Events

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the Secretary of War’s Arsenal of Freedom tour.

This CIB All About the Base episode, featuring CSIS Wadhwani AI Center Fellow Kate Bondar, will dive into how Ukraine has leveraged its commercial sector, the core features of Russia's state-directed industrial model, and Ukraine's industrial scaling challenges.

The CSIS Center for the Industrial Base is proud to launch the first episode of All About the Base, a video series examining key industrial base issues. The first episode explores Secretary Hegseth's plans for defense acquisition reform.

CSIS will host Mr. Konrad Golota, Polish Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of State Assets, for a fireside chat on the Polish defense industry's rapid expansion and adaptation to regional threats and opportunities for industrial cooperation with transatlantic partners.

As the U.S. updates its defense capabilities, the need for a strong, skilled workforce has never been clearer. This CSIS–NIICA joint session examines how workforce readiness and talent pipelines shape the nation’s ability to meet the defense imperative.

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department (DSD) and the U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) for a Maritime Security Dialogue event featuring Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Senator Tim Sheehy (R-MT).

The Center for the Industrial Base (CIB) at CSIS and the Republic of Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will cohost the 2025 CSIS-DAPA Conference, exploring opportunities for greater U.S.-ROK defense industrial cooperation. 

CSIS will host Iowa Senator Joni Ernst for a keynote on the future of SBIR and her bill, the INNOVATE Act. A fireside chat will follow her address as well as a panel of industry leaders and policy experts that have direct experience with small business innovation. 

The CSIS Australia Chair hosts a discussion on its recent report titled "The AUKUS Inflection: Seizing the Opportunity to Deliver Deterrence."

Adm. (ret.) Scott H. Swift joins the Capital Cable to discuss U.S.-South Korea shipbuilding and maritime disputes between South Korea and China.