CENTER FOR STRATEGIC AND BUDGETARY ASSESSMENTS

Since its founding in 1983 as the Defense Budget Project, CSBA has been a leading source of independent, path-breaking research and analysis on the future of defense, defense strategy, and defense budgets and resources. Today, we remain at the forefront of understanding strategic competition and great power rivalry. We are:

Independent and rigorous. We provide timely, impartial, and insightful analysis to senior decision makers in the executive and legislative branches, the media, and the broader national security community.
Focused on the future. Our work addresses existing and emerging threats to U.S. national security, evolving concepts of warfare, and the strategic and budgetary choices that shape U.S. defense.
Drivers of transformation. We uncover ideas and foster debate that help to transform the U.S. national security establishment to meet future challenges.
The heart of CSBA is our team of uniquely qualified defense experts. Our community includes veterans of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, with over 130 years of combined operational experience, alongside experts who have served in senior policymaking positions within the Department of Defense, Department of State, and the National Security Council.