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Forward Defense addresses the critical challenges facing the US defense industrial base—from acquisition barriers to emerging technology integration. Through expert analysis, strategic dialogue, and high-level convenings, it shapes policy solutions that drive innovation, strengthen industrial resilience, and support the defense needs of the US and its allies and partners. By bringing together the key stakeholders at the heart of public-private partnerships, the portfolio helps tackle the most pressing challenges to US national security.
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Forward Defense leads the Atlantic Council’s US and global defense programming, developing actionable recommendations for the United States and its allies and partners to compete, innovate, and navigate the rapidly evolving character of warfare. Through its work on US defense policy and force design, the military applications of advanced technology, space security, strategic deterrence, and defense industrial revitalization, it informs the strategies, policies, and capabilities that the United States will need to deter, and, if necessary, prevail in major-power conflict.
The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security works to develop sustainable, nonpartisan strategies to address the most important security challenges facing the United States and the world.
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