Program Impact Stories

Ackerman discusses writing and wargaming on Scuttlebutt

On October 10, Elliot Ackerman appeared on an episode of the podcast Scuttlebutt to discuss his time in the Marine Corps, his work as an author, the intersection between reading and wargaming, and the “value of a military imagination.”

The China Pathfinder 2024 Annual Scorecard Report featured in the Semafor on China’s stimulus measures

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Lipsky quoted in Reuters on the G7 financial assistance to Ukraine

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Braw in Foreign Policy discussing Germany’s attempts to derisk its supply chains from Chinese influence

By Elisabeth Braw

On October 10, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw wrote an article in Foreign Policy discussing Germany’s efforts to derisk supply chains.

Cross-Strait and Beyond seminar on US-Taiwan defense co-production featured in Aviation Week

On October 8, our Cross-Strait and Beyond seminar on fostering US-Taiwan defense co-production was featured in Aviation Week. The article outlined the event’s panel discussion, which highlighted how co-production could address mutual security concerns in the Indo-Pacific, particularly amid China’s military expansion efforts. Key topics included the potential for joint production of drones and the […]

Elliot Ackerman in the Atlantic on the death of Nasrallah

On September 28, Elliot Ackerman, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense, published a piece in the Atlantic on the current conflict between Israel and Iran and the broader conflict between the US and its adversaries.

Elliot Ackerman in the Atlantic on Ukraine

On September 30, Elliot Ackerman, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense, published a piece in the Atlantic with Karl Marlantes on the pace of battlefield innovation in Ukraine the inability of the West to both keep pace and to deliver arms in an effective and timely manner.

Elliot Ackerman in the Free Press on American readiness for modern conflict

On October 2, Elliot Ackerman, non-resident senior fellow at Forward Defense, published a piece in the Free Press on American technology and readiness for a major conflict.

The China Pathfinder 2024 Annual Scorecard Report featured in the Wall Street Journal on China’s economic reforms and trajectory

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Pavia featured in report by Wilson Center on the Future of Euro-MENA relations

By Atlantic Council