Photo Credit: Science|Business The events that have unfolded in 2020 thus far underscore the need to rethink the US national security agenda. For decades, the U.S. has zeroed in on great power competition and terrorism as leading US national security concerns. This ordering reflects the traditional security paradigm, which places the state at the center … Continue reading Rethinking the Traditional US National Security Agenda: Part One
Author: Annika Kastetter
Security Assistance to Ukraine is Only Enhancing Kyiv’s Hard Power
An advisor with U.S. Task Force Juvign greets Ukrainian counterparts at the Combat Training Center in Yavoriv, Ukraine. Photo Creidt: Wisconsin Dept of Military Affairs, U.S. Army. Prior to September 2019, the relationship between the United States and Ukraine received scant attention in the media and among the American public. Beyond Washington’s foreign policy circles, … Continue reading Security Assistance to Ukraine is Only Enhancing Kyiv’s Hard Power
Optics Matter: Strengthening Defense Cooperation to Counter Russia in the Black Sea
Officials from the U.S. and Poland with Battle Group Poland April, 2017. Battle Group Poland includes soldiers from the United States, United Kingdom, Romania and Poland as part of NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence. Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Charlene Moler (U.S. Army). Defense cooperation between NATO and its Georgian and Ukrainian partners in the Black Sea … Continue reading Optics Matter: Strengthening Defense Cooperation to Counter Russia in the Black Sea