by Transatlantic Task Force | Jan 5, 2026 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways Trump’s second-term strategy explicitly revives Monroe-style hemispheric dominance, defining the Western Hemisphere as a privileged U.S. sphere and treating migration, cartels, and Chinese influence as primary security threats. The regime-change...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | Dec 26, 2025 | Commentary, Defence & Security
Key Takeaways From modernization to readiness: Across the 2020–2025 reports, DoD assessments shift from tracking China’s long-term military modernization to emphasizing near-term warfighting readiness, with particular focus on capabilities usable before 2027. 2027 as...
by Transatlantic Task Force | Dec 18, 2025 | Commentary, Geopolitics & Great Power Politics
Key Takeaways NATO’s core strategic assumption has changed irreversibly. The Alliance no longer treats major war as a distant contingency preceded by ample warning. Senior political, military, and intelligence leaders now operate on the premise that confrontation...
by Asia Pacific Task Force | Dec 15, 2025 | Commentary, Energy Security
Key Takeaways The $1 trillion surplus signals structural weakness, not strength. It reflects suppressed domestic demand, excess capacity, and policy distortions rather than superior competitiveness or healthy growth. China’s export boom is driven by one-sided...
by Transatlantic Task Force | Dec 11, 2025 | Commentary, Defence & Security
The 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) marks a sharp shift in American policy towards Europe and the transatlantic alliance. It recasts NATO and European security in transactional terms, prioritizes U.S. sovereignty and economic interests, and treats Europe as...
by BEYOND THE HORIZON | Dec 7, 2025 | Commentary, Defence & Security
Key Takeaways The Indo-Pacific is elevated as the decisive theater of 21st-century U.S. strategy, framed in explicitly realist, geo-economic terms rather than ideological ones. Economic security is treated as national security, with the NSS prioritizing de-risking...
