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Defense Budget

Burke Chair reports on the Defense Budget assess the complex mix of challenges facing America’s defense spending plans including strategy, force levels, and long-term and short-term goals.

Reports include analysis of America’s military posture shifting away from wars of counterinsurgency to strategic partnerships with regional allies, assessment of US budget requests, and the impact of sequestration and other defense spending cuts on US deterrence and warfighting capabilities.

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The FY2016 Defense Budget and US Strategy
By Anthony H. Cordesman
March 6, 2015
Report
The FY2015 Defense Budget and the QDR
By Anthony H. Cordesman
July 23, 2014
Report
Tracking the Defense Budget
By Anthony H. Cordesman
July 15, 2013
Report
US Strategy, Sequestration, and the Growing Strategy-Reality Gap
By Anthony H. Cordesman
March 11, 2013
Commentary
The Budget Crisis and the Civil-Military Challenge to National Security Spending
By Anthony H. Cordesman
October 2, 2013

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Report
The U.S. Defense Budget in FY2019: Underlying Trends
By Anthony H. Cordesman
August 23, 2018
Congressional Testimony
Space Warfighting Readiness: Policies, Authorities, and Capabilities
Statement by Todd Harrison
March 14, 2018
Report
U.S. Military Spending: The Cost of Wars
By Anthony H. Cordesman
July 10, 2017
Commentary
4,000 More Troops for Afghanistan? There Could Be Good Reasons Why
By Anthony H. Cordesman
June 20, 2017
Commentary
Giving Afghanistan a Fighting “Last Chance”
By Anthony H. Cordesman
June 5, 2017
Report
Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and Yemen: Is Decisive Force an Option?
By Anthony H. Cordesman
April 4, 2017
Commentary
Before You Cut Foreign Aid to Fund Defense, Consider Where it Goes and What it Does for U.S. Troops and National Security
By Anthony H. Cordesman
March 13, 2017
Commentary
Trump on National Security: Calling for More Spending is Not Enough
By Anthony H. Cordesman
March 2, 2017
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