Kari Bingen

Kari Bingen is the director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and previously served as the US Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. She is currently newsworthy due to her commentary on the intensifying space rivalry between the United States and China. Recent news highlights her insights into the US preparing offensive space tactics to counter China's growing satellite capabilities. Bingen's expertise is relevant as lawmakers and defense analysts discuss China as the US's most consequential threat in space, particularly in the context of the race to the moon. Her role at CSIS allows her to provide analysis on critical national security issues related to space competition and risk management in orbit.