American Global Strategies June Newsletter (2024)

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

Vol. 3, Issue 30

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AGS UPDATES

• O’Brien co-chaired the final session of The Nixon Seminar on Conservative Realism and National Security hosted by the Richard Nixon Foundation.
  • Since March 2021, the seminar brought together 15 strategists and leaders for a monthly discussions of national security, defense readiness and international relations issues that are important to America’s interests abroad.

WHAT WE ARE SAYING

• O’Brien for Foreign Affairs: The Return of Peace Through Strength
  • O’Brien joined Christiane Amanpour on CNN to discuss his piece in Foreign Affairs on what a U.S. foreign policy agenda would look like in a second Trump presidency.
  • O’Brien on CBS News Face the Nation to discuss his recent article in Foreign Affairs
  • O’Brien joined Hugh Hewitt to discuss the importance of the upcoming election, Israeli war with Gaza and his new article
  • Larry Kudlow had O’Brien on his radio show twice this month to discuss a variety of topics, including his Foreign Affairs piece
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• Ruggiero for The Hill: Biden must resist the WHO’s power grab
• AGS Senior Advisor John Ratcliffe for Real Clear Defense: Endangering Israel’s Security – and Our Own
• Ruggiero discussed IDF operations to free hostages from Hamas on Fox News
• Cavanaugh in The Washington Times: Cuban missile crisis 2.0?
• O’Brien for The Hill: Microsoft’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities endanger America
• Ruggiero spoke with Voice of America about U.S. policy towards North Korea
• Cavanaugh for The Daily Signal: Another Bridge Incident Demands Urgency for Cybersecurity Probes of Maritime Mishaps
• Ruggiero was quoted in a piece for Fox News Digital about North Korea’s role in supporting Russia
• Cavanaugh joined Going Underground TV to discuss the Biden Administration’s foreign policy failures

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT AGS

• The National Interest: Robert O’Brien’s Case for Donald Trump 2.0’s Foreign Policy
• Fox News: Trump’s short list for vice president all agree on one thing
• The Transom: What Will The Trump Foreign Policy 2.0 Look Like?
• Townhall: Trump Should Announce His 2.0 Dream Team Right Now
• The National Interest: The War Over Donald Trump’s Second-Term Foreign Policy Begins
• Responsible Statecraft: Trump cabinet hopeful wants the ‘Israel model’ for US China policy
• The American Conservative: O’Brien Speaks: Trump’s ‘Shadow Secretary of State’ Weighs In

WHAT WE ARE READING

Maritime

• Forbes: To Compete Globally, Modern U.S. Shipbuilders Must First Think Locally
• South China Morning Post: China could match US in military conflict thanks to shipbuilding strength, analysts say
• Maritime Insight: International Maritime Cyber Security Organization To Improve Industry Standards
• The Diplomat: China and the Philippines Inch Closer to Conflict in the South China Sea

Defense Industrial Base

• Task & Purpose: Bradley Fighting Vehicle beats Russian APC in a game of deadly chicken
• Defense One: What will happen to the Air Force’s next-gen fighter jet?
• TWZ: What It Will Take To Make The Entire B-52 Fleet Nuclear-Capable
• Defense News: Pentagon acquisition can no longer ignore the industrial base
• Breaking Defense: China ‘actively’ targeting US industrial base, warns CYBERCOM chief
• Defense Scoop: Pentagon seeks public comment on defense industrial base adoption of AI
• The Washington Post: U.S. will boost Ukraine’s air defense by pausing exports to allies
• The Defense Post: Northrop Planning Ammunition Production in Ukraine: Official
• Federal Times: ‘America’s gatekeeper’ has a message for small defense contractors
• Breaking Defense: US approves sale of hundreds of one-way attack drones to Taiwan
• Defense News: Congress wants to restore nukes on conventional B-52 bombers

National Security & International Affairs

• The Wall Street Journal: U.S. Foreign Policy Wanders Aimlessly
• Foreign Affairs: Why China Is Sabotaging Ukraine
• BBC: China’s spy threat is growing, but the West has struggled to keep up
• Forbes: The Upcoming Israel-Hezbollah War Will Affect The Region And The World
• Foreign Policy: Against China, the United States Must Play to Win
• The Wall Street Journal: How Putin Rebuilt Russia’s War Machine With Help From U.S. Adversaries
• Financial Times: Xi Jinping claimed US wants China to attack Taiwan
• Associated Press: India and US vow to boost defense, trade ties in first high-level US visit since Modi’s election win
• Politico: Europe gives China a taste of its own trade medicine
• The Diplomat: China, Taiwan, and the Future of Guatemala
• Gist Fest: US Rattles China, Discovers 2.34 Billion Tons of Gold in Wyoming
• Foreign Affairs: What Are China’s Nuclear Weapons For?

Technology & Cyber

• TAL Global: Digital Security Travel Tips for Boardrooms, Beaches, and Everywhere In Between
• The Hill: China’s drones are its greatest weapon in today’s information warfare
• Fortune: Russian antivirus vendor Kaspersky is reportedly facing a U.S. ban over national security fears
• Nikkei Asia: TSMC explores radical new chip packaging approach to feed AI boom
• Military Times: Chinese military’s rifle-toting robot dogs raise concerns in Congress
• Defense One: G7 nations tell China to ‘act responsibly’ in cyberspace

U.S. Politics

• CBS News: RFK Jr. offers foreign policy views on Ukraine, Israel, vows to halve military spending
• Politico: Here are the pros and cons of the 8 candidates on his shortlist
• The New York Times: Congress Debates Expanded Draft Amid Military Recruitment Challenges
• The Hill: 4 possible outcomes of the first presidential debate

UPCOMING EVENTS

• July 15, 2024 – July 18, 2024: Republican National Convention
• July 16, 2024 – July 19, 2024: Aspen Security Forum
  “The Aspen Security Forum (ASF) is the premier national security and foreign policy conference in the United States. 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 14 years.”
• August 19, 2024 – August, 22, 2024: Democratic National Convention
• September 10, 2024: ABC News 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.”