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A Message to Europe from Western Disunion [[link removed]]

President Donald Trump’s direct negotiations with Vladimir Putin and Vice President J.D. Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference “could function as shock therapy, jolting Europeans into making the changes that could renew European strength and offering hope for a new and more realistic alliance,” writes Walter Russell Mead [[link removed]] in The Wall Street Journal [[link removed]].

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Righting the Ship: Strengthening US Navy Shipbuilding and Ship Repair [[link removed]]

Tune in today at 10:00 a.m. as Senior Fellow Tim Walton [[link removed]] hosts Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition Nickolas Guertin and two panels of industry experts to discuss challenges and opportunities to expand the US Navy fleet [[link removed]].

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Will Australia Get a Tariff Exemption? [[link removed]]

For the Australian Financial Review [[link removed]], John Lee [[link removed]] analyzes how President Trump thinks about American economic power to determine whether Australia, a key Indo-Pacific defense partner, might be exempted from US tariffs.

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How to Foster Private Sector Innovation in EMSO [[link removed]]

Bryan Clark [[link removed]] recently authored a report [[link removed]] on ways the US can take advantage of emerging technology to improve its electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO). He joined From the Crow’s Nest [[link removed]] to discuss his findings and the future of America’s non-kinetic military capabilities.

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US-Africa Policy Should Be Driven by Trade, Not Aid [[link removed]]

In Foreign Policy [[link removed]], Joshua Meservey [[link removed]] writes that “Africa is too important to US security and prosperity to continue a dysfunctional US-Africa policy. By refocusing on what benefits the United States, Africa will benefit, too.”

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Before you go . . .

During his first term, President Trump demonstrated a strong commitment to US leadership in transatlantic affairs. Luke Coffey [[link removed]] argues that, while there will undoubtedly be discussions about shifting priorities, this approach [[link removed]] remains in America’s best interest.

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