One of the primary responsibilities of governments is to provide for the defense of their citizens and territories against threats from other state and non-state actors. Defense policy makers must make decisions on how best to deploy the military and civilian resources at their disposal to ensure the protection of their nations and their allies.
New Atlanticist Aug 19, 2024
By Heidi Hardt and Jacqueline Burns
To adapt to the impacts of climate change on global security, NATO must improve how it incorporates climate security into its training and operational planning.
New Atlanticist Aug 13, 2024
By Kevin M. Wheeler
The United States and its Indo-Pacific allies must work together across all levels and domains for their regional deterrence to be effective.
Fast Thinking Aug 8, 2024
By Atlantic Council
Ukrainian forces launched a surprise raid into Russia’s Kursk region on Tuesday. Our experts explain how this could affect the course of the war.
The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security works to develop sustainable, nonpartisan strategies to address the most important security challenges facing the United States and the world.
By Peter Dickinson
The Kremlin has this week vowed to revise its nuclear doctrine as Moscow seeks to regain the fear factor after Ukraine's invasion of Russia's Kursk region made a mockery Putin's nuclear red lines, writes Peter Dickinson.
It remains to be seen how much power the new commissioner will have to boost the bloc’s defense capabilities.
On August 21, Stephen Rodriguez, Senior Advisor at Forward Defense and Director of FD's Commission on Software-Defined Warfare, interviewed with Applied Intuition Defense at the Nexus 24 symposium. Rodriguez spoke on challenges and innovations in the defense technology sector, including on public-private sector relations, investment, and business practices.
By Peter Dickinson
With his overstretched army struggling to repel Ukraine's invasion of Russia, Vladimir Putin has pressed Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka to mass troops on the Ukrainian border, but Belarus is unlikely to join the war, writes Peter Dickinson.
By Adam Kozloski
To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
By Peter Dickinson
Vladimir Putin's efforts to downplay Ukraine's invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West's escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.
Ukraine's invasion of Russia's Kursk Oblast has resulted in the surrender of unprecedented numbers of Russian soldiers, raising hopes of a large-scale prisoner exchange, writes Olivia Yanchik.
By Heidi Hardt and Jacqueline Burns
To adapt to the impacts of climate change on global security, NATO must improve how it incorporates climate security into its training and operational planning.
It is uncertain whether the next Japanese prime minister will follow through on the Kishida administration’s major shifts in defense policy.
By Oleksiy Goncharenko
Ukraine's invasion of Russia has shown that Putin’s talk of red lines and his nuclear threats are just a bluff to intimidate the West, writes Oleksiy Goncharenko.
