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The Defense360 microsite is the home for research conducted by experts from the CSIS International Security Program (ISP). Defense360 features reliable, nonpartisan analysis and commentary from ISP experts on key elements of national security policy including strategy, budget, forces, acquisition, and reform. This analysis informs policymakers' decisions on the threats and opportunities shaping U.S. interests at home and abroad.
In addition to commentary and analysis, the microsite features Defense360 Series, collections of timely research that address the most pressing questions in national security and provide recommendations for a way forward. Current series include research on defense reform, the outlook for the defense sector, and the presidential transition and its implications on national security.
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Measuring Congressional Impact on Defense Acquisition Funding
Report by Seamus P. Daniels and Todd Harrison — March 14, 2022

U.S. Military Forces in FY 2022: Space, SOF, Civilians, and Contractors
Report by Mark F. Cancian — December 20, 2021

Analysis of the FY 2022 Defense Budget
Report by Todd Harrison and Seamus P. Daniels — December 13, 2021

2021 Defense Acquisition Trends: Topline DoD Trends after a Half Decade of Growth
Critical Questions by Gregory Sanders , Won Joon Jang , and Alexander Holderness — December 2, 2021

U.S. Military Forces in FY 2022: Navy
Report by Mark F. Cancian — November 2, 2021

U.S. Military Forces in FY 2022: Peering into the Abyss—The Budget and Strategy Overview
Report by Mark F. Cancian — October 12, 2021

What Is DoD Buying?
Brief by Rhys McCormick — August 27, 2021

Department of Defense Other Transaction Authority Trends: A New R&D Funding Paradigm?
Brief by Rhys McCormick — December 8, 2020

U.S. Military Forces in FY 2021: Air Force
Report by Mark F. Cancian — December 3, 2020

Defense Acquisition Trends 2020: Topline DoD Trends
Brief by Rhys McCormick — October 8, 2020
