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Defense Mobilization in the 21st Century

COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine exposed deep vulnerabilities in the U.S. defense industrial base. Decades of offshoring, cost-cutting, and reliance on adversarial suppliers have eroded resilience—putting national security at risk when global supply chains falter.

Congressional Testimony by Christine Michienzi — March 6, 2025

Building a Mutually Complementary Supply Chain between Japan and the United States

Japan’s recent increases in defense spending and relaxation of defense export rules have prompted a new era of opportunity in defense industrial cooperation with the United States, specifically in the realm of uncrewed aerial systems and electro-optical sensors.

Report by Christopher B. Johnstone, Cynthia R. Cook, Audrey Aldisert, Leah Klaas, Christine Michienzi, Gregg Rubinstein, Gregory Sanders, and Nicholas Szechenyi — August 15, 2024