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Daniels quoted in CNN article on the Anthropic safety saga

By Atlantic Council

On February 26, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Owen Daniels was quoted in a CNN article on the Pentagon’s security concerns over Anthropic. Daniels pointed out that a large, near-term consequence for Anthropic is the loss of client and potential customer value and trust in the company.  

Kroenig in The Wall Street Journal on Iran’s military capabilities

By Atlantic Council

On February 27, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was quoted in The Wall Street Journal on Iran's intercontinental ballistic missile program.

Tannebaum featured on Bloomberg Radio podcast discussing the need for further economic pressure on Russia for peace talks

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Donovan quoted by Energy Intelligence Group on the legality of secondary tariffs under Supreme Court IEEPA ruling

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Lipsky featured on CNN discussing the nature of Trump’s new 15% global tariff and the future of trade policy

Siegel cited in Washington Post on possible repercussions of utilizing FinCEN and geographic targeting orders in Minneapolis

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Daniels in PBS News on Anthropic’s bargaining power with the Pentagon

By Atlantic Council

On February 24, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Owen Daniels was quoted in a PBS News article on Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s feud with AI company Anthropic. In the article, Daniels points out that Anthropic does not have much bargaining power in the Pentagon, as other peers have complied with department policy. 

Jan Hatzius’ interview with Lipsky featured in Gizmodo article on AI investment’s low contribution to US GDP growth in 2025

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Wieslander published in Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences

On Monday, February 23, Anna Wieslander, Director for Northern Europe, was published in the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences. In the piece, Wieslander argues that the new U.S. National Security Strategy, released by the Trump administration in November 2025, has left Europe squeezed from both the east and the west. “To the east, Europe […]

Costa quoted in NBC News article on potential Iranian responses to US strikes

By Atlantic Council

On February 23, Director of the Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense Program Joe Costa was quoted in an article from NBC News on Iran’s retaliatory responses to possible US strikes. Costa warns that if the threat becomes existential for the Iranian regime, Iran’s response would be more aggressive.