Category: In the News

Drun quoted in The Guardian

By Atlantic Council

On January 10, 2021, Jessica Drun was quoted in an article by Helen Davidson in The Guardian, “Pompeo lifts US-Taiwan restrictions in move likely to anger China.”

Hudson quoted in Bloomberg on US policy in the Horn of Africa

By Atlantic Council

Ashford quoted in The Atlantic: How can the United States spread democracy or act as an example for others if it barely has a functioning democracy at home?

By Atlantic Council

On January 10, Emma Ashford’s was quoted in Thomas Wright’s article in The Atlantic entitled “The U.S. Must Now Repair Democracy at Home and Abroad.” More about our expert

Warrick interviewed on Government Matters on security risks of Capitol attack

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense and Hariri Center non-resident senior fellow Thomas Warrick was interviewed on "Government Matters" on the security implications of the January 6th attack on the United States Capitol.

Cole’s “Burn In” named to best sci-fi of 2020 list by Polyon

By Atlantic Council

Polygon, a video game publication, named Burn In, co-authored by Forward Defense non-resident senior fellow August Cole, to its top sci-fi and fantasy books of 2020. Burn In is a thriller at the intersection of robotics, artificial intelligence, and security.

Shamshur in Zerkalo Nedeli: How coronavirus has impacted French politics

By Atlantic Council

Ashford quoted in Bloomberg: Ambitious foreign-policy goals are completely out of step with the realities of the country’s domestic political and economic dysfunction

By Atlantic Council

On January 9, Emma Ashford was quoted in Hal Brands’ article in Bloomberg entitled “Turning its back on the world won’t help America heal”. The article referred to Emma’s blog published following the attack on the Capitol in Foreign Policy on January 7, entitled “America can’t promote democracy abroad. It can’t even protect it at […]

Ashford in Politico Playbook: What Europe thinks of America after this week

By Atlantic Council

On January 9, Emma Ashford’s recent article in Foreign Policy was recommended in the POLITICO Playbook. More about our expert

Charai in the National Interest: Why America will rebound from the storming of the Capitol

By Atlantic Council

During a recent visit to Morocco, Israeli national security advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat did something highly symbolic: he expressed his allegiance to King Mohammed VI in Moroccan Arabic, demonstrating his own ties to the country as well as the greater history between the two nations. This is a historical moment, says Atlantic Council Board Director Ahmed Charai, which will mark a turn towards greater peace between Morocco and Israel and a return to the tolerance reflected in Morocco's history.

Kadhim joins Alghad TV to discuss US-Iraq relations