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French debt was supposed to be Europe’s “safe asset.” Not anymore. The post How the world fell out of love with French debt appeared first on Atlantic Council.

The American team thought it was signaling restraint. The Chinese team saw preparations for combat. In a closed-door Sino-American crisis simulation I helped organize in the 2010s — which the U.S. military funded as part of a long-term project — the Americans repositioned an aircraft carrier away fr

Why disengagement is not the answer.

When airpower wins, and when it doesn’t.

America faces a well-defined industrial base problem. Whether it’s a hypothetical Taiwan invasion wargame run two dozen times, the current Iranian conflict, or the Russo-Ukrainian War, the same result repeats: Magazines of key weapons such as cruise missile systems and interceptors empty within days

NATO's 1.5 percent resilience pledge can be leveraged to build a capability-based energy framework, drawing from lessons in Ukraine and globally. The post Optimizing the NATO 1.5 percent investment commitment for energy security appeared first on Atlantic Council.

US overseas military installations depend on host nations for power, fuel, and water. A comprehensive review and investment plan is urgently needed to meet the energy and infrastructure security requirements of modern warfare. The post Ensuring US military readiness in the face of water, power, and

The restrictions on labour mobility hold back Britain’s growth and innovation

Restoring deterrence will require a course correction in the West’s approach to Russia's escalating drone attacks. The post Dispatch from Moldova: How to restore NATO’s deterrence against Russia’s escalating drone attacks appeared first on Atlantic Council.

Conservative leader’s intervention comes as investors warn of a potential hit to UK competitiveness