July 5, 2025
What’s Happening in National Security, Technology, Defense & Maritime
Vol. 4, Issue 42
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AGS UPDATES
- AGS Chairman Ambassador Robert O’Brien joined the Strategic Advisory Board of Strider Technologies.
- In July, AGS opened a new head office in downtown Washington, DC.
WHAT WE ARE SAYING
- AGS Chief Executive Officer Alexander Gray discussed Gaza’s pleas for humanitarian aid amid the Israel-Hamas war America Reports.
- AGS Senior Advisor Arthur Herman for The Defense Post: Reindustrializing for Security: Why America’s Defense Industrial Base Must Come First
- O’Brien for The National Interest: Export Controls Aren’t Enough to Beat China’s AI
- Gray for The Telegraph: The Dangers of Britain’s Chagos Deal are Growing by the Day
- AGS Senior Vice President Lee Levy for National Security Journal: Beyond Jets and Ships: The Real Arms Race with China Is Happening in the Cloud
- Gray joined Wenchi Yu at Taiwan Plus to discuss President Trump’s America First Foreign Policy
- O’Brien spoke with Korea Economic Daily about the U.S. – ROK relationship
- Gray joined Foreign Policy Research Institute: AUKUS Under the Microscope: Successes, Setbacks, and Strategic Stakes
- Gray for The National Interest: How Pollution Tariffs Could Seal Trade Deals
- Gray joined Hugh Hewitt to discuss the Last-minute Excising of the Preemption Provisions for AI in the One Big Beautiful Bill
- O’Brien for The National Interest: America Must Win the AI Race Against China
GUEST COLUMN
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Garnaut Global LLC, a China-focused research shop run by former Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger and John Garnaut debunks a recent New York Post Article: Is Chinese President Xi Jinping on his way out?. Find their assessment here:
WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT AGS
- GovConwire: Ambassador Robert C. O’Brien joins Strategic Advisory Board at Strider Technologies
WHAT WE ARE READING
Maritime
- The Wall Street Journal: Trump’s Plan to Revive U.S. Shipping Stumbles
- Financial Times: Houthis vow to escalate attacks in Red Sea
- Reuters: Houthis say they hold 10 crew from Greek-operated ship they sank off Yemen
- Reuters: Greece invites Libya to maritime zone talks to ease strained ties
- Maritime Magazine: Inside the U.S. Navy: The Fleet Has to Get Bigger
- Heritage Foundation: Reviving America’s Maritime Strength: Comprehensive by Necessity
- Reuters: Russia begins major naval drills in the Pacific and Arctic oceans and the Baltic Sea
Defense Industrial Base
- The Defense Post: Reindustrializing for Security: Why America’s Defense Industrial Base Must Come First
- Real Clear Defense: Mobilization Through Cooperation: The New Defense Industrial Base
- The Australian: US congress backs AUKUS as key military deterrent to China
- U. S. Government Accountability Office: Defense Industrial Base: Actions Needed to Address Risks Posed by Dependence on Foreign Suppliers
- The National Interest: How Capital Markets Can Revive the Defense Industrial Base
- CSIS: “Enabling Forward Sustainment: U.S.-Japan Industrial Cooperation”
- Federal News Network: Why U.S. needs drastic change in semiconductor production
- Reuters: Pentagon should shave defense procurement regulation, industry group says
- Air and Space Forces Magazine: GPS Jamming Extends to Low-Earth Orbit as Pentagon Races to Bolster Constellation
National Security & International Affairs
- The Washington Post: The U.S. military is investing in this Pacific island. So is China.
- Financial Times: President Donald Trump blocks Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te from New York stopover
- Hankyung Korea Market: The era of free-for-all alliances is over… South Korea must partner with the US on key supply chains and security.
- The Wall Street Journal: Germany’s Call for French Nuclear Protection Gets Reality Check
- Foreign Affairs: The Case for a Pacific Defense Pact
- The New York Post: Europe won’t pay its NATO share, COVID tied to bioweapons work and other commentary
- The Guardian: Australia news live: PM says his government ‘support the status quo’ for Taiwan – as it happened
- Reuters: Trump’s short fuse could set off Russian oil sanctions timebomb
- Politico: Britain’s spies-for-hire are running wild
Technology & Cyber
- The White House: White House Unveils America’s AI Action Plan
- The National Law Review: The 2025 AI Action Plan: Key Business and Legal Implications
- Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency: UPDATE: Microsoft Releases Guidance on Exploitation of SharePoint Vulnerabilities
- Federal News Network: New Executive Order Means Shift From Policy to Practice for Cybersecurity Practitioners
U.S. Politics
- The Washington Post: Celebrating our military should be a truly bipartisan cause
UPCOMING EVENTS
- September 3, 2025: Governor Sarah Huckbee Sanders with the 2025 Champion of the American Dream Award
- 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.” - 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
For additional events and conferences in the national security, aerospace, maritime, international, manufacturing, technology, and energy spaces, please see the AGS 2025 events calendar below: