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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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Building a Brain of the Army Through Professional Military Education

The Army’s next revolution won’t just be fought on battlefields—it’ll be trained in classrooms. In this piece, Ben Jensen highlights how professional military education can build an AI-powered ‘brain of the Army’ ready for 2040 and beyond.

Commentary by Benjamin Jensen — June 10, 2025

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How Supporting Ukraine Is Revitalizing the U.S. Defense Industrial Base

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Congress has approved $113 billion to aid the response. U.S. security assistance to support Ukraine is reinvigorating the U.S. defense industrial base and creating American jobs.

Commentary by Elizabeth Hoffman, Audrey Aldisert, Cynthia R. Cook, Gregory Sanders, and Shivani Vakharia — April 18, 2024

The Truth of the Matter

China Outpacing U.S. Defense Base

 CSIS’ Seth Jones joins the podcast to discuss his new report which explains how China’s defense industrial base is operating on a wartime footing, while the U.S. defense industrial base is largely operating on a peacetime footing.

Podcast Episode by H. Andrew Schwartz and Seth G. Jones — March 19, 2024

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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

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“Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy”: Audio Brief with Seth Jones

A short, spoken-word summary from CSIS’s Seth Jones on his report with Alexander Palmer, Rebuilding the Arsenal of Democracy: The U.S. and Chinese Defense Industrial Bases in an Era of Great Power Competition. 

Podcast Episode by Seth G. Jones — March 6, 2024

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Pulling Their Weight: The Data on NATO Responsibility Sharing

Looking at the broader national security spend of NATO allies shows a more complete picture of responsibility sharing. This debate has become toxic partly because many of the measures of what allies are doing remain shielded from public view.

Report by Kathleen McInnis, Daniel Fata, Benjamin Jensen, and Jose M. Macias III — February 22, 2024