The BENS Lens
BENS, Emma SmithHarnessing private sector expertise to strengthen our nation’s security
| Platform |  | Pricing | Only free issues | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 45 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 5 days ago |
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Meet the 2026 Eisenhower Honoree Rebuilding America's Maritime Leadership
President Eisenhower warned in his farewell address that securing the nation requires more than miliary readiness. True security, he argued, depends on the full strength of America’s economic and industrial capacity working together.
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The Biotechnology Century
BENS brings practitioner perspectives from the business community to the nation’s most pressing security challenges. Through our Strengthening Supply Chains (SSC) campaign, we’re translating that understanding into action. This piece was au...
How Germany is Spearheading Europe’s Rearmament
BENS brings practitioner perspectives from the business community to the nation's most pressing security issues. Increasingly focused on the challenges facing Europe and transatlantic security, BENS held a recent briefing with Bloomberg Int...
The Bridge No Government Can Build: This Moment Demands Private Sector Leadership
This is the fourth and final installment of After the Dividend: New Challenges and Opportunities in European Defense. Part 1 documented the collapse of Europe’s peacetime defense assumptions. Part 2 examined the expanding hybrid battlefield...
How the Private Sector Can Help Rebuild the Rare Earth Supply Chain
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Rare earth elements—the critical inputs for everything from F-35 jets and precision guided munitions to electric vehicle motors and AI chips—are one of the most acute vulnerabilities in the U.S. national security...
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