"Enhancing Security Cooperation: A Priority for Global Stability"

The United States is facing challenges in security cooperation as it seeks to compete with Russia and China. Shortcomings in the defense industrial base, a flawed approach to security cooperation, and frustrations with foreign military sales are hindering Washington's ability to produce and transfer weapons effectively. To address these issues, the administration and Congress need to create a comprehensive framework that expands and fortifies the defense industrial base, streamlines military sales processes, and properly conceptualizes security cooperation within the context of great-power competition. Without resolving these problems, America's allies and potential partners will continue to lack the necessary weapons to strengthen their security.