Defense Budget and Acquisition

The Defense Budget Analysis Program, the Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group, and the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy track the foremost budget issues in the defense policy sphere.

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Photo: Yurii/Adobe Stock

Operational Fires in the Age of Punishment

Russia’s decoupling of firepower from maneuver in Ukraine signals a dangerous shift toward punitive, algorithmic warfare—forcing NATO to rethink doctrine, deterrence, and the role of human-machine integration in future conflicts.

Report by Benjamin Jensen and Jose M. Macias III — May 6, 2025

Past Events


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Photo: CSIS

Photo: CSIS

The Cost of Deterrence

May 6, 2025 • 4:30 – 5:00 pm EDT
Video On Demand
Hosted by Defense and Security

Experts


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Cynthia Cook
Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Gregory Sanders

Gregory Sanders

Former Deputy Director, Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department