American Global Strategies April Newsletter (2025)

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

Vol. 4, Issue 39

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AGS UPDATES

• AGS hosted its 4th National Security Conference. We are honored to have had several members of the Trump Administration participate, including Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, Special Envoy to Ukraine General Keith Kellogg, NSC Senior Director for Asian Affairs Ivan Kanapathy, NSC Senior Director for Cyber Alexei Bulazel, and CTO of the United States Navy Justin Fanelli.

• Additional distinguished panelists and speakers included The Honorable Scott Morrison, 30th Prime Minister of Australia; Nick Warner, former Director-General of the Office of National Intelligence of the Government of Australia; Shigeru Kitamura, former National Security Advisor of the Government of Japan; Larry Kudlow, former Director of the National Economic Council; Ambassador Robert Lighthizer, 18th United States Trade Representative; His Excellency Vinay Kwatra, Ambassador of India to the United States; Eric Levesque, COO and Co-Founder, Strider Technologies; and AGS Senior Vice Presidents Lee Levy and Marvin Park.

• American Global Strategies collaborated with the Center for European Policy Analysis to host Bruce Kimbrell, Director for Europe & Russia at the National Security Council. The discussion focused on tech, AI, defense policy, and energy.

AGS has compiled an extensive list of conferences, summits and trade shows that we believe may be relevant to you.

2025 Events Calendar

WHAT WE ARE SAYING

• AGS Chairman Robert C. O’Brien for 19FortyFive: Pollution Tariffs Would Strengthen Donald Trump’s Trade Hand
• AGS Chief Executive Officer Alexander Gray joins Hugh Hewitt to discuss the Trump Administration’s tech agenda
• O’Brien for the Financial Times: Trump is right to want to revive US maritime power
• Senior Vice President Anthony Ruggiero for the Foundation for Defense of Democracies: Treasury Report Highlights Role of Financial Transactions in America’s Fentanyl Crisis
• Gray joined Trace Gallagher on Fox News Night to discuss President Trump’s Tariff Strategy

• O’Brien joined Kudlow to further discuss pollution tariffs as well as ongoing trade negotiations
• Senior Vice President Marvin Park for the Atlantic Council: Defending Taiwan means mobilizing society, not just the military
• O’Brien’s latest Opinion Editorial for Fox News: America needs a Venezuela deal that only President Trump can deliver
• Gray for Fox News Night to discuss the Trump administration’s peace deal strategy for Ukraine
• O’Brien joined Trace Gallagher on The Story to discuss the Trump administration’s Venezuela policy
• Senior Advisor Arthur Herman for Korea Business Hearld: Tariffs, Technology, and the Coming Manufacturing War.

• O’Brien joined Kudlow to discuss Trump and Ukrainian President Zelenskyy’s impromptu Vatican meeting, as well as ongoing trade negotiations
• O’Brien joined Steve Bannon’s War Room to discuss India as a strategic partner against China and the need for a deal with Venezuela that benefits the United States.
• O’Brien for The National Interest: The EU Thinks It Can Rob America Blind
• Gray for 19FortyFive: We Need the Private Sector for Dominance in Space
• O’Brien for The National Interest: Breaking Up American Tech Gives China the Lead

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT AGS

• Politico: National Security Daily, Waltz’s golden demotion, Rubio’s surprise

WHAT WE ARE READING

Maritime

• gCaptain: Trump and Congress Chart a New Course on U.S. Maritime Policy
• WSJ:  Lawmakers Echo Trump’s Aims With Bill to Revive U.S. Shipbuilding
• U.S. Naval Institute: ‘Make American Ships Again:’ On Heels of Shipbuilding EO, Lawmakers Re-Introduce SHIPS Act
• Nikkei Asia: US to discuss dual-use shipbuilding with Japan, navy chief says
• Bloomberg: Pentagon Nominee Pledges to Strengthen the US Industrial Base – Bloomberg

Defense Industrial Base

• Politico: Dems join Republicans to boost defense spending in Trump agenda bill
• National Interest: How to Rebuild the Defense Industrial Base
• Defense News: F/A-XX could be the Navy’s last piloted fighter, bring greater range
• National Defense Magazine: VIEWPOINT: Defense Industrial Base Sector Won’t Surge Without Policy Changes
• Defense News: To bootstrap US maritime industrial base, link allies and innovators

National Security & International Affairs

• The New York Times: Chinese Factories Slow in Early Sign of Trade War’s Toll
• The National Interest: Analysis of President Trump’s stance on European defense commitments
• Policy Horizons Canada: Disruptions on the Horizon
• The Heritage Foundation: A Road Map for Rebuilding America’s Nuclear Arsenal
• Fox News: Senate passes FISA surveillance tool renewal minutes after midnight deadline
• The National Interest: 100 Days of National Security Wins
• Reuters: Inside the U.S. battle with China over an island paradise deep in the Pacific
• Fox News: Trump shakes up NSA leadership, appoints new acting director and deputy to replace Biden appointees
• Vanity Fair:  How a Pro Athlete–Targeting Crime Ring Finally Got Caught

Technology & Cyber

• The Heritage Foundation: Paving the Way for Autonomous Vehicles—the Future of Mobility Is Here
• US Department of Defense: Leaders Describe Host of Threats to Homeland, Steps to Mitigate Them
• FDD: Shaping the Future of Cyber Diplomacy
• United States Amy: USAISEC Bolsters IMCOM Cybersecurity Posture through RMF Partnership
• White & Case LLC: US Data Privacy Guide
• DefenseScoop: Army evaluates several evolving electronic warfare concepts at Project Convergence

U.S. Politics

• Reuters: Trump and campaign promises: Mapping his first 100 days
• Fox News: Trump Announces Mark Levin and Others for Homeland Security Advisory Council
• AP News: U.S. and Ukraine Sign Economic Agreement
• Reuters: President Trump Eases Auto Tariffs
• Reuters: Supreme Court Reviews Religious Charter School Case

UPCOMING EVENTS

2025 Events Calendar

• May 30, 2025 – June 1, 2025: Black Sea Security Forum
  “During its first edition in 2024, Black Sea Security Forum assembled more than 350 participants from 20+ countries in Odesa, Ukraine. During three days of the Forum, the guests had a unique opportunity not only to discuss the most vital challenges the Black Sea region is facing today during the 2-day conference, but also to visit the sea port of Odesa, as well as the frontline cities.”
• July 15, 2025 – July 18, 2025: Aspen Security Forum
  “The Aspen Security Forum (ASF) is the premier national security and foreign policy conference in the United States. Presented by the Aspen Strategy Group, ASF has provided a nonpartisan public venue for domestic and global leaders to discuss the key national security and foreign policy issues of the day for the past 15 years.”
• September 9, 2025 – September 23, 2025: 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
  “The 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 80) will open on Tuesday, 9 September 2025. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 23 September 2025.”
• September 22nd: AGS UNGA Reception
• October 7, 2025 – October 9, 2025: SEMICON West
  “Phoenix is set to become a tech powerhouse in 2025 with the arrival of SEMICON West, the premier microelectronics exhibition in North America. The first show, at the Phoenix Convention Center, is October 7-9, 2025, then it returns in 2027 and 2029.  SEMI’s decision to host SEMICON West in Phoenix highlights a strategic shift to further technological advancements and industry expansion.”
• December 10, 2025: AGS Holiday Party