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Re-Imagining America’s Defense Industrial Base
By BENS Board Chairman Mark Gerencser and Initiatives Associate Ethan Ingram, published in The National Interest. All rights reserved. “To meet the realities of modern warfare, America needs to engage…

On Critical Minerals: How to Get America Mining Again
By BENS Board Directors David C. McDonald and Anthony Weiss, published in The National Interest. All rights reserved. “America’s loss of dominance in mining to China was not inevitable—nor is…

Innovation in Defense is Interesting, but Agility is Everything
By BENS President and CEO retired General Timothy Ray and BENS Board Director Jim Smith
via RealClearDefense

Japan and the U.S. Can Unlock the Space Economy
By BENS Member Stan Crow, founder of Stan Crow Enterprises and former chief executive of Northrop Grumman Japan, along with Sosuke Nagayama, COO of Deloitte Tohmatsu Space & Security LLC.…

How to Win the Global South’s Energy Race
This article was written by BENS President and CEO retired General Timothy Ray and BENS Vice Chair Ramon Marks, published in The National Interest. All rights reserved. The United States…

Vietnam Will Expand US Security Ties Incrementally
This article was written by Dr. Joydeep Sen for Oxford Analytica. BENS has been generously granted permission to share with our members. All rights reserved. Hanoi increasingly sees Washington as…

Vietnam Ties Deepen France’s Indo-Pacific Engagement
This article was written by Dr. Joydeep Sen for Oxford Analytica. BENS has been generously granted permission to share with our members. All rights reserved. France and Vietnam have elevated…

Pact on Icebreakers Will Strengthen US Arctic Presence
This article was written by Dr. Giles Alston for Oxford Analytica. BENS has been generously granted permission to share with our members. All rights reserved. The United States, Canada and…