American Global Strategies July Newsletter (2025)

American Global Strategies July Newsletter (2025)

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

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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.

2025 Events Calendar

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

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

U.S. Politics

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: 2025 Events Calendar

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