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.
China Outpacing U.S. Defense Industrial Base
China’s defense industrial base is moving to a wartime footing, while the United States is largely in a peacetime stance. Absent urgent changes, the United States risks weakening deterrence and undermining its warfighting capabilities against China and other competitors.
Report by Seth G. Jones and Alexander Palmer — March 6, 2024
Pulling Their Weight: The Data on NATO Responsibility Sharing
Report by Kathleen McInnis, Daniel Fata, Benjamin Jensen, and Jose M. Macias III — February 22, 2024
Cost and Value in Air and Missile Defense Intercepts
Commentary by Wes Rumbaugh — February 13, 2024
Air Force Priorities in an Era of Strategic Competition
Transcript — January 24, 2024
Past Events
Reforming the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Process
Munitions Production Roundtable Featuring ASA(ALT) The Honorable Douglas R. Bush
Air Force Priorities in an Era of Strategic Competition
The National Defense Industrial Strategy: The Way Ahead
Canada’s Role in Global Maritime Security
Strengthening the U.S. Industrial Base with Hon. Dr. William A. LaPlante
Strategic Landpower Dialogue: A Conversation with Secretary Christine Wormuth & General Randy George
Acquisition for Innovation: A Conversation with DUSD(A&S), the Honorable Dr. Radha Iyengar Plumb
Experts
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AFRICOM and the Triple Nexus
Podcast Episode by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele — November 11, 2022
Before You Cut Foreign Aid to Fund Defense, Consider Where it Goes and What it Does for U.S. Troops and National Security
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — March 13, 2017
The Wrong Presidential Memorandum on Defeating ISIS and an Uncertain Memorandum on Rebuilding the U.S. Military
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — February 2, 2017
The Real Challenges of Security Cooperation with Our Arab Partners for the Next Administration
Report by Anthony H. Cordesman — November 2, 2016
The New White House Drone Report
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — July 5, 2016