Critical supply chains
Assess dependencies, ownership exposure, and industrial chokepoints affecting access to defense-critical materials, components, and capabilities.
Independent economic defense advisory
Economic insight.
Strategic advantage.
Advisory services supporting U.S. government economic defense objectives. We connect strategic analysis, commercial insight, and implementation support to the decisions that shape national security.
STRATEGY & ANALYSIS / COMMERCIAL INSIGHT / MISSION SUPPORT
Our purpose
Economic strength.
Mission relevance.
The Economic Defense Group is an independent advisory services organization focused on supporting U.S. government economic defense objectives. Our focus is practical: understand economic vulnerabilities, assess credible options, and support strategies that strengthen national security and military advantage.
Mission areas
Where economics meets
national security.
Our advisory focus aligns with publicly stated U.S. economic defense priorities and the operational outcomes they support.
Defense industrial capacity
Examine production constraints, supplier ecosystems, and commercial pathways that can strengthen industrial resilience and readiness.
Strategic access
Analyze the commercial relationships, infrastructure, and economic conditions affecting U.S. access, basing, overflight, and operational freedom.
Adversary economic influence
Assess how investment, ownership, market dependencies, and industrial activity can create coercive leverage or enable adversary mobilization.
Advisory services
Clarity for decisions.
Support for execution.
Research & strategic analysis
Decision-focused research, market and sector assessments, economic risk analysis, and options development grounded in mission requirements.
Commercial due diligence
Assessment of company capabilities, ownership structures, commercial viability, and supply-chain relationships to inform government decisions.
Partner & opportunity identification
Identify and assess relevant suppliers, commercial partners, and industrial opportunities against defined strategic and operational needs.
Implementation & mission support
Support planning, stakeholder coordination, project development, and progress assessment to translate analysis into practical action.
Our approach
Start with the mission.
Follow the evidence.
Economic defense requires an understanding of both national security requirements and commercial realities. We bring those perspectives together to help clients develop actionable, well-supported decisions.
Define the requirement
Establish the objective, decision, and operational consequence.
Assess the landscape
Map the actors, dependencies, constraints, and available options.
Support action
Develop practical recommendations and support implementation with clear measures of progress.
Understanding the economic defense mission
U.S. strategy connects economic security with national security, including secure critical supply chains, industrial capacity, and technological advantage. Public descriptions of the Economic Defense Unit also emphasize strategic access, countering adversary mobilization, and addressing vulnerabilities through economic and commercial tools.
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