How to ensure Afghanistan isn’t the graveyard of European defense

New Atlanticist Nov 1, 2024

NATO needs a defense industrial strategy that prioritizes being strong, smart, and together

By Kristen Taylor, Luka Ignac

A recent two-day summit underscored the ways in which the credibility of allied deterrence hinges on robust defense industrial cooperation.
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How to ensure Afghanistan isn’t the graveyard of European defense

New Atlanticist Oct 30, 2024

In defense of Draghi’s defense idea: Three models for a centralized defense procurer for the EU

By Thomas Goldstein

Only a European defense procurer can provide the institutional reform to overcome intra- and intergovernmental paralysis and invest at scale.
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How to ensure Afghanistan isn’t the graveyard of European defense

New Atlanticist Oct 28, 2024

The US needs a stronger defense industrial base. Option contracts can help.

By Michael Hogan

The US government would pay a premium on current orders, but it would then have the option to purchase a larger amount within a fixed timeframe.
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New Atlanticist

Oct 1, 2021

How to ensure Afghanistan isn’t the graveyard of European defense

By Nic Adams

Stronger cooperation and interoperability can boost Europe's capacity to project hard power.

Afghanistan Defense Policy

Op-Ed

Oct 1, 2021

Mulder, Starling, and Massa on the future of space strategy

By Atlantic Council

2020-21 Senior US Air Force Fellow Lt Col Christopher Mulder, Forward Defense Deputy Director Clementine Startling, and Assistant Director Mark J. Massa argue for the United States to develop a long-term strategy in space and highlight key recommendations from their space strategy paper.

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In the News

Sep 30, 2021

Wechsler quoted in Military.com on the future of counterterrorism in Afganistan

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Defense Policy

In the News

Sep 30, 2021

Nasr will testify before the Senate Armed Services Committee to examine military operations in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Sep 28, 2021

Nasr was quoted in Tehran Times article: Senior analysts advise U.S. to separate the Iran nuclear deal from regional security negotiations

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

Sep 26, 2021

Akhtar was quoted in the National Interest: Pakistan’s ‘America Problem’ Is Not Going Anywhere

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Sep 24, 2021

Mulder and Kang in Air University’s Wild Blue Yonder on defense policy for space

By Atlantic Council

Christopher P. Mulder and Inkoo Kang co-author an article in Air University's Wild Blue Yonder journal on the need for a more serious approach to space in the US national defense strategy.

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In the News

Sep 23, 2021

Sales joins Counter Extremism Project’s Fighting Terror Podcast to discuss the effects of the Taliban resurgence

By Atlantic Council

Afghanistan Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Sep 23, 2021

The US can’t fix Afghanistan, but it can still fix NATO

By Richard D. Hooker, Jr.

Now is not the time for Europe to raise its defense spending or for NATO to extend its reach beyond Europe—especially into the Indo-Pacific region. Rather, it's time to get back to the core focus of NATO.

Afghanistan Crisis Management

Issue Brief

Sep 23, 2021

The special role of US nuclear weapons

By Matthew Kroenig

The United States needs to maintain a robust, flexible, and modernized nuclear deterrent. That means that United States needs to continue with nuclear modernization, reject a no first use (NFU) policy, and examine further nuclear capabilities.

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Jonathan P. Dunne

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Cori Fleser

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