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360° View of Alliances: How They Benefit America—And How They Must Evolve
360° View of Alliances: How They Benefit America—And How They Must Evolve
Alliances at the Crossroads By Mark R. Kennedy, Founding Director, Wahba Initiative for Strategic Competition Alliances are America’s most underappreciated strategic asset. They extend our reach, multiply our capabilities, and give our actions legitimacy. They deter adversaries not only through collective military strength, but also by weaving together economic, technological, diplomatic, and cultural ties that […]
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Learn MorePreparing for the Next Conflict: How NATO is Fortifying Its Defenses
Preparing for the Next Conflict: How NATO is Fortifying Its Defenses
When asked what the response should be as to why the US military is stationed in Europe, a burly American airman succinctly replied, “I would tell them to read a history book.” This sentiment underscores an enduring truth: as much as Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt sought to keep the US out of foreign […]
Learn MoreModern Alliance Architecture
Adapting legacy alliances and forging new ones to integrate emerging capabilities and engage pivotal partners.
Defense Industrial Integration
Enhancing co-production, joint procurement, and cross-border defense readiness across NATO, Indo-Pacific, and other trusted frameworks.
Aligned Infrastructure Finance
Pooling resources and coordinating development finance to offer credible, values-based alternatives to authoritarian infrastructure campaigns.
Coordinated Supply Chains and Industrial Policy
Jointly mapping, securing, and scaling supply chains while aligning industrial strategies across democratic economies.
Rules, Interoperability, and Norms
Harmonizing or agreeing on interoperability on legal, technical, and policy frameworks to enable seamless cooperation and close exploitable gaps.
by Jerry Haar
by Mark Kennedy
by Mark Kennedy, Jerry Haar, Alex Botting, Barry Rabe, Jim Cooper, Jeffrey Kucik, Keith Rockwell