Publications

Space Roles and Missions: From Fragmentation to Unity

December 11, 2025 Peter GarretsonJackson Schnabel American Foreign Policy Council

The United States faces a fundamental organizational crisis in space. America’s space enterprise remains fragmented across multiple agencies with unclear roles, overlapping responsibilities, and competing authorities. This institutional confusion undermines national security, stifles commercial innovation, and threatens U.S. leadership in the vital space domain.

What Trump’s New National Security Strategy Signifies

December 8, 2025 Ilan I. Berman Forbes

Late last week, without public fanfare, the Trump administration released its long-awaitedNational Security Strategy. Since then, the particulars of that document (colloquially known as the NSS) have gradually filtered into the public consciousness – and the Beltway foreign policy debate. They're worth examining, because they amount to a radical re-conception of U.S. foreign policy, and a foreshadowing of big changes to come.

Europe’s Next Big Task Is Military Transport

December 4, 2025 Ilan I. Berman Newsweek

Military readiness isn't simply about money. It also depends on mobility. Put another way, even if it is produced in greater quantities than before, European battlefield equipment won't do the Ukrainians—or anyone else—much good if it can't be transported to the frontlines.