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Defense Budget

Tracking the foremost budget issues in the defense policy sphere.

The United States allocates hundreds of billions of dollars annually to support its national security. To assess how that funding is spent and its policy implications for defense more broadly, CSIS conducts nonpartisan research on and analysis of the U.S. defense budget and related issues including military readiness, force structure, and defense acquisitions. This research is led by the Defense Budget Analysis Program, directed by Todd Harrison, and the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy.

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Report
Toward a New “Lost Decade”? Covid-19 and Defense Spending in Europe
By Pierre Morcos
October 15, 2020
Critical Questions
What the Continuing Resolution Means for Defense and Space Force Funding in FY 2021
By Seamus P. Daniels, Kaitlyn Johnson
October 9, 2020
Interactive
Analysis of the FY 2021 Defense Budget
August 21, 2020 | Todd Harrison, Seamus P. Daniels
In Defense 360

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Podcast Episode
The Transition, Part 2
By Beverly Kirk, Seth G. Jones, Todd Harrison
In Defense 2020
December 14, 2020
Report
Toward a New “Lost Decade”? Covid-19 and Defense Spending in Europe
By Pierre Morcos
October 15, 2020
Critical Questions
What the Continuing Resolution Means for Defense and Space Force Funding in FY 2021
By Seamus P. Daniels, Kaitlyn Johnson
October 9, 2020
Critical Questions
Secretary Esper Previews the Future Navy
By Mark F. Cancian, Adam Saxton
October 8, 2020
On Demand Event
Online Event: Technology’s Role Strengthening Biodefense and Accelerating Economic Recovery After Covid-19: A Conversation with Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) and Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA)
September 8, 2020
Interactive
Analysis of the FY 2021 Defense Budget
August 21, 2020 | Todd Harrison, Seamus P. Daniels
In Defense 360
Podcast Episode
An Interview with HASC Ranking Member Mac Thornberry
By Kathleen H. Hicks
In Defense 2020
August 17, 2020
Podcast Episode
The FY 2021 NDAA: Consensus, Debates, and Predictions
By Kathleen H. Hicks
In Defense 2020
August 3, 2020
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Defense Budget Analysis
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Director, Defense Budget Analysis, Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, International Security Program
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Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy
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Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program
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