Defense industrial base

July 10, 2026 | Sophie McDowall, Kateryna Kvasha

Belarus Highlights Contribution to Russia’s Defense Industrial Base

As the United States and allies met in Turkey for the NATO summit, Russia hosted its own parley aimed at strengthening a technological bloc to compete with the West. Addressing the INNOPROM exhibition,...

July 6, 2026 | Jack Burnham, Josh Birenbaum

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (DFARS Case 2021-D011)

July 2, 2026 | Josh Birenbaum, Antonia-Laura Pup

Why NATO Should Pivot Toward Economic Security

In the coming decades, military burden-sharing won’t be enough to ensure Transatlantic security.

April 30, 2026 | Craig Singleton, Jack Burnham

5 Things To Know About China’s Wartime Support for Iran

China is Iran’s top trading partner and one of the regime’s most important economic lifelines. Beijing is not seeking a wider Middle East war, especially one that threatens energy flows through the...

April 21, 2026 | Peter Doran, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery

The Iran War’s Five Lessons for Europe

Some European NATO members haven’t done themselves many favors by withholding support for the US during the Iran War.

April 21, 2026 | Behnam Ben Taleblu |

Iran’s Support for Russia and Lessons Learned from Ukraine

December 28, 2025 | Jacob Nagel |

Netanyahu-Trump meeting: What the PM is expected to ask for, what he shouldn’t concede

There is an urgent need to begin and conclude, as soon as possible, discussions on the next MOU between Israel and the US, which will follow the current agreement set to expire in 2028.

December 3, 2025 | Jack Burnham |

Taiwanese President Proposes New Investment in Island’s Defense Amidst Rising Regional Tensions

In response to Beijing’s belligerence, Taiwan is planning to invest in its own security. On November 26, Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te announced a proposed special budget of $40 billion to strengthen...

September 4, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Jack Burnham, Bradley Bowman

China’s Military Parade Showcases Advanced Weapons and Growing Ties With Russia, Iran, and North Korea

Tiananmen Square shuddered as advanced Chinese military hardware rolled past the leaders of the Axis of Aggressors — Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un. Wednesday’s parade, attended by about two dozen foreign leaders, was intended to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II — despite the limited role the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) played in that conflict.

August 8, 2025 | Georgianna Shea |

Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base

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April 7, 2025 | Ryan Brobst, Bradley Bowman

Arsenal of Democracy

Arming Taiwan, Ukraine, and Israel While Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base

March 9, 2023 | John Hardie |

WAR IN UKRAINE UPDATE: Russia Advances; Moscow Continues to Benefit from Western Technology

Russians Take Eastern Bakhmut, While Zelenskyy Vows to Hold the Rest Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group has captured the eastern part of Bakhmut, Kremlin-connected businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin, who heads...

January 14, 2021 | Samantha Ravich, RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Annie Fixler, Trevor Logan

Cyber

December 8, 2020 | RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery, Annie Fixler

Congress Poised To Enact Unprecedented Cyber Defense Legislation

The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) is the most significant attempt ever undertaken by Congress to improve national cybersecurity and protect U.S. critical infrastructure...

January 18, 2019 | Samantha Ravich, Brian Mazanec

Lessons for the Cyber Battlefield from the Early Nuclear Era’s Single Integrated Operating Plan

November 6, 2018 | Annie Fixler, Frank Cilluffo

Evolving Menace

Iran’s Use of Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare

July 10, 2017 | Samantha Ravich, Michael Hsieh

Leveraging Blockchain Technology to Protect the National Security Industrial Base

FDD Research Memo