Thursday Reads

June 19, 2025

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The US Is Already Losing the Next War
by Holden Triplett

The US intelligence apparatus needs new legal authorities, operational models, and institutions built for hybrid warfare. Read it here.

How Tariffs Undermine the Steel Sector
by Craig Roach & John Garnett

If the American steel industry wants to survive the twenty-first century, it must innovate or it will perish. Read it here.

Trump’s Nuclear Energy Executive Orders: The Positive, the Problematic, and the Implausible
by Kenneth Luongo

President Trump’s nuclear energy executive orders aim to revive US nuclear leadership, but a lack of financing and overreliance on regulatory reduction could undermine safety and effectiveness. Read it here.

Whatever This Is, It Isn’t Realism
by Vivek Viswanathan

The Trump administration’s rhetoric masks a heavily ideological approach to foreign policy. Read it here.

America Is Finally Getting Its Maritime Strategy Right
by James Holmes

The US Navy vacated the Mahanian world of sea battle at almost precisely the historical instant China entered it. A long-overdue course correction is underway. Read it here.

     
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