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Emerging Defense Challenges

Jun 1, 2019

The future of the Army in great-power competition

By Atlantic Council

On May 17, 2019, Secretary of the Army Mark T. Esper joined us to discuss “The Future of the Army in Great-Power Competition.” This event was part of the Commanders Series, which is the Atlantic Council’s flagship speakers’ forum for senior military and defense leaders. In both his keynote speech and his conversation with Defense […]

Defense Industry Defense Policy
Forward Defense

Report

Apr 23, 2019

Leveraging the National Technology Industrial Base to address great-power competition

By William Greenwalt

The purpose of this report by William Greenwalt is to promote urgent deliberations over what a modern National Technology and Industrial Base should look like, and to encourage Congress and the administration to adopt measures that will enable access to defense-industrial resources that are more responsive to the needs of the National Defense Strategy.

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

In the News

Apr 11, 2019

Ashford in Center for New American Security: New voices in grand strategy

By Atlantic Council

Emma is a featured author writing about US grand stratrgy in the 2019 CNAS report, New Voices in Grand Strategy. More about our expert

Conflict NATO

NATOat70

Apr 4, 2019

NATO at seventy: Filling NATO’s critical defense-capability gaps

By Wayne Schroeder

The need to outfit and equip NATO for great power competition, as well as increased pressure to invest more in defense, provides an opportunity to strengthen NATO for the future. Yet the path forward is still unclear. What investments should be prioritized to ensure that NATO retains its fighting mindset well past its seventieth anniversary in 2019?

Defense Industry Europe & Eurasia
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Program Impact Story

Apr 3, 2019

Nato engages: The alliance at 70

By Atlantic Council

On April 3, the Atlantic Council, the German Marshall Fund, and the Munich Security Conference, in coordination with NATO, hosted NATO Engages: The Alliance at 70, a public town hall event at the Wharf DC. Over 400 speakers and participants from 39 countries took part in this huge public convening. Among the star-studded list of […]

NATO

Report

Apr 3, 2019

Ecology Meets Geopolitics

By Peter Engelke and David Michel

As the rivers produced by the Himalayas and other mountain ranges on the Plateau are under increasingly serious pressure, water insecurity threatens much of the continent’s peace and security.

Climate Change & Climate Action East Asia

Issue Brief

Apr 2, 2019

Transatlantic air power and what to do now

By General Frank Gorenc, USAF (Ret.)

While the United States and its NATO Allies and partners have enjoyed three decades of air supremacy, the pendulum is now swinging in the other direction. As a great power competition with Russia plays out in Europe, the United States and its Allies in NATO must reassess the role and importance of the air domain to transatlantic security.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

Issue Brief

Apr 2, 2019

Transatlantic air power and what to do now

By General Frank Gorenc, USAF (Ret.)

While the United States and its NATO Allies and partners have enjoyed three decades of air supremacy, the pendulum is now swinging in the other direction. As a great power competition with Russia plays out in Europe, the United States and its Allies in NATO must reassess the role and importance of the air domain to transatlantic security.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Mar 28, 2019

Manning in GlobalAsia: Techno-Nationalism vs. the Fourth Industrial Revolution

By Atlantic Council

Cybersecurity Defense Technologies
Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów soldiers training in the Stołowe Mountains, May 18, 2018 (photo: Polish Ministry of Defense).

Art of Future Warfare

Mar 25, 2019

Omega

By Amir Husain and August Cole

Editor’s note: This short story describes a hypothetical future war in Europe between Russian and NATO forces using advanced technology. 22 KILOMETERS NORTH OF KYIV / UKRAINE “Incoming!” shouted Piotr Nowak, a master sergeant in Poland’s Jednostka Wojskowa Komandosów special operations unit. Dropping to the ground, he clawed aside a veil of brittle green moss […]

Conflict Defense Technologies

In the News

Mar 10, 2019

Manning in Global Times: All frontline states needed to resolve NK issue

By Robert Manning

Read the full article here.

Korea

Issue Brief

Mar 1, 2019

The illicit tobacco trade in Zimbabwe and South Africa

By Simone Haysom

This groundbreaking study of the illicit tobacco trade in southern Africa explores how this trade supports organized crime, helps enable official corruption, and erodes state structures.

Non-Traditional Threats South Africa
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Program Impact Story

Mar 1, 2019

Korea journalist fellowship Seoul trip

By Atlantic Council

From April 1-5, the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s eight US-based Korea Journalist Fellows traveled to Seoul for a trip to increase their understanding of the most critical security and economic issues on the Korean Peninsula. This trip was the highlight of their one-year fellowship, during which they engaged in back-to-back meetings with ministerial […]

Economy & Business Korea

In the News

Feb 18, 2019

Declaration of Principles profiled by Minneapolis Star Tribune

By Atlantic Council

The Minneapolis Star Tribune covers the launch of the Declaration of Principles at the Munich Security Conference. The Declaration was put together by a bi-partisan task force led by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former US National Security Adviser Steve Hadley to provide a clear and compelling statement of values around which […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 18, 2019

Declaration of Principles profiled by CBS News

By Atlantic Council

CBS News covers the launch of the Declaration of Principles at the Munich Security Conference. The Declaration was put together by a bi-partisan task force led by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former US National Security Adviser Steve Hadley to provide a clear and compelling statement of values around which political leaders […]

Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 17, 2019

Declaration of Principles profiled by Bloomberg News

By Atlantic Council

Russia Today covers the launch of the Declaration of Principles at the Munich Security Conference. The Declaration was put together by a bi-partisan task force led by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former US National Security Adviser Steve Hadley to provide a clear and compelling statement of values around which political leaders […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 16, 2019

Declaration of Principles profiled by Lawfare

By Atlantic Council

Lawfare covers the launch of the Declaration of Principles at the Munich Security Conference. The Declaration was put together by a bi-partisan task force led by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former US National Security Adviser Steve Hadley to provide a clear and compelling statement of values around which political leaders in […]

Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Feb 16, 2019

Declaration of Principles profiled by the Council on Foreign Relations

By Atlantic Council

The Council on Foreign Relations covers the launch of the Declaration of Principles at the Munich Security Conference. The Declaration was put together by a bi-partisan task force led by former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former US National Security Adviser Steve Hadley to provide a clear and compelling statement of values around […]

Politics & Diplomacy

Issue Brief

Feb 12, 2019

The US-Danish defense and security relationship

By Magnus Nordenman

The US-Danish relationship has proven itself remarkably flexible and effective throughout the post-Cold War era, and it is once again on the cusp of evolution with new challenges and opportunities. In the midst of the ongoing debate among NATO allies about burden-sharing, Denmark has consistently punched above its weight, contributing substantially to collective defense for […]

Issue Brief

Feb 12, 2019

The US-Danish defense and security relationship

By Magnus Nordenman

The US-Danish relationship has proven itself remarkably flexible and effective throughout the post-Cold War era, and it is once again on the cusp of evolution with new challenges and opportunities.

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