Security & Defense

Michta in 19FortyFive on why abandoning Europe would be a strategic mistake

On January 10, Andrew Michta, senior fellow in the GeoStrategy Initiative, was published in 19FortyFive on why abandoning Europe would be a strategic mistake for the United States. He argues that US geostrategic and national security interests are entangled with that of Europe’s and to allow allies in Europe to be “pulled into China’s orbit” […]

New Atlantic Council report on special operations forces featured in Business Insider

On January 15, Business Insider released an article that covered the findings of a new Atlantic Council report on how to best utilize special operation forces over the next decade. The report The next decade of strategic competition: How the Pentagon can use special operations forces to better compete, authored by Clementine Starling-Daniels, Director at […]

Hruby in Real Clear Defense: “Building a Future-Focused Industrial Strategy”

By Atlantic Council

On January 22, 2025, Africa Center senior advisor Aubrey Hruby published an article in Real Clear Defense, “Building a Future-Focused Industrial Strategy”. “If we are to compete effectively in the new era of global economic rivalry—especially with China—we must develop an industrial policy that plays to our own strengths and builds on the unique dynamism […]