On March 22, Scowcroft Center military fellows Col Buss Barranco, USMC , COL Ben Johnson, USA, and Lt Col Tyson Wetzel, USAF were quoted in a BBC Mundo article titled “Russia and Ukraine: The gigantic economic cost that Moscow must pay to finance the war.” The article references the fellows’ military assessment on the conflict in Ukraine morphing into a war of attrition.
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.
