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Christina Tamayo 

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment

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C.P. Smith 

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment

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Eric Shangle 

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment

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Samantha Sawmiller 

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment

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Jacob Jablonski 

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment

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Katherine Hutton 

Veterans Advanced Energy Fellow

Global Energy Center

Energy & Environment
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100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 3, 2021

#15: Bring back the US Information Agency to Counter Disinformation

By: Evan Cooper What is the kernel of the issue? The US faces a global landscape saturated with disinformation, much of which is aimed at undermining US leadership and weakening the US political system. Why is the issue important? There are a multitude of geopolitically important complex media environments into which information from credible US […]

Photo: "Indian and US naval ships in formation during Malabar 2012", by Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, licensed under CC BY 2.0

Assumptions Testing Series

Feb 3, 2021

Assumption #1: Revisionist states are the cause of great-power competition

By Emma Ashford

Policymakers should intensify efforts to understand the scope of ambition of other states, focus less on forward deployment and engage in reassurance measures.

Fast Thinking

Feb 2, 2021

FAST THINKING: What to do about Navalny

By Atlantic Council

On Tuesday a Moscow court sentenced Navalny to more than two and a half years in prison, just months after he was poisoned by a nerve agent at the suspected direction of the Kremlin. How should the United States and its allies respond?

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 2, 2021

#14: Significantly Expand and Strengthen the State Department

By: Evan Cooper What is the kernel of the issue? President Biden has outlined an ambitious foreign policy agenda, pledging to “elevate diplomacy as the premier tool of our global engagement.” Unfortunately, budget cuts and staff departures during the Trump administration have left the State Department unable to carry out Biden’s charge. Why is the […]

empowerME Conversations

Feb 2, 2021

From Fashion to Fintech

By Atlantic Council

In Season 1, Episode 4 of empowerME Conversations podcast, host Amjad Ahmad interviews Tabby Co-Founder and CEO Hosam Arab about why he became an entrepreneur and what it takes to succeed, the customer needs his companies have met, how he scaled his businesses across regional borders, the changes in e-commerce and payment options in recent years in the Middle East, and changes to laws and regulations that would boost business.

Economy & Business Iran

Fast Thinking

Feb 1, 2021

FAST THINKING: A coup in Myanmar

By Atlantic Council

The military is back in control after detaining Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the country’s de facto civilian leader, and senior members of her ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party. Civil-rights activists have been detained as well. How did this happen?

Indo-Pacific Politics & Diplomacy

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Feb 1, 2021

#13: Add a DNI Deputy Director for Domestic Coordination

By: Stephen Shapiro What is the kernel of the issue? The US government’s domestic intelligence efforts need reform. Over twenty agencies in and out of the intelligence community conduct domestic intelligence, yet there is no national domestic threat assessment, no unified cross-agency mission package, no responsible officer to manage and deconflict, no way to harmonize […]

Issue Brief

Feb 1, 2021

Pathologies of obfuscation: Nobody understands cyber operations or wargaming

By Nina Kollars and Benjamin Schechter

National security and defense professionals have long utilized wargames to better understand hypothetical conflict scenarios. With conflict in the cyber domain becoming a more prominent piece in wargames in the national security community, this issue brief seeks to identify the common pathologies, or potential pitfalls, of cyber wargaming.

Cybersecurity National Security

Inflection Points

Jan 31, 2021

A bold new China proposal for Biden: Draw red lines and focus on Xi

By Frederick Kempe

The author’s hope is that this paper would be an important step “toward a new American China strategy” that would include ten key elements outlined in the paper, ranging from addressing domestic economic and institutional weaknesses to full coordination with major allies so that all significant action is taken in unity in response to China.

China Politics & Diplomacy

100 Ideas for the first 100 days

Jan 31, 2021

#12: Upgrade American Alliances

By Harlan Ullman

What is the kernel of the issue? Under the last administration, the “America First” foreign policy diminished the importance and priority of America’s alliances in Europe and Asia, often undermining them in very damaging ways. Why is the issue important? This decade, alliances and partnerships are critical for ensuring peace, prosperity, and stability. The new […]

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