Through its publications, INSS provides rigorous, forward‑looking research and analysis on critical national security issues that support the joint warfighter and inform Department of War decision‑makers.
May 11, 2026
The Pentagon Needs a Playbook for Munitions Surge Production
Using uneven U.S. munitions ramp ups after Russia’s 2022 Ukraine invasion as evidence, the article argues that munitions surge capacity is determined before a crisis begins.
Dec. 22, 2025
Ukraine, the U.S. Defense Industrial Base, and the Elusive Crisis-Era Munitions Production Surge
A growing chorus of U.S. defense analysts, lawmakers, and military officials has emphasized that the United States lacks the munitions production capacity to meet the demands of the contemporary strategic environment.
Nov. 6, 2025
We Can’t Buy Our Way Out: It’s Time to Think Differently
Current U.S. force structure and major platforms are likely to fail in the emerging operational environment.
June 30, 2025
The German Defense-Industrial Zeitenwende: Implications for Transatlantic Security
The Zeitenwende, or “watershed moment”—announced by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in February 2022, days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—outlined a set of policy shifts, including the development of Germany’s first-ever National Security Strategy, that appeared to signal a greater role for Germany in the defense and security of Europe.
July 5, 2024
Small, smart, many and cheaper: Competitive adaptation in modern warfare
Q&A with T. X. Hammes, a nonresident senior fellow in the Forward Defense program of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and a distinguished research fellow in the Center for Strategic Research.