Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

The Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group (DIIG) focuses on issues related to the health and management of the global defense-industrial base.
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A short newsletter packed with analysis and solid data on key current issues relevant to the U.S. defense industrial base and related broader topics.
The Defense Industrial Base and Acquisition project focuses on assessing the health of the U.S. defense industry and analyzing the U.S. defense acquisition process.
The European Defense project tracks trends in European defense spending, defense policy, and the European defense industrial base to provide detailed insights in Europe’s defense strategy.
The Federal Contracting and Contractors project analyzes the growing reliance U.S. government on the private sector for products and services, with an emphasis on the professional and support services, the Department of Defense, and the Department of Homeland Security.
The Organizing For A Complex World project takes on the issue of how to organize the creation of increasingly complex weapon systems and develop metrics for assessing these systems.
During the past decade, the United States has experienced an ever-increasing reliance on space in the daily lives of its citizens and, significantly, in national security. This project focuses on the interrelationship between national security and the commercial space sector.
The Export Control project studies how the U.S. government can best protect key technologies and prevent the illicit spread of munitions and dual use goods while facilitating legitimate international defense trade and cooperation.
The Wall Street and the Pentagon project analyzes the financial health of the defense sector and explores the impact of defense policies on the shape and character of the global defense-industrial base.
Multimedia
- AudioApr 11, 2012
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Blog
- Jan 30, 2012
By Andysheh DadsetanCrossing the Red LineThe United States, United Kingdom, and Canada imposed new and more stringent sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran this past month in reaction to a UN report that indicated that Iran is working on a nuclear weapons program. Iranian Vice President Mohammed Reza Rahimi responded to this overture by threatening that “not even one drop of oil will flow from the Strait of Hormuz” if these sanctions were pursued. However, with about a fifth of all global oil passing through the Strait of Hormuz daily, the prospect of closing one of the most important shipping lanes poses a strategic danger to oil markets and the global economy. Nonetheless, more countries – from Japan and the EU, to Angola and South Africa – have considered joining the U.S. in committing to sanctions against the Iranian Central Bank and the import or transport of Iranian crude oil or petroleum products, albeit gradually. Consequently, Iran finds itself further isolated, even from more traditional allies, and its buying power dwindling.
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Publications
- ReportApr 13, 2012
- NewsletterMar 26, 2012
Events
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Stars and Stripes
By JOHN VANDIVERMay 5, 2012ABC News
By Lee FerranApr 24, 2012
Congressional Testimony
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