In the News

Nov 18, 2025

Punaro quoted in Air & Space Forces magazine on acquisition reform

By Atlantic Council

On November 18, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow MajGen Arnold Punaro, USMC (ret.) was quoted in an Air & Space Forces Magazine article entitled “What Experts Will Watch as the Pentagon Implements Acquisition Reform.”

Defense Industry
Defense Policy

In the News

Nov 17, 2025

Charai for Newsmax: Trump Only Leader Who Can End Genocide of Christians in Africa

By Atlantic Council

Africa
Human Rights

In the News

Nov 17, 2025

Chhangani and Cryptocurrency Regulation Tracker featured in ICIJ video and report on transparency in crypto assets

Watch the video and read the full report here

In the News

Nov 15, 2025

Donovan quoted by Kyiv Post on what more the US can be doing to sanction Russia

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In the News

Nov 14, 2025

Donovan and Nikoladze cited in a USCC staff report on China’s sanction evasion

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In the News

Nov 14, 2025

Lichfield interviewed by Bloomberg Television to discuss US and EU efforts to reduce dependency on China’s rare earth supply chains

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In the News

Nov 14, 2025

Donovan, Nikoladze and de Kruijf cited in a report by the CFHK Foundation on Canada’s economic statecraft

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In the News

Nov 14, 2025

Bayoumi in Foreign Policy on NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s foreign policy

On November 5, Imran Bayoumi, associate director of the GeoStrategy Initiative, published an article in Foreign Policy titled “A Victorious Mamdani Will Be Forced Onto the International Stage.” In the article, Bayoumi argues that as Mayor, Mamdani will have to take a stand on certain foreign policy issues, and provides insight into how the Mayor-elect […]

Elections
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In the News

Nov 14, 2025

Kroenig in Foreign Policy on ousting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

On November 7, Atlantic Council vice president and Scowcroft Center senior director Matthew Kroenig published an article in Foreign Policy titled “Trump Should Oust Maduro.” In the article, Kroenig lays out how President Trump could remove President Maduro from power without using military force.

Political Reform
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 14, 2025

Hammes discusses Force Design in National Defense magazine

On November 10,  Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Thomas X. Hammes was featured in a compendium article in the National Defense magazine titled “The Navy and Marine Corps at 250: A Look to the Future as the Sea Services Celebrate Their Quarter Millennial Anniversary.” Hammes’s contribution, “Modernization Going in Right Direction,” argues that the Marine […]

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United States and Canada