On October 10, Elliot Ackerman, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense, appeared in “Episode 166” of Scuttlebutt, a podcast supported by the Marine Corps Association. Ackerman speaks about his time in the Marine Corps, his work as an author, the intersection between reading and wargaming, and the “value of a military imagination.”
Forward Defense leads the Atlantic Council’s US and global defense programming, developing actionable recommendations for the United States and its allies and partners to compete, innovate, and navigate the rapidly evolving character of warfare. Through its work on US defense policy and force design, the military applications of advanced technology, space security, strategic deterrence, and defense industrial revitalization, it informs the strategies, policies, and capabilities that the United States will need to deter, and, if necessary, prevail in major-power conflict.
