The Marathon Initiative

In The area of defense and geopolitics, The Marathon Initiative focuses on adapting u.s. defense and military strategy for The era of great power competition. Activities included continued dissemination of The arguments of a major 2021 book on u.s. defense strategy; publishing studies on reprioritizing u.s alliance defense strategies in critical regions, strategies for optimizing burden-sharing with allies and partners, and conflict escalation management; and articulating a vision and ideas for a revised defense strategy through a variety of publications, media appearances, and social media engagement.

In other areas of grand strategy, The Marathon Initiative develops strategies that integrate u.s. economic, military, and diplomatic power for The era of great power competition. Activities included completing a first draft for a forthcoming book on u.s. grand strategy toward china and publishing a book examining insights on strategy from ancient writers.

In The area of diplomacy and geopolitics, The Marathon Initiative focuses on adapting u.s. Diplomatic and alliance strategy for The era of great power competition. Activities included continued research and manuscript development for a major book on great power diplomatic strategies; and publishing articles and media interviews on u.s. Diplomatic strategies and alliances in europe and asia.