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🚨 Continuing our case study series! The Atlantic Council’s Software-Defined Warfare report called for a software-centric DoD ready for Digital Age threats. Case Study 2/3: Marine Innovation Unit—a talent-rich cadre of Reserve Marines driving innovation from within. 🎥 Watch…

🚀 Launching our 3-part case study series! Based on the Atlantic Council’s Commission on Software-Defined Warfare final report, we highlight real-world examples preparing the DoD to outpace Digital Age threats. First up: Project AMMO—pioneering software-driven US Navy ops. 🎥…

🌽 The agri-food industry makes up over 7% of Canada’s GDP, but trade inefficiency costs the industry valuable productivity gains. Read the new @AtlanticCouncil analysis on how smarter systems can fuel growth and feed the world: bit.ly/44Mg1Bu…

🗓️ July 24 | 🕓 4:15 p.m. ET Join the @AtlanticCouncil's @ACScowcroft center for an #ACFrontPage conversation with @SAICinc CEO @ToniTWhitley where we will discuss mission integration in the defense ecosystem. Register today ➡️ bit.ly/40JxXtP

📉 With a proposed 35% tariff looming from the United States – Canada’s largest trading partner – Canadian farmers face significant risks. The latest @AtlanticCouncil x @MosaicCompany analysis shows why diversified markets and stronger domestic policy are vital:…

.@MatthewKroenig, @AtlanticCouncil vice president and @ACScowcroft senior director, was quoted in a recent @WSJ piece: "For many years, GOP ‘prioritizers’ have argued that the United States should not strike Iran or aid Ukraine because it must husband its resources for a possible…

I was pleased to speak with ⁦@mgordonwsj⁩⁩ ⁦@WSJ⁩ about the US pause in arms to Ukraine. I said that Trump’s actions show he believes America can’t only prioritize Asia and must remain involved in multiple world regions. wsj.com/politics/natio…

Washington should not pivot to Asia and force Europe to take care of itself. Europe needs American leadership, and Washington needs Europe’s help to defeat China. My latest in ⁦@ForeignPolicy⁩ foreignpolicy.com/2025/07/15/nat…

Boosting security through resilience amid new threats 07-08-25 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

🚨REPORT LAUNCH | “Resilience first” outlines a bold vision to embed resilience as a core pillar of US and allied security. Join us online or in-person for the report launch today at 2:00 PM followed by a reception. 🍻 Register now: bit.ly/3TWgSZM Read the full…

I appeared on @FoxNews last week to discuss Trump's foreign policy successes with Iran and at the NATO Summit. foxnews.com/video/63749645…

On this July 4th, as we reflect on the principles that have guided the nation, the Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program is launching the National Defense Strategy Project to outline priorities for the next strategy. Read more about this effort below:…

LIVE NOW | Finnish President @alexstubb joins @FredKempe for an #ACFrontPage conversation on Europe’s security after the NATO Summit x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

We are pleased to welcome @CoreyJacobson as the newest nonresident senior fellow for the Forward Defense program. Jacobson is the Director of Strategy and Policy at K2 Space, a Los Angeles-based startup manufacturing low-cost, high-powered satellites at scale. He is also an…

Today, we were delighted to host in partnership with TMP Public a critical mineral supply chain scenario exercise in the context of US competition with China. The conversation focused on how the United States and its allies can build resilient supply chains that create jobs and…

🌍 How will global civil AI regulations shape the future of defense? The Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program launches a new report by Deborah Cheverton analyzing national & international civil AI regulatory regimes—and their second-order effects on defense and national…

Brazil and Argentina are some of the world’s top exporters of soybeans, corn, and rice—yet 41 million people in Latin America still go hungry. How should decisionmakers strategically strengthen the region’s agri-food architecture? Read the GeoStrategy’s latest analysis:…

I spoke to @tylerpager @nytimes about Trump’s success at the NATO Summit: nytimes.com/2025/06/26/us/… via @NYTimes

WATCH | “We have a war going on in Europe, and Europe has to step up,” 🇳🇴 Norwegian Minister of Defense @toreosa tells @ACScowcroft’s @MatthewKroenig at the #NATOSummit2025 in The Hague.

NATO leaders agreed on Wednesday to a new commitment to spend 5% of their GDP on defense by 2035. Our updated tracker breaks down allies’ defense spending, from share of GDP to amounts spent on military equipment and support for Ukraine: atlanticcouncil.org/commentary/tra…