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The Defense Budget Analysis Program leads the Center’s efforts to provide in-depth, nonpartisan research and analysis of defense funding issues
Led by fellow Seamus Daniels, the program explores trends in the overall defense budget, military readiness, force structure, defense acquisitions, and military compensation in a broader effort to assess the alignment of the country’s defense strategy and its resources.
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Uncertainty in the current global security environment since the start of the Ukraine war has increased global defense spending as states perceive themselves to be at greater risk. But political and fiscal realities will also shape future defense spending levels.
Commentary by Seamus P. Daniels — September 16, 2025
The U.S. naval shipbuilding enterprise struggles to produce ships at the scale and speed demanded despite being a bipartisan priority for successive administrations and Congress. The White House must tackle complex, longstanding challenges to improve shipbuilding capacity.
Report by CSIS Scholars — December 16, 2025
With Congress failing to pass a continuing resolution to start FY 2026, the Department of Defense faces a shutdown until legislators take action to fund the federal government. Seamus Daniels explains the implications for the Department of Defense.
Critical Questions by Seamus P. Daniels — September 30, 2025
An audio version of “What a Government Shutdown Would Mean for Defense Funding in FY 2026,” a new Critical Questions by CSIS’s Seamus P. Daniels. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
Podcast Episode by Seamus P. Daniels — September 30, 2025
The United States faces one of the most dangerous international security environments in recent history. While some aspects of warfare remain perennial, the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East are showing how others are rapidly evolving on the modern battlefield.
Digital Report by The CSIS Defense and Security Department — September 16, 2025
Uncertainty in the current global security environment since the start of the Ukraine war has increased global defense spending as states perceive themselves to be at greater risk. But political and fiscal realities will also shape future defense spending levels.
Commentary by Seamus P. Daniels — September 16, 2025
An audio version of “Defense Budgets in an Uncertain Security Environment,” a new commentary by CSIS’s Seamus P. Daniels. This audio was generated with text-to-speech by Eleven Labs.
Podcast Episode by Seamus P. Daniels — September 16, 2025
The Trump administration has yet to submit its FY 2026 budget request to Congress that will detail its spending plans for the forthcoming fiscal year.
Analysis by Seamus P. Daniels — April 23, 2025
The Trump administration’s Golden Dome executive order, along with its emphasis on DoD’s role in border security, marks a major shift in U.S. defense strategy and the homeland defense mission, with significant implications for overall cost and the military’s lethality.
Report by Melissa Dalton — April 22, 2025
Who should win and lose under Secretary Hegseth’s direction to reallocate 8 percent of DOD’s budget? CSIS experts Mark Cancian and Melissa Dalton took very different approaches in a recent exercise: a global focus (Cancian) versus the implications of the administration's strategy (Dalton).
Report by Mark F. Cancian and Melissa Dalton — April 16, 2025
On March 14, the current continuing resolution (CR) funding the Department of Defense (DOD) and the rest of the federal government for FY 2025 will expire, and a government shutdown will take effect on March 15 at midnight if Congress does not act. On Tuesday, March 11, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1968 to extend the CR through the end of FY 2025 on September 30, but Senate Democrats oppose the measure in favor of a short-term CR.
Analysis by Seamus P. Daniels — March 13, 2025
