Analysis
CCA Sticker Shock: Coming Soon to a Congressional Hearing Near You?
Travis Sharp argues that the Air Force is giving an incomplete picture of the total cost of the CCA program and that might be a problem down the road.
Analysis
What Else Could We Do With the Money: AUKUS Plan Bs From a CSBA Exercise
Toshi Yoshihara and Casey Nicastro discuss the force-rebalancing exercises held in Washington DC and Canberra to consider the future force structure of the Australian Defense Force.
Analysis
What If Our Assumptions About a War With China Are Wrong?
Tyler Hacker challenges the long-held assumptions about a potential conflict with China and encourages looking to the past to prepare for the future.
Analysis
The Chinese Military’s Challenges in the 2030s
Toshi Yoshihara and Casey Nicastro outline the major trends of Chinese military modernization and the risks presented to the United States and its allies.
Analysis
We Tried ‘Fighting China’ With Lower Budgets. It Didn’t Go Well.
Tabletop exercises hosted by CSBA offer a big lesson for the fiscal 2026 spending plan.
Analysis
How to Handle Winners (And Losers) in the Pentagon’s 8% Budget Relook
Travis Sharp, Evan B. Montgomery, and Casey Nicastro share how insights gathered during a CSBA defense spending balancing exercise may help decision makers consider where to reallocate resources following Secretary Hegseth’s relook directive.
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