Stuck in the Cul-de-Sac

On October 23, CNAS hosted a panel on the U.S. defense budget and the Department of Defense’s alignment of resources to strategy.

Featuring our new report, Stuck in the Cul de Sac: How U.S. Defense Spending Prioritizes Innovation over Deterrence, CNAS Defense Program experts Dr. Carlton Haelig and Philip Sheers examine the gaps between the Department of Defense’s strategic priorities and its resource allocation and identify a wide range of challenges and opportunities the Pentagon faces in transitioning its key modernization initiatives to the field. This discussion drew on those insights to cover a range of topics from creating and maintaining a next-generation force, the impacts of a government shutdown on defense preparedness, and more.

The panel featured:

• Moderator Philip Sheers, Research Associate, Defense Program Center for a New American Security
• The Honorable Susanna V. Blume, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Defense Program, Center for a New American Security
• Todd Harrison, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
• Dr. Carlton Haelig, Fellow, Defense Program, Center for a New American Security

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