Introduction

Nadia Schadlow joins Arsenal of Democracy to discuss the intersection of national security, supply chains, and critical technologies. The principal author of the Trump administration’s 2017 National Security Strategy, Nadia discusses key considerations in formulating strategy, the United States’ technological competition with China, how the US government can solve problems, and specific technologies of importance to US national security.

• Read Nadia’s essay, “The Forgotten Element of Strategy.”
• Read Nadia’s report on energetic materials.

Nadia Schadlow is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and co-chair of the Hamilton Commission on Securing America’s National Security Innovation Base.