CSIS: Protecting Intellectual Property for National Security by Kirti Gupta, Andrei Iancu, Walter G. Copan, and Chris Borges
The United States is undergoing a generational shift in how economic policy intersects with national security. Decades of globalization have exposed critical vulnerabilities in the U.S. economy, as dependence on foreign competitors for essential goods and the offshoring of manufacturing have weakened industrial capacity, eroded economic resilience, and threatened national security. These challenges are further compounded by geopolitical shifts, disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence (AI), and the rise of China as a strategic competitor that exploits its control over vital value chains and engages in economic coercion.
While these circumstances present the new administration with enormous challenges, they also offer a rare opportunity. The administration is in a unique position to define a consistent and coherent economic strategy that not only addresses the numerous challenges presented by current global circumstances, but also secures U.S. economic and technological leadership for decades to come.