Program Impact Stories

Matchett quoted in Agencia EFE on how the war in the Middle East puts desalination plants at risk

By Ginger Matchett

On March 27, GeoStrategy Initiative assistant director Ginger Matchett was quoted in “Middle East war puts drinking water supply in Gulf countries at risk” for Agencia EFE on how the Gulf states rely on desalination plants, making infrastructure an easy target and vulnerable to attacks. She noted there is a paradox between oil and water, where oil extraction […]

Daniels published in RAND on AI competition between the US and China

By Atlantic Council

On March 26, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Owen Daniels published a policy paper for the RAND Corporation on “Open Models, Soft Power, and Spectrum of US-China Artificial Intelligence Competition.”

Donovan and Ezratty cited in an Asia Times article explaining Russia’s and Iran’s drone ties

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Lipsky quoted in Foreign Policy article on Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz

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Trump Tariff Tracker cited in the African Development Bank Group’s November Macroeconomic Performance and Outlook

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Tannebaum featured on CNBC on securing the Strait of Hormuz

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Lipsky interviewed on CNN about Trump easing Iranian oil sanctions

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Matthew Bryza joins Ukraine’s EspresoTv to discuss US sentiment as the Iran war continues

Matthew Bryza joins Baku TV to discuss U.S.-Iran talks and Strait of Hormuz closure

Kroenig published in The Wall Street Journal on rogue states

By Atlantic Council

On March 25, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig was published in The Wall Street Journal on the Trump administration eliminating rogue states.