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Braw published in Politico on the importance of Svalbard Islands

On March 26, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was published by Politico on how the Kremlin is accusing Norway of militarizing the Northern archipelago, creating a potential pretext for military action that endangers Europe.

Agachi in BBC Audio show discussing Romania’s upcoming election

By Anca Agachi

On March 11, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident fellow Anca Agachi contributed to a BBC Audio production, The Inquiry, discussing contentious Romanian elections and the implications for broader transatlantic security.

CBDC Tracker cited in Bank of Colombia’s CBDC report

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Murray featured in CNBC on fundamental changes to UK and NATO defense spending.

By Atlantic Council

On June 2, Rob Murray, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense and the Transatlantic Security Initiative, appeared on CNBC to advise on a radical rethink of deterrence from a European perspective. Murray states that the architecture behind defense financing has been uniquely designed for peacetime, so the European financial community will have to rework their financial alliance to maximize […]

Kumar cited in AFP on the significance of the G7 summit’s guest list

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Lipsky quoted in The President’s Daily Brief Podcast on US-China Trade Negotiations

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Eftimiades in Politico on countering Chinese espionage in American universities

By Atlantic Council

On May 29, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades was quoted in a Politico article on President Trump’s plan to revoke the visas of Chinese students in the US. Eftimiades questioned the ultimate efficacy of this strategy in curtailing economic spying. He was quoted saying, “if the goal is taking players off the field, […]

Murray in Sky News on UK’s Strategic Defence Review

By Atlantic Council

On June 2, Rob Murray, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense and the Transatlantic Security Initiative, appeared on Sky News to offer his insights on the UK’s Strategic Defence Review. Murray emphasized the importance of re-drawing financial architectures and increasing credit flow into supply chains to effectively finance the Review’s ambitious armament procurement goals.