Category: Content Series

The US Land Systems Industry has Lost its Edge

By James Hasik

But Does that Matter? This week at the Atlantic Council we hosted Linda Hudson, CEO of BAE Systems in the US, as the second speaker in our ‘Captains of Industry’ series. In the press so far, her talk has mostly been covered as an address on the state of human capital in the defense industry, and specifically […]

Second Cyber Risk Wednesday

Exploring Cyber Insurance With little regulatory framework, cyber insurance is still a developing field. The increasing awareness and occurrence of cyber crimes, such as data breach, cyber espionage, or network intrusion, has placed this important topic squarely in front of risk managers and CEOs. The second Cyber Risk Wednesday, the monthly series organized by Cyber […]

Ensuring America’s Defense-Industrial Base for National Security

The president and CEO of BAE Systems, Inc., Linda P. Hudson, spoke at the Atlantic Council on November 19th as part of the Atlantic Council Captains of Industry Series. Her address, entitled “Ensuring America’s Defense Industrial Base Can Support Our Future National Security Needs,” made the case about the need to preserve and cultivate world-class […]

Ensuring America’s Defense Industrial Base Can Support Our Future National Security Needs

By Linda P. Hudson

On November 19, 2013 Linda P. Hudson, president and CEO of BAE Systems, spoke at the Atlantic Council as part of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Captain’s of Industry Series.

More Uncertainty Ahead of Venezuela’s Municipal Elections

By Jason Marczak and Peter Schechter

Where is Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro taking his country? Clearly, it is radicalizing further and faster than under his predecessor, Hugo Chávez. Exactly one month before the December 8 municipal elections, Maduro announced the “occupation” of the Daka chain of electronics stores and security forces proceeded to arrest several executives. A few days later he […]

Hellfire and Brimstone

By James Hasik

More on the Perils of Joint and Domestic Development The other day I cited the head of C2 at Air Combat Command as saying that the USAF’s goal with its next fighter is “to avoid another ‘joint’ acquisition.”  While the history of joint developments has been troubled, one might criticize my argument by making virtue of […]

Examining the Past, Present, and Future of Cyber Conflict

On November 15, 2013 a panel of cyber experts, featuring Mr. Richard Bejtlich, the chief security officer of MANDIANT, Dr. Greg Rattray, senior fellow in the Cyber Statecraft Initiative and chief executive officer of Delta Risk, and Mr. Jason Healey, director of the Cyber Statecraft Initiative addressed the past, present, and future of cyber conflict.

All of Us are Trying to Avoid Another ‘Joint Acquisition.’

By James Hasik

That title was the quote earlier this month by Stan Newberry, head of C2 integration at US Air Combat Command, in Sandra Erwin’s article “Air Force Weapon Buyers Brace for Lean Times.” Newberry acknowledged that the Air Force’s plans for the ‘F-X’—the thing that is supposed to follow the F-35A—does involve cooperating with the Navy […]

Nuland Talks “Transatlantic Renaissance” in her First Public Address in Office

By Eric Gehman

Assistant Secretary of State for European & Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland spoke to a packed house at the Atlantic Council Wednesday in her first public address in office, highlighting the importance of the transatlantic relationship and urging the United States and Europe to work towards a “transatlantic renaissance.”

Prepared Remarks by Victoria Nuland on a Transatlantic Renaissance

By Victoria Nuland

Prepared remarks by Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Victoria Nuland, delivered on November 12, 2013 at the Atlantic Council.