The Trump administration rejects the post-Cold War international order and sets out a new vision in its National Security Strategy. At the Doha Forum, world leaders reckoned with its impact on long-standing alliances and its implications for war and peace.
"The National Security Strategy would suggest [Trump's] not about to come to the primary defense of Ukraine, that he thinks this is clearly Europe's role and Ukraine's role, and there needs to be compromise," Council President and CEO Leslie Vinjamuri says.
"US allies have no choice but to shift their long-term strategies to reduce their dependence on Washington," Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Poast and Robert E. Kelly write.
Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks lays out how the United States is trying to stay ahead as new technologies and global threats reshape modern warfare.
"Russia is not prepared to make real concessions, and the middle ground that we really need between Ukraine and Russia right now seems further away than ever," Distinguished Nonresident Fellow Julianne Smith says.
Nonresident Senior Fellow Paul Poast unpacks the recent US strikes on Venezuelan boats and the risks involved with a potential US push for regime change.
A surge in drone incursions is prompting the EU and NATO to reevaluate their defense systems. Could a drone wall be the answer? Distinguished Nonresident Fellow in Defense and Security Ambassador Julianne Smith weighs in.
