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

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Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, International Security Program
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Deputy Director and Fellow, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group

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Defense Cuts, Sequestration, and the US Defense Budget

The mix of ongoing defense cuts from prior years, the impact of sequestration in March, and the president’s proposed 2014 defense budget have created a series of complex shifts that are changing America’s military posture.

Report by Anthony H. Cordesman and Robert M. Shelala II — April 29, 2013

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