The U.S. defense industrial base (DIB) does not have the capacity to meet the worst threat environment since World War II. During the Second World War, the United States was the arsenal of democracy, ...

The Russia-Ukraine War has served as a profound strategic shock, exposing a dangerous chasm between America’s defense strategy and its underlying industrial reality. The conflict’s staggering ...

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This episode unpacks how the U.S. defense industrial base has struggled to keep pace with the demands of renewed great power competition. Kathleen Hicks, former Deputy Secretary of Defense and a ...