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New Atlanticist

Aug 6, 2025

Europe’s play to keep Trump happy cannot come at the expense of a longer-term strategy

By Torrey Taussig, Josh Lipsky

Even as the EU prioritizes defense and security interests with the US, it could come at the cost of economic and political cohesion in the bloc.

European Union NATO
A Texas State water search and rescue team based in San Antonio portages their boat around a dam near Center Point. The team has been searching for remains of people still missing following the July 4-7, 2025, flash flooding in Kerr County.

New Atlanticist

Jul 31, 2025

Strategic resilience can help prevent tragedy in the next flash flood

By Thomas S. Warrick

Preventing future tragedies will require sustained focus—and resources—from federal, state, and local governments. Here are six steps to take now.

Resilience United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jul 29, 2025

The US neglects space disaster preparedness at its own peril

By William M. Reicher

From accidents to attacks, a space-based disaster that degrades the operating environment of low Earth orbit would harm the United States.

Security & Defense Space

New Atlanticist

Jul 25, 2025

SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley on the ‘ecosystem of capabilities’ needed to win today’s wars

By Katherine Golden

The United States needs to “leverage all that this country creates in the war fight," Townes-Whitley said at an Atlantic Council Front Page event.

Conflict Defense Industry

New Atlanticist

Jul 24, 2025

Dispatch from Manila: A lesson in calling out Chinese maritime aggression

By Markus Garlauskas, Philip W. Yu

As the Philippines has focused more on Chinese threats to itself, Manila also seems increasingly inclined to see its own security as connected to that of the broader region.

China Indo-Pacific

New Atlanticist

Jul 23, 2025

To meet NATO’s 5 percent benchmark, allies need more industrial capacity. Here’s how they can build it.

By James Hursch, Kristen Taylor

Without more industrial muscle to increase defense production, the positive momentum coming out of The Hague summit could grind to a halt.

Defense Industry Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2025

Time remains on Putin’s side. That must change.

By Caroline Zier

The United States can take five specific actions now to disabuse the Russian president of the belief that he can simply play for time in Ukraine.

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2025

Macron and Starmer have a plan to reset Anglo-French relations. What’s in this ‘Entente Industrielle’?

By Philippe Dickinson

The French president’s three-day trip to the United Kingdom saw several notable and welcome announcements. But the real test will be what comes next.

Defense Industry France

New Atlanticist

Jul 16, 2025

What’s in NATO’s first-ever commercial space strategy?

By Corey Jacobson

Released at The Hague summit, the Alliance’s new strategy is an important acknowledgement that the private sector is driving innovation in space.

NATO Space

New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2025

In the Indo-Pacific, US defense industrial partnerships go much deeper than AUKUS submarines

By Adam Kozloski, Markus Garlauskas

The US review of AUKUS should be understood as part of a larger US effort to accelerate defense industry cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

Australia Defense Industry

New Atlanticist

Jul 15, 2025

How Canada can become a global food security superpower

By Ginger Matchett, Peter Engelke

Policymakers and business leaders will need to make significant progress across four specific areas to propel Canadian agriculture forward.

Economy & Business Resilience & Society

Fast Thinking

Jul 14, 2025

Will Trump’s pivot on Putin change the war?

By Atlantic Council

Our experts unpack the US president’s turn toward providing military aid for Ukraine and applying economic pressure on Russia.

Conflict Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Jul 11, 2025

Three ways NATO can shift defense industrial capacity into high gear

By David Julazadeh, Kristen Taylor

The Alliance’s deterrence rests on more than unity—it depends on speed, readiness, and industrial credibility.

Defense Industry Europe & Eurasia

New Atlanticist

Jul 9, 2025

Dispatch from Svalbard: Tensions are simmering in the High North

By Tressa Guenov, Ian Brzezinski

A recent visit to the Norwegian archipelago revealed just how active Russia and China are in the High North.

Maritime Security NATO

New Atlanticist

Jul 8, 2025

It’s not just hard power and soft power that matter. ‘Resilience power’ is every bit as essential.

By Elizabeth Sizeland

Without the ability to function under pressure, even the most sophisticated military and diplomatic strategies will falter.

Crisis Management Resilience
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