On November 30, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Distinguished Fellow and Board Director Franklin D. Kramer was quoted in a Financial Times article on the role of the private sector as the “sixth domain” of modern warfare.
In the article, Kramer referenced his latest paper for the Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program, explaining that defense planners and private companies have shared interests in protecting critical infrastructure and information systems, both of which are increasingly targeted in conflict. These spheres of activity should be formally considered a sixth domain by planners and policymakers.
Resilience is extremely important and making resilience operational will require the engagement of the private sector.
Forward Defense leads the Atlantic Council’s US and global defense programming, developing actionable recommendations for the United States and its allies and partners to compete, innovate, and navigate the rapidly evolving character of warfare. Through its work on US defense policy and force design, the military applications of advanced technology, space security, strategic deterrence, and defense industrial revitalization, it informs the strategies, policies, and capabilities that the United States will need to deter, and, if necessary, prevail in major-power conflict.
