American Global Strategies August Newsletter (2024)

August 7, 2024

What’s Happening in National Security, Technology, Defense & Maritime

Vol. 3, Issue 32

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AGS Chief Executive Officer Alexander was named to the Board of Advisors of the Commissioning Committee for the USS Oklahoma (SSN-802).
AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien (ret.) participated in the Sagamore Institute’s 2024 National Security Conference at the University of Notre Dame where he spoke with Dr. Jerry Hendrix on U.S. maritime power.
Gray spoke with OCPAC Foundation in Oklahoma City about China’s threat to U.S. states and localities.
Gray participated in a Policy Recommendation Report Event with Sasakawa USA on the Pacific Islands.
Gray addressed the International Junior Officer Leadership Development (IJOLD) program at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base in Knoxville, Tennessee on the new era of Great Power competition with the CCP.

Ambassador O’Brien for The National Interest: America’s Greatest Asset Has Been Our Industrial Capacity; It’s Time to Rebuild It.
O’Brien joined The Larry Kudlow Show to discuss the importance of U.S. tech leadership to U.S. national security.
Senior Vice President Brian Cavanaugh for The National Interest: What China’s Dominance in Electronics Manufacturing Means for U.S. National Security.
Gray spoke with Michael Sobolik on the Great Power Podcast about Trump’s America First foreign policy.
Gray joined TVBS World Taiwan to discuss what a Trump-Vance foreign policy may look like.
O’Brien joined The Morgan Ortagus Show to discuss U.S. foreign policy and national security.

O’Brien spoke with America Reports about the release of Paul Whelan Evan Gershkovich in a prisoner exchange with Russia.
AGS Senior Vice President Anthony Ruggiero for the FDD Policy Brief: Swift U.S. Response Needed to Contain Mpox Outbreak in Africa.
Cavanaugh for Real Clear Policy: Temu: The Trojan Horse in Your Pocket – A National Security Nightmare Unfolding.
O’Brien joined The Larry Kudlow Show to discuss U.S. national security and the presidential election.
Gray spoke with CNN about JD Vance’s foreign policy positions.
O’Brien joined America Reports to discuss U.S. policy towards Iran.

Real Clear Defense: China Policy Under a Second Trump Presidency
Foreign Policy: Trump’s Foreign-Policy Influencers
The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: The Trump II Administration and the Iranian Nuclear Challenge
The Hill: Biden must use force, not just diplomacy, if he wants to rescue our hostages in Gaza

Lowry Institute: Deterrence and alliance power: Why the AUKUS submarines matter and how they can be delivered
The Week: Troubled waters: The Navy is struggling to build warships
Naval News: Ghost Shark XL-AUV Arrives in the United States
G Captain: U.S. Navy Secretary Pushes Maersk to Invest in American Shipbuilding During Denmark Visit
USNI News: SWO Boss: 75-Warship Readiness Goal Remains a Work in Progress

Defense News: Top 100 for 2024
AL.com: New program seeks to nurture Huntsville’s next big defense contractors
Breaking Defense: How startup Hadrian plans to take over the defense manufacturing world
Axios: U.S. and Japan buddy up on Patriot missile production
CSIS: Why Is the U.S. Defense Industrial Base So Isolated from the U.S. Economy?
Wired: The Pentagon Is Planning a Drone ‘Hellscape’ to Defend Taiwan

War on the Rocks: Preparing for the Possibility of a Draft Without Panic
The Washington Post: Iran signals promised strike on Israel may not be imminent
The Jerusalem Post: Israel’s impossible choice calls for real fortitude
The Diplomat: Strengthening Japan-US Security Relations Over Extended Deterrence
Foreign Affairs: The Return of Hamiltonian Statecraft
The Wall Street Journal: Ukraine Moves to Encircle Russian Troops in Kursk and Digs In for Long Fight
Fortune: 2024 Global 500 Rankings
Defense Connect: Pax Americana is only as strong as the sum of its parts
The Washington Times: Chinese security services are blocking America’s diplomatic efforts
Financial Times: Taiwan’s top security officials make secret trip to US for talks
Foreign Affairs: The Perils of Isolationism
The Wall Street Journal: Why China Is Starting a New Trade War

Politico: Sacramento’s AI fight goes national
Foreign Policy: AI Enters the Critical Mineral Race
The New York Times: A Chinese Self-Driving Start-Up Is About to Go Public in the U.S.
The Wall Street Journal: ON Semiconductor Looks to Bolster Supply Chain to Shield Against Rise of Chinese Chip Makers
Cybersecurity Drive: 3 tips to building a robust AI security strategy
Axios: The controversial California AI bill that has divided the tech world

September 10, 2024: ABC News Presidential Debate
October 1, 2024: CBS News Vice Presidential Debate
September 25, 2024: Richard Nixon Foundation Grand Strategy Summit
“Join the Richard Nixon Foundation in Washington, DC for the 3rd annual Grand Strategy Summit. Gather with America’s preeminent grand strategists and policymakers for discussion and debate —“the Nixonian long view”— on the role America should be playing in the world today.”
November 22, 2024 – November 24, 2024: Halifax International Security Forum
“Halifax International Security Forum is recognized globally for its cozy and confident convening. Only at Halifax International Security Forum do the entrepreneurs who drive our economies, the writers who challenge and influence the world’s thinking and the decision-makers tasked with tough choices share the stage with the very individuals who are on the ground facing consequential local threats.”