In comparison to the 2025 National Security Strategy, the 2026 National Defense Strategy appears to be a more reasonably written approach to connecting strategy with foreign policy goals. However, on a closer look, the NDS’s broad proclamations leave a lot to be desired when it comes to connecting rhetoric and action to stated foreign policy goals.Read more...
President Trump's recent executive order forces large defense contractors to reduce investor returns, by restricting dividends, stock buybacks, and executive pay if they are deemed "underperforming." What's needed instead is a collaborative approach that recognizes the aerospace and defense industry as a strategic partner.Read more...
In this open letter to the Department of War, the American Security Project, the Obesity Care Advocacy Network, and over 70 signatories share a set of evidence-based policy recommendations for safe, effective strategies to counter military obesity and strengthen force readiness and resilience.Read more...
For the past 15 years, New START has served as the bedrock of nuclear arms control between the world’s most heavily armed nuclear powers. Though Russia has provocatively reduced its compliance with the treaty, it is in both countries’ interest to pursue renewed commitment to nuclear arms control.Read more...
At this point no one can tell if the result will be different, but what we are seeing is a notably more brutal effort by the Iranian government to stamp it out quickly, with likely thousands dead.Read more...
The staff and board of the American Security Project are deeply saddened to share the news that a long-time member of the board of directors, Vice Admiral Lee Fredric Gunn, USN (Ret), passed away in December.Read more...
If we don’t allow American innovators to compete, scale, and lead globally, we’re sacrificing long-term strength for the illusion of control. Read more...
American firms, Chinese state-funded groups, and international organizations work with over 160 foreign governments to build secure cloud infrastructure and other vital components of the AI stack around the world. This interactive map explores these partnerships in the context of AI competition between the U.S. and China. Read more...
On December 17, 2025, ASP hosted a discussion on the increasing role of AI in state-sponsored offensive cyber operations and how the national security community is responding to this emerging challenge. Read more...
The growth of manipulated online content, AI-powered cyberattacks, and potential development of AI autonomous weapons are serious concerns for U.S. national security and should be taken seriously on a federal levelRead more...
