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100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 30, 2021

#70: Prioritize Research and Development in Emerging Strategic Technologies

By: Sarah Kirchberger What is the kernel of the issue? China has invested heavily in emerging strategic technologies in recent years and has several initiatives in place such as “Made in China 2025” and “China Standards 2035.” Such initiatives aim to spur Chinese breakthrough innovations in high-technology industry, make China technologically independent and put China in a position […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 29, 2021

#69: Modernize the Ground Leg of the US Nuclear Triad

By: Mark Massa and Raphael Piliero What is the kernel of the issue? Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) are essential to the four goals of US nuclear strategy: deterrence of adversaries, assurance of allies, damage limitation, and hedging against an uncertain future. However, US ICBMs are rapidly aging while the nuclear arsenals of great-power competitors are […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 28, 2021

#68: Establish a D-10 Steering Committee

By: Ash Jain What is the kernel of the issue? The rules-based democratic order—led by the United States and its allies—faces a daunting set of challenges, from the rise of authoritarianism to disruptive technologies to climate change. Russia and China, in particular, are seeking to disrupt the international system and establish their own respective spheres […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 27, 2021

#67: Recognize that Ideology Shapes Strategic Competition with China

By: Barry Pavel, Matthew Kroenig, and Jeffrey Cimmino What is the kernel of the issue? There is an ongoing debate among foreign policy scholars and practitioners regarding the role ideology should play in strategic competition with China. Some argue that China poses a threat to the United States strictly because of its growing power; others […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 26, 2021

#66: Brand the Quad as an “Asian Geico,” not an “Asian NATO”

By: Shaun Ee What is the kernel of the issue? The Quad is going broad, as Australia, India, Japan, and the US team up on vaccines, tech supply chains, climate change, and more. This is a welcome update to the security architecture in Asia, but could use a unifying framework—both for a sense of direction, […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 25, 2021

#65: Create a Federal Anticipatory Governance Framework

By: Anca Agachi What is the kernel of the issue? With COVID-19, the US has irrevocably entered a much more turbulent security environment featuring permanent disruption, complexity of threats, and accelerated secondary and tertiary consequences. Unless it focuses on identifying risks early or even preventing them, the US will be forced into a never-ending cycle […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 24, 2021

#64: Work With Partners to Crack Down on Tax Avoidance

By: Evan Cooper and Julian Mueller-Kaler What is the kernel of the issue? Upwards of $36 trillion is hidden in various offshore financial centers (OFCs) to avoid taxation. Why is the issue important? The United States and other countries lose out on hundreds of billions of dollars in tax revenue each year. Increased financial transparency […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 23, 2021

#63: Conduct Strategy Exercises on the Impact of an Indo-Pacific Conflict on European Security

By: Hans Binnendijk What is the kernel of the issue? The United States has security commitments in both Europe and the Indo-Pacific region, meaning that major new security developments in either region could force US attention to concentrate on one area at the expense of the other.   Why is the issue important? China is the […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 22, 2021

#62: Create a NATO-Asia Forum

By: Hans Binnendijk What is the kernel of the issue? NATO has several official partner states in the Indo-Pacific region, but coordination among this group and with other like-minded countries in the region concerned about China’s growing reach is often ad hoc.  Why is the issue important? China’s increasingly aggressive security actions in the Indo-Pacific […]

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Mar 21, 2021

#61: Create a Transatlantic Coordinating Council on China

By: Franklin D. Kramer What is the kernel of the issue? China presents multiple challenges for the United States and its transatlantic allies and partners. Many of these challenges cut across sectors, with economic decisions having implications for human rights, technology and trade affecting security, and so on. However, existing arenas for transatlantic coordination on […]

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