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

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On China, Minerals, and Power Competition
African leaders are at a crossroads along the U.S.-China axis of partnership as they evaluate governance of the mining sector and long-term economic development.
Commentary by Christian Géraud Neema Byamungu — December 12, 2022

Strategy and the Congressional National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — December 7, 2022

A World in Crisis: The “Winter Wars” of 2022–2023
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Paul Cormarie — November 15, 2022

Further Definitions of the Biden Administration’s National Security Strategy
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — November 1, 2022
Past Events

Policy Brief Launch: Solving Food Insecurity Among U.S. Veterans and Military Families

On the Future of the Marine Corps: Assessing Force Design 2030

US Army’s Priorities with GEN McConville, Army Chief of Staff
Experts Preview the FY 2023 Defense Budget Request

A Conversation with GEN Van Ovost, Commander, U.S. Transportation Command

The Future of Security in Venezuela

Priorities and Challenges for the FY 2022 Defense Budget

Rethinking the Role of Remotely Crewed Systems in the Future Force
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The 2022 National Defense Strategy
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — November 16, 2022

AFRICOM and the Triple Nexus
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — November 11, 2022

Counting the Pieces: Defense Spending and the “Ever Shrinking Fighting Force”
Podcast Episode by Michael J. Green — May 23, 2022

The Reality in Ukraine
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — May 19, 2022


The Dronebook by Nicholas Sparks
Podcast Episode by Kaitlyn Johnson — September 7, 2021

The Transition, Part 2: DoD Lame Duck Developments and Biden Challenges Ahead
Podcast Episode by Beverly Kirk , Seth G. Jones , and Todd Harrison — December 14, 2020



Demystifying and “De-mythifying” the U.S. Defense Budget, Part 1
Podcast Episode by Todd Harrison — November 25, 2019
