Seamus P. Daniels is a fellow for Defense Budget Analysis in the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he researches issues related to defense funding, force structure, and military readiness. He has authored publications on trends in the overall defense budget, the legislative process surrounding defense appropriations, defense strategy and force structure, Navy readiness funding, and NATO burden sharing. Prior to joining CSIS, Mr. Daniels worked for Government Executive Media Group. He holds an AB from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs with minors in Near Eastern studies and Arabic language and culture.
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From Trump to Congress, Republican defense orthodoxy crumbles
Seamus P. Daniels in Defense News — December 5, 2023
What a GOP win in November would mean for defense policy in 2023
Seamus P. Daniels in Military Times — October 31, 2022
Why the Pentagon hates continuing resolutions — especially now
Seamus P. Daniels in The Hill — September 30, 2022
America's Troops Face a Housing Crisis; Georgia Sen. Warnock is Stepping Up
Seamus P. Daniels in Newsweek — August 17, 2022
Today's D Brief: Vaccine-related discharges begin; 800K dead in the US from COVID; Impunity in Kabul; And a bit more.
Seamus P. Daniels in Defense One — December 14, 2021
Defense Department should take holistic approach to reducing military personnel costs, says defense budget analyst
Seamus P. Daniels in Government Matters — October 6, 2021
Accounting for the Costs of the Military Personnel
Seamus P. Daniels in War on the Rocks — September 22, 2021
Defense Business Brief: Flat military spending; Defense exports fall 17 percent; Expensive armored Suburbans, and more.
Seamus P. Daniels in Defense One — September 17, 2021
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What the Continuing Resolution Means for Defense and Space Force Funding in FY 2021
Critical Questions by Seamus P. Daniels and Kaitlyn Johnson — October 9, 2020
Actual Obligation Rates versus Comptroller Projected Obligation Rates
Report by Seamus P. Daniels and Todd Harrison — March 2, 2020
Getting to Less? The Minimal Exposure Strategy
Brief by Seamus P. Daniels, Rhys McCormick, Lindsey R. Sheppard, Kathleen H. Hicks, and Joseph Federici — February 6, 2020
Analysis of the FY 2020 Defense Budget and Its Implications for FY 2021 and Beyond
Report by Todd Harrison and Seamus P. Daniels — February 6, 2020
Getting to Less? The Progressive Values Strategy
Brief by Seamus P. Daniels, Rhys McCormick, Lindsey R. Sheppard, Kathleen H. Hicks, and Joseph Federici — January 30, 2020
Getting to Less? The Innovation Superiority Strategy
Brief by Seamus P. Daniels, Rhys McCormick, Lindsey R. Sheppard, Kathleen H. Hicks, and Joseph Federici — January 23, 2020
Understanding DoD’s Defense-Wide Zero-Based Review
Brief by Seamus P. Daniels — September 4, 2019
What Does the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 Mean for Defense?
Critical Questions by Seamus P. Daniels and Todd Harrison — August 5, 2019
How Would Sequestration Impact DoD in FY 2020?
Brief by Seamus P. Daniels — May 16, 2019
What to Look for in the FY 2020 Defense Budget Request
Brief by Mark F. Cancian, Todd Harrison, Seamus P. Daniels, Andrew Philip Hunter, and Kathleen H. Hicks — January 31, 2019