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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A New Generation of Homeland Missile Defense Interceptors
Critical Questions by Wes Rumbaugh — November 12, 2019
The Air Force of the Future: A Comparison of Alternative Force Structures
Report by Todd Harrison — October 29, 2019
U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: The Struggle to Align Forces with Strategy
Report by Mark F. Cancian — October 23, 2019
Foreign Aid and International Affairs Spending: A Conversation with Chairwoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Ranking Member Kay Granger (R-TX)
Event by Nina Easton , Kathleen H. Hicks , and Beverly Kirk — October 22, 2019
U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: Marine Corps
Report by Mark F. Cancian — October 10, 2019
U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: Navy
Report by Mark F. Cancian — October 3, 2019
U.S. Military Forces in FY 2020: The Strategic and Budget Context
Report by Mark F. Cancian — September 30, 2019
Understanding DoD’s Defense-Wide Zero-Based Review
Brief by Seamus P. Daniels — September 4, 2019
Defense Spending and the New CBO Budget Projections for FY2020-FY2029
Commentary by Anthony H. Cordesman — August 22, 2019
Acquisition of Software-Defined Hardware-Based Adaptable Systems
Report by Andrew Philip Hunter , Schuyler Moore , and Maura Rose McQuade — August 7, 2019