Center for the Industrial Base

Reimagining government-industry collaboration to foster innovation, build capacity, and achieve victory.

CSIS’s Center for the Industrial Base (CIB), formerly the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG), provides impactful research on the ways in which the United States and its allies can collaborate more effectively with industry of all types and build their respective industrial bases. The center primarily focuses on 1) DOD and federal industrial base challenges, 2) government contracting trends in defense, civilian agencies, and international markets, 3) industry-government collaboration, and 4) international industrial cooperation. CIB monitors important developments in the global defense industry and produces major research projects and long-form reports; commentaries and articles in popular media; and annual conferences and livestream roundtables.

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Outlining the Challenges to U.S. Naval Shipbuilding

The U.S. naval shipbuilding enterprise struggles to produce ships at the scale and speed demanded despite being a bipartisan priority for successive administrations and Congress. The White House must tackle complex, longstanding challenges to improve shipbuilding capacity.

Report by Seamus P. Daniels, Henry H. Carroll, Cynthia R. Cook, Oliver Buntin, and Sarah O’Rourke — December 16, 2025

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Who Controls the Wrench: The Debate Over the “Right to Repair”

An audio version of “⁠Who Controls the Wrench: The Debate Over the “Right to Repair⁠”” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Jerry McGinn and Audrey Aldisert. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Jerry McGinn and Audrey Aldisert — November 6, 2025

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How Does the Government Shutdown Impact the U.S. Industrial Base?

An audio version of "⁠How Does the Government Shutdown Impact the U.S. Industrial Base?⁠," a new Critical Questions by CSIS's Jerry McGinn, Katy Buda, and Audrey Aldisert. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.

Podcast Episode by Jerry McGinn, Katy Buda, and Audrey Aldisert — October 6, 2025

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Overcoming the Barriers to Forward Deterrence

An audio version of “⁠Overcoming the Barriers to Forward Deterrence⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Cynthia R. Cook and Audrey Aldisert. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Cynthia R. Cook and Audrey Aldisert — July 1, 2025

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Strengthening NATO Starts with Fixing Its Industrial Base

An audio version of “⁠Strengthening NATO Starts with Fixing Its Industrial Base⁠,” a new Commentary by CSIS’s Audrey Aldisert. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Audrey Aldisert — June 24, 2025

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Recruiting Friends for the Polar Icebreaker Express: Viewing the ICE Pact through Broader Defense Industrial Cooperation

An audio version of “Recruiting Friends for the Polar Icebreaker Express: Viewing the ICE Pact through Broader Defense Industrial Cooperation,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Katy Buda, Gregory Sanders, and Cynthia Cook. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs. 

Podcast Episode by Katy Buda, Gregory Sanders, and Cynthia R. Cook — August 1, 2024

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