On May 18, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Margarita Konaev was quoted in an article in the Washington Post titled “U.S. mistakes in Ukraine can all be pinned on bad intelligence.” Konaev argues that the US military had better assessments of the Ukrainian military’s capabilities than the intelligence community, given they trained them.
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.
