Trump’s Defense Sales Executive Order is an Important First Step -Brad Bowman, Ryan Brobst FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP) fdd.org/analysis/analy…

As the Trump administration continues working to bolster foreign defense sales, it should consider taking additional steps such as working with allies and partners to co-produce systems, write Ryan Brobst and Brad Bowman in their new FDD Insight: bit.ly/3EjKxYQ

📚 Tomorrow @ 8:30am ET! On the FDD Morning Brief, Jonathan Schanzer chats w/ FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP)'s Ryan Brobst about his new report, co-authored with Brad Bowman, on whether the US can militarily aid Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan simultaneously. 👉 fdd.org/fddmorningbrief

Ukraine, Taiwan, and Israel face growing threats from an 'axis of aggressors' — but can the US support all 3 militarily at once? On the FDD Morning Brief, I discuss FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP)'s Ryan Brobst's new report, co-authored with Brad Bowman, on this subject. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

On the FDD Morning Brief with Jonathan Schanzer, FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP)'s Ryan Brobst explains how the U.S. can simultaneously arm its three most important embattled allies. 📺 youtube.com/watch?v=R0UqZd… 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/1aI9yv…

🧵FDD launched today its new Air and Missile Defense Program that I am co-leading with RADM (ret.) Mark Montgomery. Other program experts include Senior Research Analyst Ryan Brobst, Research Analyst Jack Burnham, Russia Program Deputy Director John Hardie, Research Fellow Dr.

Interested in lasers, hypersonics, drones, and Golden Dome? FDD just launched its new Air and Missile Defense Program today to explore all of those topics and more. Watch today’s panel discussion with POLITICO's Paul McLeary and FDD's Brad Bowman, Mark Montgomery and Dr.

With his strikes on Kyiv, Putin just demonstrated that he has zero respect for President Trump and does not believe he will impose serious consequences for Russia's unprovoked and continuing aggression. If Putin does not fear the United States, we should expect more aggression

If Putin believes his forces can outlast U.S. support, the Kremlin has little reason to negotiate seriously. Security assistance (equivalent to <3% of spending on the Pentagon since 2022) is far more sustainable than Russia’s ‘meat wave’ assaults. Continuing support to Ukraine

This move is an excellent step in Washington's effort to pull Vietnam away from two of the senior members of the 'Axis of Aggressors' (🇷🇺 &🇨🇳); the administration should capitalize on its momentum to expand trade ties and political influence in S.E. Asia

Trump requests $892.6 billion base defense budget, a a cut in real-terms. The administration framed the budget as a 13% increase, but that includes a spending package Congress has yet to pass, Noah Robertson reports. Mr. President, your team has undercut your policy here. It is

A key recommendation from our Arsenal of Democracy monograph FDD FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP) Ryan Brobst

Concerned about China, Russia, Iran, and/or North Korea? Wondering why our defense industrial base was found to be so weak after Putin's 2022 invasion of Ukraine? Wondering why our navy and air force aren't large enough or why we don't have enough munitions or air defenses?

Failing to provide Department of Defense 🇺🇸 and U.S. service members the resources they need to protect our country will simply ensure Americans pay a higher price in the future confronting wars that could have been prevented, explain Brad Bowman & Ryan Brobst: fdd.org/analysis/polic…

Egypt’s relationship with China is preparing for takeoff New from Ryan Brobst and me in Breaking Defense breakingdefense.com/2025/05/us-pol…

Hopes of a better US-Egyptian relationship may have just been blown away by the afterburners of Chinese J-10 fighters. My latest in Breaking Defense with Mariam Wahba breakingdefense.com/2025/05/us-pol…

US policymakers beware: Egypt’s relationship with China is preparing for takeoff Mariam Wahba and Ryan Brobst in Breaking Defense: fdd.org/analysis/op_ed…

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🔎 ICYMI: Arsenal of Democracy FDD's Center on Military & Political Power (CMPP)'s Brad Bowman and Ryan Brobst argue that substantial new investments to America's defense industrial base will strengthen the nation's role as the 'arsenal of democracy.' 📰 bit.ly/3FraYwf.