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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Making the Most of the European Sky Shield Initiative
Russia’s bombardment of Ukraine has highlighted shortfalls in air and missile defense capabilities across Europe. To fill these gaps the new German-led "Sky Shield" initiative must overcome challenges of leadership, concepts, cooperation, division of labor and delivery.
Report by Sean Monaghan and John Christianson — May 19, 2023

A Conversation with Sir. Angus Houston, Co-Lead of Australia's New Defence Strategic Review
Transcript — May 18, 2023

Are European Navies Ready to Navigate an Ever More Contested Maritime Domain?
Report by Mathieu Droin , Courtney Stiles Herdt , and Gabriella Bolstad — May 16, 2023

Six Questions Every DOD AI and Autonomy Program Manager Needs to Be Prepared to Answer
Report by Gregory C. Allen — May 15, 2023
Past Events

A Conversation with Sir Angus Houston, Co-Lead of Australia's New Defence Strategic Review

Pausing Proliferation: Facing China's Military Engine Development

Missile Defense at 40

Exploring New Horizons: Japan's Defense Priorities

DoD's Office of Strategic Capital: Attracting and Scaling Private Capital in Support of National Security

Conference
2023 CHEY-CSIS Conference: Cooperation on Scientific Innovation, Supply Chains, and Geopolitical Risk in Northeast Asia

Pressing Challenges to U.S. Army Acquisition: A Conversation with Hon. Douglas R. Bush

Policy Brief Launch: Solving Food Insecurity Among U.S. Veterans and Military Families
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Exploring New Horizons: Japan's Defense Priorities
Event by Christopher B. Johnstone , Nicholas Szechenyi , Lisa Curtis , Takako Hikotani , Lieutenant General (Ret.) Koichi Isobe , Heino Klinck , RADM (Ret.) Mark Montgomery , Saadia Pekkanen , Kazuto Suzuki , and Hideshi Tokuchi — March 23, 2023
DoD's Office of Strategic Capital: Attracting and Scaling Private Capital in Support of National Security
Event by Cynthia Cook and Dr. Jason Rathje — March 17, 2023
AUKUS Submarine Agreement: Historic but Not Yet Smooth Sailing
Commentary by Mick Ryan — March 17, 2023
The United States, Britain, and Australia Announce the Path Forward for AUKUS
Critical Questions by Charles Edel — March 16, 2023
2023 CHEY-CSIS Conference: Cooperation on Scientific Innovation, Supply Chains, and Geopolitical Risk in Northeast Asia
Event by Ambassador PARK, In-kook , Seth G. Jones , Minister AHN, Dukgeun , The Honorable Alan F. Estevez , Cynthia Cook , and Gregory Sanders — March 9, 2023
Pressing Challenges to U.S. Army Acquisition: A Conversation with Hon. Douglas R. Bush
Event by Cynthia Cook and The Honorable Douglas Bush — March 3, 2023
On China, Minerals, and Power Competition
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
The 2022 National Defense Strategy
Podcast Episode by Kathleen McInnis — November 16, 2022

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