic Fury, has created an urgent need to accelerate and scale the production of both offensive and defensive missiles. Using the industrial base for solid rocket motors (SRMs) and their subcomponents as a case study, the report identifies the key challenges and opportunities for scaling air and missile defense (AMD) interceptor supply chains.
On June 12, 2026, the CSIS Missile Defense Project is pleased to roll out its new report, Solid Rocket Motors for Missile Defense: Challenges and Opportunities for Expanding the Industrial Base.
On May 26, 2026, the CSIS Defense and Security Department hosted a conversation on space warfare.
To contend with today’s strategic environment, Australia and the United States should prioritize several critical areas in the development and mass production of advanced offensive and defensive missilery. Doing so will be essential to enhancing homeland defense capabilities for both partners and, in turn, to supporting their wider shared regional objectives in the Indo-Pacific.
On May 1, 2026, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) hosted a Strategic Landpower Dialogue event featuring Major General Lars S. Lervik, Chief of the Norwegian Army.
On April 20, 2026, CSIS Defense and Security Department experts and Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE) discussed the most consequential issues defining the future of U.S. strategic forces.
Over the course of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. and its partners have fired hundreds of defense interceptors and long-range missiles. While there may be sufficient stocks for the task at hand, other objectives, such as deterring aggression by China, are more uncertain. To manage present and future threats, Congress must pass a munitions supplemental to both replenish and expand.
