Over the Horizon: How China and North Korea are Reshaping Allied Defense Investment in the Asia-Pacific By August Cole, Steve Ganyard, and Alex Chang Growing threats from North Korea and China are reshaping allied defense investment in the region and are calling into question U.S. military dominance for the first time in decades. August Cole …
AVASCENT WHITE PAPER January 2018 By Rachel Jenkins Contributors: Amy Strouse · Stephanie Stahl · Alexander Cobb Download PDF: With the opioid crisis coming to the fore of national conversation in 2017, many of our clients are now looking to understand what may come in 2018 and 2019 in terms of funding and programs to combat the …
Rhetoric and Reality: Why the FY18 NDAA Won’t Lead To Higher Defense Spending By August Cole and Matt Vallone Matt Vallone recently sat down with August Cole to discuss fiscal-year 2018 defense spending and why, despite announcements of a $700 billion defense authorization bill, a major increase in defense appropriations looks unlikely. Although Republicans dominate …
AVASCENT WHITE PAPER November 2017 By Dan Fitter · Julien Demotes-Mainard Download PDF: In a political sea change, Europe is bringing defence into the heart of its activities with the launch of a €1.5 billion-per-year European Defence Fund (EDF) to invest in next-generation technologies. If fully implemented, the reforms will impact nearly every facet of the European …
UK Defense Budget: What Could be Cut? By August Cole and Ben Goodlad Barely one year into the UK’s defense modernization plan, Brexit’s effect on the strength of the pound means the MoD must revisit its priorities. This will result in significant program cuts to the Armed Forces as the government tries to manage significant budget pressures …