Peace Through Strength
Program On The National Security Innovation Base
Overview
Dedicated to assessing the health of the national security innovation ecosystem. The NSIB ecosystem includes a broad array of actors, including our national security agencies and organizations, various research centers and laboratories, universities and academia, traditional defense “primes,” commercial sector disruptors, venture capital, and the innovative systems of American allies and partners. In order to sustain America’s competitive advantage and to achieve its national security objectives, the common purpose and coordinated efforts of these key stakeholders are vital.
2025 NSIB Report Card
Today, the Center for Peace Through Strength published its third annual National Security Innovation Base (NSIB) Report Card, an innovative policy tool to measure the effectiveness and resilience of our nation’s innovation ecosystem and provide recommendations for improvement. The first-of-its-kind assessment is a groundbreaking tool for policymakers to evaluate the coordination and productivity of the U.S. innovation base to support our national security goals.
Read the Report Card
Complete, detailed assessments of each indicator can be found in this year's NSIB Report Card. It will be featured at the third annual NSIB Summit on March 5, 2025, at the Ronald Reagan Institute in Washington, DC.
Read the Report CardNational Security Innovation Base Summit
The Ronald Reagan Institute’s program on the National Security Innovation Base is a new project dedicated to assessing the health of the national security-innovation ecosystem. The foundation for the program is the Institute’s 2019 Task Force on 21st-Century National Security Technology and Workforce, which was an ambitious project designed to help the United States achieve long-lasting competitive advantage in technology and innovation.
