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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 in The Wall Street Journal.
Tune in today at 10:00 a.m. as Senior Fellow Tim Walton 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.
For the Australian Financial Review, John Lee 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.
Bryan Clark recently authored a report on ways the US can take advantage of emerging technology to improve its electromagnetic spectrum operations (EMSO). He joined From the Crow’s Nest to discuss his findings and the future of America’s non-kinetic military capabilities.
In Foreign Policy, Joshua Meservey 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.”
Before you go . . .
During his first term, President Trump demonstrated a strong commitment to US leadership in transatlantic affairs. Luke Coffey argues that, while there will undoubtedly be discussions about shifting priorities, this approach remains in America’s best interest.
