Category: In the News

Cooper in Inkstick: Donald Rumsfeld’s Legacy of Ruin

By Atlantic Council

On July 2, Evan Cooper published an article on the legacy of Donald Rumsfeld. “The tributes from Bolton, Whiton, and Card carried on the history of Rumsfeld avoiding responsibility for what he wrought. He never displayed contrition for hundreds of thousands lives taken by the wars he helped orchestrate. Confronted with evidence of widespread looting […]

Manning in the Hill: The CCP at 100

By Atlantic Council

On July 2, Robert Manning published an editorial in the Hill examining what the 100th anniversary celebrations of the CCP by Xi Jinping reflected about the state of China. “Xi’s CCP anniversary speech had few surprises and much bravado. But despite China’s remarkable economic and technological success, there is a sense of underlying fear and […]

Schuman in The Atlantic: China isn’t that strategic

By Atlantic Council

On July 1, 2021, Michael Schuman published a story in The Atlantic questioning common portrayals of China as a “master of long-term thinking” and suggesting that “it’s not that simple.”

Qaddour in Foreign Policy: When Humanitarian Aid Becomes a Bargaining Chip

By Atlantic Council

Ashford in H-Diplo: When Donald Met Washington

By Atlantic Council

On July 1, Emma Ashford’s essay on Donald Trump’s foreign policy legacies was published in the ISSF/H-Diplo series on America and the world after Trump. “It is not true that America has nothing to fear from China and Russia, or that the U.S. can be sure of their benign intentions.  Yet Trump’s time in office […]

Eftimiades in Voice of America on Chinese cyber attacks

By Atlantic Council

Voice of America interviews Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Eftimiades on Chinese cyberattacks in Afghanistan.

D’Anieri and Posner in The National Interest: Why Russia should reconsider its ban against Bard College

By Atlantic Council

Nurkin in the Sydney Morning Herald on a space-based conflict with China

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Tate Nurkin quoted in an article in the Sydney Morning Herald titled "If the US went to war with China, who would win? It depends how it starts."

Sadat quoted by SpaceNews on transfers to Space Force

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Mir Sadat quoted in an article for Space News titled "U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps service members selected to transfer to Space Force"

Lipner quoted in Sarkul Avsat on Israel-US relations

By Atlantic Council