The July 2025 release of America’s AI Ac7on Plan establishes a decisive posture toward global technological leadership by priori7zing rapid innovation, infrastructure expansion, and the strategic alignment of AI capabilities with U.S. diploma7c and security...
This series examines security issues in the North American Arctic from three regional perspectives: the Northern Pacific, the U.S.-Canada defense relationship, and the North Atlantic. Looking northward from the United States, these sub-regions are situated at roughly...
With the exception of a few uncertain years following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Russia has been an implacable foe of the United States and its Western allies for the past eighty years. Since at least 2007, when Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his...
The Arctic maritime domain is increasingly contested as sea ice recedes and access to strategic waterways expands. This brief examines how maritime infrastructure in the Arctic becomes militarized in narrative or in function, focusing on the frameworks used to assess...
The Communist Party of China (CCP)’s accelerating aircraft and missile capability development is a rising challenge to maintaining US air superiority in the event of a conflict in the Western Pacific. Enabling penetrating strikes and ensuring control of the air...
