American Global Strategies July Newsletter (2024)

July 26, 2024

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

Vol. 3, Issue 31

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AGS Chairman Robert O’Brien and Chief Executive Officer Alex Gray, along with the AGS team, attended the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
AGS Vice President Madeleine Westerhout attended the Aspen Security Forum as part of the Rising Leaders Program. The group had the opportunity to attend all of the sessions as well as engage in private discussions with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, Gen. Bryan Fenton.

AGS Senior Vice President Brian Cavanaugh participated in a Midwest Battery Roundtable in Green Charter Township, Michigan hosted by the U.S. House Select Committee on the CCP.
AGS Non-Executive Vice Chairman Scott Morrison authored the first edition of his geopolitical analysis titled the “View from Downunder”
- Read the updated brief below.

O’Brien with Neil Auerbach for Real Clear Energy: We Need an Energy Policy That Promotes Our National Security
Gray for The National Interest: Canada’s Defense Failures Put the Western Hemisphere at Risk
Gray and AGS Associate Vice President Sean Calabria for the Taiwan Strategists Journal: The Impact of the U.S. Election on Taiwan-U.S. Relations
AGS Senior Vice President Anthony Ruggiero for the FDD Policy Brief: Treasury Highlights Role of Chinese Underground Banking in U.S. Fentanyl Crisis
AGS Senior Advisor James Regens for the Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs: Warming Arctic – Geopolitical Rivalries
Gray for The Oklahoman: Governor’s executive order is right call. We’ll lead the way against Chinese adversity.
Cavanaugh for The National Interest: The Cost of Woke Ideology in Homeland Security
Gray spoke with TVBS World Taiwan about what a Trump-Vance U.S. Foreign Policy may look like
O’Brien joined Matthew Whitaker’s Liberty & Justice to discuss U.S foreign policy in the Trump Administration

Politico: Robert O’Brien says a Trump presidency would bring a stronger U.S. foreign policy
Reuters: Trump national security adviser calls on Taiwan to lift defense spending
Bloomberg: Ex-Trump Aide Says China Threat Is Clear But Taiwan Must Step Up
The National Interest: Will Donald Trump Restore “Peace Through Strength”?
The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune: Freedom is the Surest Path to Prosperity
NBC Austin: Texas targets Chinese land ownership
Fox Austin: Texas lawmakers look at ownership of land by foreign entities
The New York Post: Trump, Vance’s doctrine of military realism a sign of hope for Ukraine — and not isolationist

Defense One: The Pentagon is paying a consultant up to $2.4B to boost submarine production
Breaking Defense: How SECNAV’s claims about S. Korean, Japanese shipbuilders do and do not line up
The Virginian-Pilot: Navy Announces $78 Million Workcenter for Sailors, Shipyard Workers in Newport News
Breaking Defense: Navy seeks industry feedback on new maritime strike weapon for ‘coalition’
Real Clear Defense: We’re All Living… With One Less Submarine
Center for Maritime Strategy: Aircraft Carrier Math Is No Conundrum

Defense Scoop: Defense Innovation Board calls on DOD to reorganize, launch new under secretariat
CSIS: Readying NATO’s Defense Industrial Base for Its 100th Anniversary
Defense One: Attacks against defense industrial base increasing, NSA chief warns
Axios: Tech race spurs U.S. investment in new defense suppliers

Foreign Policy: Whose Terms Will Set a Peace Deal in Ukraine?
Japan Forward: The Senkaku Islands: What’s Coming?
Fortune: Leading Japan’s economic security imperative
U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Defending America from the Chinese Communist Party’s Political Warfare
The Washington Post: Pentagon ends troubled Gaza pier mission, shifts focus to Israeli port
Aspen Security Forum: National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan participates in a fireside chat
Gatestone Institute: Xi Jinping and China: Running Out of Time, Ready to Strike

The Daily Mail: Tech prophet who predicted the iPhone years in advance makes alarming forecasts for coming years
Fortune: Chinese self-driving cars have quietly traveled 1.8 million miles on U.S. roads, collecting detailed data with cameras and laser
Foreign Affairs: Nuclear Must Be Part of The Solution
The Washington Post: Trump allies draft AI order to launch ‘Manhattan Projects’ for defense
The Wall Street Journal: China Puts Power of State Behind AI—and Risks Strangling It
Financial Times: Chip growth isn’t enough to protect TSMC
AWS Public Sector Blog: U.S. Government officials, allies, and private sector leaders discuss responsible AI innovation

Reuters: Trump’s VP pick Vance points to tough China policy, analysts say
FDD: What could a Trump-Vance China policy look like?
Fox News: Comer subpoenas Secret Service director to testify in probe of Trump assassination attempt
The New York Times: ‘Our Nation Is Not Well’: Voters Fear What Could Happen Next
The Wall Street Journal: Who Is in Donald Trump’s Inner Circle? These Are His Closest Advisers

August 19, 2024 – August, 22, 2024: Democratic National Convention
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.”