Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Associate Dean of Academics Dr. Deon Canyon has authored a new article in Security Nexus titled “Adaptive Power Helps the U.S. Defense Industrial Base Become a Tool of Deterrence.”

His paper argues that as strategic competition with China intensifies, the U.S. Defense Industrial Base (DIB) must shift from a reactive supplier to a proactive tool of deterrence and influence. Using the Adaptive Power framework, the article reimagines the DIB as a sovereignty-aligned asset that supports U.S. strategic objectives through five operational pillars: timing, context, legitimacy, modularity, and learning.

The article explores how co-production, legal frameworks, and forward industrial presence can help the DIB strengthen alliances, reduce adversary leverage, and extend U.S. credibility across the Indo-Pacific.

To read the paper, click here.

The full linked article was researched and written by the author. This post includes only a summary  with the assistance of artificial intelligence, which were reviewed and edited by DoD personnel to ensure appropriateness and compliance with DoD policies and guidance.