Defense Budget and Acquisition
The Defense Budget Analysis Program, the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, and the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy track the foremost budget issues in the defense policy sphere.

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Innovate or Die: The Army Transformation Initiative and the Future of Allied Land Warfare
Commentary by Maj. Gen. Matthew Van Wagenen, Col. Arnel P. David, and Benjamin Jensen — July 10, 2025

Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with VCSA General James Mingus
Transcript — July 2, 2025

Overcoming the Barriers to Forward Deterrence
Commentary by Cynthia R. Cook and Audrey Aldisert — July 1, 2025

Enabling Forward Sustainment
Report by Cynthia R. Cook, Nicholas Szechenyi, Henry H. Carroll, Audrey Aldisert, Sarah Hendrick, and Javier Nater — June 26, 2025
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Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with VCSA General James Mingus

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Collaborating for Resilience: Japanese and U.S. Industry Cooperation on MRO for USAF Systems

Meeting DoD’s Innovation Challenge: Adapting and Scaling Cutting-Edge Technology to Enhance Modernization

Managing Risk While Achieving Innovation: Lessons from the Collaborative Combat Aircraft with Hon. Andrew P. Hunter

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Funding Allied Innovation: Ensuring Advanced Capabilities for the Future Warfighter

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Implementing the National Defense Industrial Strategy: A Fireside Chat with the Honorable Dr. Laura D. Taylor-Kale

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Army UAS Roundtable featuring ASA(ALT) Hon. Douglas R. Bush and Commanding Gen. James E. Rainey, U.S. Army Futures Command
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Fortifying Deterrence through Logistics: A Conversation with DASD Patrick Kelleher and Maj. Gen. David Sanford
Event — July 16, 2025
Innovate or Die: The Army Transformation Initiative and the Future of Allied Land Warfare
Commentary by Maj. Gen. Matthew Van Wagenen, Col. Arnel P. David, and Benjamin Jensen — July 10, 2025
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with VCSA General James Mingus
Event — July 2, 2025
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with VCSA General James Mingus
Transcript — July 2, 2025
Overcoming the Barriers to Forward Deterrence
Commentary by Cynthia R. Cook and Audrey Aldisert — July 1, 2025
NATO’s “Brain-Dead” Summit
Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Max Bergmann — June 30, 2025

Enabling Forward Sustainment
Report by Cynthia R. Cook, Nicholas Szechenyi, Henry H. Carroll, Audrey Aldisert, Sarah Hendrick, and Javier Nater — June 26, 2025
Strengthening NATO Starts with Fixing Its Industrial Base
Commentary by Audrey Aldisert — June 24, 2025
Improving Arms Sales, Technology Transfer, and Defense Industrial Cooperation with Allies and Partners
Report by Audrey Aldisert and Cynthia R. Cook — June 23, 2025
Building a Brain of the Army Through Professional Military Education
Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — June 10, 2025