Columbia International Affairs Online: Policy Briefs

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The Defense Monitor: Vol. XXXV, No. 2 - March/April 2006

April 2006

Center for Defense Information

Abstract

Challenging Conventional Threats: FY 06-FY 07 Budgets Show Increase • Military Spending: 2004-2005 Worldwide Expenditures (Graph) • Comparison in Defense Spending Estimates Among Most Reliable Sources (Graph) • Congressional "Pork" in the Defense Budget: A Tutorial • Fiscal Year 2007 Federal Budget Proposal: Combined Mandatory and Discretionalry Spending (Graph) • Failed States Not a Budget Priority in Fiscal Year 2006: Is There Hope in Fiscal Year 2007? • A Farewell to CDI Emeritus Board Member • CDI Growth Spawns Reorgnaization (Chart)