Patrick M. Cronin

How to make a better mousetrap is more complex in the age of AI-driven data centers, given the growing demand for more energy to fuel them...but @HarryKrejsa & @tsvondavier, of @cmist_cmu led by @akcronin, bring lucidity and purpose to the subject in this well-crafted…

Trump says US & Japan have reached trade deal ft.com/content/673dcb… via @ft Politics dictated this deal had to wait for Upper House election; both sides can point to success, pending clarification about possible relief from the tough sectoral tariffs on steel & alumnimum &…

How Trump's tariffs on Asian allies impact the US strategy to counter China pbs.org/newshour/show/… @nickschifrin serves up another great interview/debate between @IIPS_org's Randy Schriver & @lylegoldstein on the question of how to deter conflict & maintain peace over Taiwan &…

Prioritizing deterring China and moving toward the new NATO level of defense spending of 5% GDP are—like tariffs on the economic side—major challenges for the defense alliance policies of South Korea’s Lee Jae-myung administration #China #strategic_flexibility #defense_spending…

At #Energy_and_Innovation_Summit @CarnegieMellon @SenMcCormickPA & ⁦Governor @JoshShapiroPA show great bipartisan support as Matt Garman, CEO of Amazon Web Services ⁦ @awscloud, declares: "There is no more critical national security imperative than winning the AI race."…

Japan faces an era-defining reset with the US ft.com/content/009d0c… via @ft @USSC's @DrMichaelJGreen: “The Japanese know...that Trump is a tornado, not climate change";' @MiraRappHooper's right that move of Marines to Guam must be handled delicately; @KenWeinstein sees…

N. Korea's embassy in China holds reception to mark 64th anniv. of key treaty signing en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN202507… Take a look at the photo from the Chinese embassy website--not a single smile in the room #China #NorthKorea #TreatyofFriendship

Pittsburgh is striving to turn its old steel mills into a high-tech center to help reverse economic decline wsj.com/tech/ai/can-pi… via @WSJ Pittsburgh & SW PA are the perfect place to showcase America's leadership on AI-driven data centers @SenMcCormickPA @GovernorShapiro @POTUS…

Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby memo & decision to pause some arms shipments to Ukraine wsj.com/politics/natio… via @WSJ @mgordonwsj @laraseligman assess @USDPColby's role as administration's leading #prioritizer, focused on driving resources to deal with China, making…

defaeroreport.com/2025/07/11/def… @MichaelHerson1 discusses Congress, #Dov_Zakheim explains the defense budget, @jteurope discusses France-UK nuclear cooperation and Ukraine conflict, @PMCroninHudson analyzes Asian sanctions, @SecStateMarco47 meeting with Wang Yi and ASEAN in Malaysia &…

Read the latest from @PMCroninHudson, Asia-Pacific Security Chair at Hudson Institute & CMIST distinguished fellow—part of the Korea Policy Brief series published by the George Washington University and Seoul National University gwiks.elliott.gwu.edu/publications/m…

“Indonesia targeted in Rafale fighter jet disinformation” lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete… @prabowo is not likely to be fooled by this disinformation campaign against the French Rafale fighter, but it does suggest fissures within the 'Global South' #China #Russia #Indonesia

What are the opportunities and obstacles for diplomacy with North Korea? Read the latest from @PMCroninHudson, Asia-Pacific Security Chair at Hudson Institute and CMIST distinguished fellow: koreaonpoint.org/articles/artic… #DPRK #Diplomacy

koreaonpoint.org/articles/artic… @PMCroninHudson: “With North Korea accelerating its production of nuclear weapons and the delivery systems capable of targeting the US homeland and the broader Asia-Pacific region, Washington and Seoul would be remiss not to test whether talks might yield…