Events

Join the CSIS Japan Chair in collaboration with The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) for the 2026 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar

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.

With new leadership in both the U.S. and Japan, it is a critical time to reexamine the agenda for U.S.-Japan alliance cooperation and consider the opportunities and challenges ahead.

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.

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the recently released National Security Strategy. 

CSIS will welcome DASD for Materiel Readiness Mr. Patrick Kelleher and Maj. Gen. David Sanford, Director of Logistics Operations (J3) and Commander of Joint Regional Combat Support, DLA, for a livestream discussion on the deterrent advantage of logistics.

Please join the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) for a Strategic Landpower Dialogue event, featuring Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army General James Mingus.

Please join the CSIS Defense and Security Department for a conversation on the future of U.S. defense spending and the cost of American military power, featuring CSIS experts Dr. Tom Karako, Dr. Heather Williams, and Kari A. Bingen. 

CSIS’s DIIG and Japan Chair will host an event with Councilor FUKAWA of Japan's ATLA and Lt. Gen. Kosinski (Ret.), former Director for Logistics, U.S. Joint Staff, discussing the potential for U.S.-Japan collaboration on USAF aircraft MRO, followed by an industry panel.