Category: In the News

Brooks in ASIS International on storytelling and war strategy

By Atlantic Council

On December 1, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Max Brooks was featured in an article by ASIS International on storytelling. Brooks explained how trapping people in a story can help them learn.

Hruby in Foreign Policy: It’s time for an Africa policy upgrade

By Atlantic Council

Chhibber in The Economic Times: View: PLI signals the recognition that laissez-faire won’t work in a fiercely competitive global market

By Atlantic Council

Marczak in The National Interest: Joe Biden begins the transition to president – a new message for a different Latin America

"As the transition finally gets formally underway, there is perhaps no region that requires greater attention from the incoming administration than Latin America. COVID-19 is ravaging regional health systems, throwing back years of economic progress and threatening widescale social calamity. The region’s citizens are frustrated with their governments, and, in just the last week, have taken to the streets in Peru and Guatemala. A stronger partnership with the United States can help to prevent further regional backsliding.," writes Jason in The National Interest.

Warrick joins Newsy to discuss the killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

On November 30, Middle East Programs non-resident senior fellow Thomas Warrick gave an interview to Newsy on the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh

Ashford quoted in The Hill: Michèle Flournoy would undermine Biden’s best plans for defense

By Atlantic Council

Emma Ashford is quoted in The Hill, warning that a Michèle Flournoy-led Pentagon could push for interventionist policies that go against the foreign policy Biden has committed to. More about our expert

Jensen in War on the Rocks on the next National Defense Strategy

By Atlantic Council

On November 30, Forward Defense non-resident senior fellow Benjamin Jensen and US Marine Corps University's Nathan Packard published an article in War on the Rocks titled "The Next National Defense Strategy." The article identifies which aspects of the 2018 National Defense Strategy (NDS) should be kept and which should be altered.

Badi quoted in Foreign Policy on UAE’s potential involvement with Russian Wagner Group mercenaries

Slavin joins Mehdi Hasan on Peacock’s The Choice to discuss US-Iran relations in the final weeks of the Trump Administration

Borghard in The Cyber Defense Review: To defend forward, US cyber strategy demands a cohesive vision for information operations

By Atlantic Council

Erica and co-author the Hon. Patrick Murphy write about the nexus of cyberspace and the information environment in US defense strategy. More about our expert