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Nov 11, 2025

Punaro quoted in Air & Space Forces Magazine on defense acquisition policy

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On November 11, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Arnold Punaro was quoted in an Air & Space Forces Magazine article entitled "The Pentagon Wants to Buy Weapons Faster. What Will It Cost?" where he discussed acquisition reform.

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The future of food in the Americas

By Peter Engelke and Matias Margulis

Though the Americas have traditionally been a food-secure region, even moderate shocks can have profound consequences for agriculture. But there are concrete steps policymakers can take to protect the Western Hemisphere's breadbaskets from climate disruption, rising protectionism, and other risks. 

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El futuro de la alimentación en las Américas

By Peter Engelke y Matias Margulis

Un informe del Centro Scowcroft para la Estrategia y la Seguridad evalúa los mayores desafíos y oportunidades que enfrenta la seguridad alimentaria del hemisferio occidental en un panorama estratégico cambiante.

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O futuro da alimentação nas Américas

By Peter Engelke e Matias Margulis

Um relatório do Centro Scowcroft para Estratégia e Segurança avalia os principais desafios e oportunidades que a segurança alimentar enfrenta no Hemisfério Ocidental em um cenário estratégico em transformação.

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It’s time to reckon with the geopolitics of artificial intelligence

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The world has entered the most consequential tech race since the dawn of the nuclear age, but this time the weapons are algorithms instead of atoms.

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Ukraine’s drone war lesson for Europe: Technology is nothing without training

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Turkey’s Eurofighter stopgap: The best available, not the best possible

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Turkey’s Eurofighter Typhoon procurement offers air superiority and could lead to deeper intra-NATO cooperation.

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The European Commission’s role in steering Europe’s strategic outlook

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Over the past decade, the European Commission has led the EU’s pivot toward balancing and “de-risking” China. Trade and investment have been at the heart of this strategy, not only because of the Commission’s authority in these domains, but also because they are the primary channels through which China challenges Europe’s economic and political interests.

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The geopolitical trends shaping the EU’s policies on China

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European policies on China are shaped by four major geopolitical trends: intensifying US-China competition, uncertainty about sustained US engagement in Europe and globally, China’s support for Russia’s war on Ukraine, and Beijing’s growing economic and technological challenge to the EU.

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Recommendations for coordinating US-EU policy

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To effectively counter China, the United States should prioritize closer coordination with the EU in key areas: economic security, supply chains, anti-coercion, and strategic investment. Joint efforts on trade and investment, technology, and security will be crucial to ensure aligned US-EU action.

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