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Jim Fein

Jim Fein

Senior Research Associate, National Security and Defense Industrial Base, Allison Center for National Security

Jim is a Senior Research Associate for National Security and Defense Industrial Base at The Heritage Foundation.

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Commentary

NATO Defense Budgets Need to Prioritize Munitions Spending

Sep 11, 2026 4 min read

Commentary

How Norway Can Do More To Forestall the Russian Threat Jim Fein

Sep 3, 2026 4 min read

Special Report

Theater Missile Defense Inventory: Inadequate for a U.S.–China Conflict Jim Fein

Aug 4, 2026 About an hour read

Issue Brief

Four Defense Export Reforms for the United States

Jul 21, 2026 13 min read

Commentary

China Imports 70% of Its Oil: Targeting That Specific Vulnerability Is the St... Jim Fein

May 6, 2026 8 min read

Commentary

Investment and Infiltration: Turkish Leverage in the U.S. Defense Industrial ... Jim Fein

Dec 11, 2025 2 min read

Backgrounder

Defense Priorities for the U.S.–South Korean Alliance

Oct 23, 2025 26 min read

Commentary

The Army Is Dangerously Low on One Key Weapon in the Pacific Jim Fein

Aug 8, 2025 3 min read

Commentary

5 Ways To Restore America’s Defense Industrial Base Without New Spending

Jun 6, 2025 4 min read

Commentary

How To Rebuild the Defense Industrial Base Jim Fein

May 2, 2025 3 min read

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