Pulitzer Prize Finalist
Industrial Power & National Resilience
In an age of fragile supply chains and global threats, America’s survival depends on reviving the same industrial spirit that once made it the arsenal of democracy.
In an age of fragile supply chains and global threats, America’s survival depends on reviving the same industrial spirit that once made it the arsenal of democracy.
Permanent Crisis Readiness
What wartime production teaches us about responding to pandemics, technological disruption, and future conflict.
WWII Industrial Might
How American industry transformed the outcome of World War II—and what it tells us about national readiness today.
Collaborative Defense Models
Lessons from history on how effective collaboration between government and industry can drive innovation, capacity, and preparedness.
Made in America
What it takes to restore American manufacturing as a pillar of economic and strategic strength.
Scaling Breakthroughs
Understanding the complex interplay between innovation, production, and scalability in today’s defense landscape.
Strategic Economic Sovereignty
Why secure, domestic supply chains are central to national resilience—and how to rebuild them amid global instability.
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Preview: Arsenal of Democracy: Author Arthur Herman, “Freedom’s Forge,” comments on how hero industrialist Bill Knudsen transformed American private enterprise into the bounty of weapon systems and supply chains that defeated the Axis. More later in month.
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The key foreign relationships for American presidents have historically been with democratic allies in Europe, the Middle East and East... Read More
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