Building U.S. Commercial Bonds in West Africa: Reflections from a BENS Delegation to Benin and Cote D’Ivoire

With a growing, youthful workforce and a wealth of natural resources, West Africa is a region with economic opportunity. However, stability in the region has come under serious stress from successful and attempted coups in recent years. This anti-democratic wave has also challenged U.S. efforts to sustain and enhance its relationships in the region…

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AUKUS Pillar 2 Defense Cooperation: Where are We and What Do We Hope to Achieve?

The AUKUS agreement concluded by Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States will be three years old next month. Its more well-known centerpiece is Pillar 1, creating a decades-long…

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A Public-Private Partnership Approach to a Federal Cyber-Insurance Backstop

When Congress ultimately considers the prospect of establishing a federal insurance backstop for catastrophic cyber-attacks, it should create a public-private partnership modeled on the UK’s Pool Re program that relies…

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Adopting Generative AI: Pathways for Defense

Like the private sector and other organizations striving to improve efficiency and effectiveness, the Department of Defense (DoD) has increasingly embraced generative AI. These advanced systems, capable of creating new…

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