CMPP focuses on the defense strategy, policy, & capability needed to deter & defeat threats to the freedom, security & prosperity of US & allies.
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China, Russia, Iran, & North Korea have formed a new Axis of Aggressors.
CMPP Senior Director @Brad_L_Bowman’s new book w/ @ElaineDezenski & @MarkCMontgomery examines how these adversaries cooperate & provides a roadmap for urgent & necessary action. 🔗 bit.ly/3SfhvAk
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Washington’s Counter-Mine Wakeup Call
We can safely assume that China is studying what happened in the Strait of Hormuz -- and acting.
Is Washington?
An important new @FDD @FDD_CMPP piece by @L_Rolleigh, @RyanBrobst_, and Jordan Ross.
fdd.org/analysis/washingtons…
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Europeans are stepping up to help Ukraine, but American support remains critical.
wsj.com/world/europe/the-wea… via @WSJ
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How can the administration lower gas prices while not giving Putin an economic lifeline that will invite more Kremlin aggression and undercut Trump's leverage?
Appreciated the opportunity to share my thoughts on @BBCNews
youtu.be/UZftwfX3MKQ
FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP) retweeted
Welcome home. Thank you for your extraordinary service.
No place like home. After 321 days, #LincolnNation made it back to sunny San Diego!
For more information, check out the link in our bio!
#ABECSG2526 #LincolnNation #ShallNotPerish
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Confronting Threats and Building Consensus
What does @FDD_CMPP Advisor and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta have to say on the threats Americans confront?
How do we build and sustain bipartisan consensus around necessary national security policies?
Here's our new @FDD Foreign Podicy episode:
🎥🎧👇
youtube.com/watch?v=e44VZico…
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How did the Trump administration do on defense policy and strategy in September?
Our monthly assessment below.
@FDD_CMPP @RyanBrobst_
🚨NEW: Trump Administration Foreign Policy Tracker: October | Defense is trending neutral
The U.S. continued its naval blockade against Iran. Plus, the Pentagon confirmed deploying “space control weapons” amid Russia and China’s space and counter-space capabilities development.
🔗 More from FDD’s @RyanBrobst_ and @Brad_L_Bowman
bit.ly/3VS74nX
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China, Russia, Iran, & North Korea — a new Axis of Aggressors
ICYMI, it was great to team up with my co-authors @ElaineDezenski & @MarkCMontgomery for this @hamiltonsoc conversation with Executive Director @MikeWatsonVa
fdd.org/in_the_news/2026/09/…
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Vandenberg Flash Focus Episode 71 | Axis of Aggressors
It was great to team up with @MarkCMontgomery for this @VandenbergCo conversation with Ethan Minkoff on our new book with @ElaineDezenski.
youtube.com/watch?v=JdRHKe28…
China, Russia, Iran, & North Korea have formed a new Axis of Aggressors.
My new book with @ElaineDezenski and @MarkCMontgomery examines how these adversaries cooperate, explores the consequences, and provides a roadmap for urgent and necessary action. 🔗 bit.ly/3SfhvAk
FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP) retweeted
It was great to join @VandenbergCo for this discussion on the Axis of Aggressors.
🎧 NEW Vandenberg Flash Focus - Ep. 71 | Axis of Aggressors
America is not confronting its adversaries one at a time: the United States faces a group of nations working collectively to weaken American power at home and abroad. In their new book Axis of Aggressors: Countering the Cooperation of China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea, authors @Brad_L_Bowman, @ElaineDezenski, and @MarkCMontgomery outline exactly how America’s foremost adversaries cooperate across military, economic, and technological domains to advance their malign interests and anti-American agenda.
Bradley Bowman and Mark Montgomery, both members of The Vandenberg Coalition Advisory Board, join Flash Focus to discuss their new book and offer recommendations for confronting the Axis.
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Tamir interceptors for Iron Dome made in America.
The first Tamir interceptor built and assembled in America has been delivered to Israel.
This effort creates American jobs, bolsters the U.S. economy, strengthens the U.S. defense industrial base, allows it to better support our troops, helps our best ally in the Middle East defend itself, and saves lives.
Here was our argument in 2024 for building all components of Iron Dome and its interceptors in the United States 👇
realcleardefense.com/article…
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Excited to see @FDD Visiting Military Analyst U.S. Air Force Maj. Megan Hainline on this panel tomorrow.
To learn more about @FDD_CMPP's Visiting Military Officer Program, see here: fdd.org/visiting-military-of…
The U.S. leads the world in frontier AI — but cutting-edge technology used by a limited number of people is a trophy, not a capability.
Join FDD on October 1 at 2:00pm ET featuring Maj. Megan Hainline, @IsaacAHarris, and @LeahSiskind moderated by @MarkCMontgomery w/ opening remarks by @Brad_L_Bowman: fdd.org/events/2026/10/01/wi…
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Time will tell whether this was another withdrawal from Iraq that prioritized a political timeline and ignored conditions on the ground. We have seen the costs of such withdrawals.
Regardless, the Islamic Republic of Iran will view this as a victory and the attainment of a goal it has sought for many years.
Congress would be wise to ask questions about how this may impact our valuable Kurdish partners, empower Iranian-backed militias, and reduce our ability to detect troubling developments on the ground.
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The Greenland deal largely restates defense arrangements already in place. Its gains could have been secured through respectful diplomacy with an ally rather than coercion better suited to an adversary – and without damaging NATO cohesion just as Russian aggression is intensifying.
My latest in @usatoday with Cameron McMillan
usatoday.com/story/opinion/2…
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The United States boasts the world’s most capable military, but if we can’t get the joint force to the zone of conflict, or struggle to do so in a timely manner, that military prowess is less relevant.
Our adversaries understand this. Do Americans?
NATO's power projection depends on the civilian infrastructure that moves troops across roads, railways, ports, and airfields — and those systems are increasingly at risk.
Join FDD on September 28 at 12:30pm ET featuring Thomas Goffus, @MarkCMontgomery, and @jiwonma_92, moderated by @DaniellaCheslow, with opening remarks by @Brad_L_Bowman: fdd.org/events/2026/09/28/pl…
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🎙️ NEW Foreign Podicy: Xi is in Washington smiling as the PLA prepares for aggression. Putin plays the victim. Iran menaces the Strait of Hormuz. And Kim Jong Un responds to concessions with more missile launches.
@LTGHRMcMaster & @RyanBrobst_ join guest host @Brad_L_Bowman to discuss👇
youtube.com/watch?v=OdEFnI1c…
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It was great to discuss national security with Senator Young
young.senate.gov/newsroom/pr…
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Axis of Aggressors: Confronting America's Authoritarian Adversaries
This @FDD event features my discussion with Senator Todd Young and a panel discussion on the book with me, @ElaineDezenski & @MarkCMontgomery moderated by @dandeluce.
@FDD_CMPP @FDD_CEFP @FDD_CCTI @RyanBrobst_
fdd.org/events/2026/09/17/ax…
FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP) retweeted
🔴 Live Now: Cooperation between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea is making each adversary more formidable and increasing the odds the U.S. will confront simultaneous major wars.
@SenToddYoung, @Brad_L_Bowman, @ElaineDezenski, @MarkCMontgomery, @dandeluce, and @RyanBrobst_ take the FDD stage to discuss: bit.ly/45Fvoev
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Tomorrow at 2:30pm ET | The U.S. is confronting one of the most dangerous geostrategic environments since 1945.
Join FDD for a fireside chat with @SenToddYoung on the growing threat posed by America’s authoritarian adversaries.
Watch live: bit.ly/3SDYtnz
