No images? Click here Operation Midnight Hammer dealt a major blow to Iran—and the rising anti-Western axis. Zineb Riboua explains what the strike means for Russia, China, and the United States in Mosaic. The Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery (SPEED) Act is a bipartisan initiative led by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA). Yesterday, the congressmen joined Bryan Clark and Dan Patt to discuss how the bill addresses the Pentagon’s problems with speed and scale in its acquisition processes. Watch the event, listen to the podcast, or read the transcript here. As an institutional partner to the 2025 NATO Public Forum, Hudson Institute hosted a watch party in Washington for key speeches and meetings. Watch live coverage of the forum or read Hudson experts’ analysis of the state of transatlantic relations. President Donald Trump’s move to destroy Iran’s nuclear program increased the security of Americans at home, said Rebeccah Heinrichs. On CNN, she argued that the timing of the move also maximized the safety of US troops stationed in the Middle East. A panel of investors with decades of collective experience in Africa joined Joshua Meservey to discuss how the Trump administration can successfully make “trade, not aid” the centerpiece of US policy toward the continent. Before you go . . . “Despite the fulminations of highly visible anti-Israel voices online and in the media, in siding with Israel against Iran, Mr. Trump is aligned with the majority of his coalition,” writes Walter Russell Mead in The Wall Street Journal. |