Vinograd on CBS “Face the Nation” about terrorism escalating since the Israel-Hamas conflict and US national security

MENASource Nov 8, 2024

Turkey is searching for a way out of Syria’s impasse

By Ömer Özkizilcik

Turkey has been at a standstill, which, combined with domestic political considerations, led to a reevaluation of its strategy.
Conflict Europe & Eurasia
Vinograd on CBS “Face the Nation” about terrorism escalating since the Israel-Hamas conflict and US national security

UkraineAlert Nov 7, 2024

The West must respond to Russia’s rapidly escalating hybrid warfare

By Doug Livermore

Russia’s hybrid war against the West is escalating rapidly and requires a far firmer collective response, writes Doug Livermore.
Conflict Cybersecurity
Vinograd on CBS “Face the Nation” about terrorism escalating since the Israel-Hamas conflict and US national security

New Atlanticist Nov 1, 2024

How to reform UNRWA to improve Palestinian lives and Israeli security

By Michal Hatuel-Radoshitzky and Jonathan Panikoff

A three-step plan offers a pathway to reforming the United Nations agency to truly service Palestinians and to no longer pose a threat to Israel and an obstacle to Palestinian statehood negotiations.
Conflict Israel

War in Ukraine

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are assessing the consequences of Russia’s February 2022 invasion, including what it means for Ukraine’s sovereignty, Europe’s security, and the United States’ leadership.

Israel-Hamas war

Experts from across the Atlantic Council are providing insight and analysis at speed and in depth on the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, Israel’s response, and how the emerging conflict is upending the Middle East and the world.

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In the News

Apr 14, 2024

Vinograd on CBS “Face the Nation” about terrorism escalating since the Israel-Hamas conflict and US national security

On April 14, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Samantha Vinograd appeared on CBS “Face the Nation” with Margaret Brennan to discuss the increasing amount of terrorism around the globe since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict and its implications for US national security and Israeli-Iranian tension.

Conflict
Defense Policy

Fast Thinking

Apr 13, 2024

Will Iran’s unprecedented strike on Israel lead to a regional war?

By Atlantic Council

Iranian forces launched more than two hundred drones and missiles against Israel. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on what might happen next.

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Iran

New Atlanticist

Apr 13, 2024

Experts react: Iran just unleashed a major attack on Israel. What’s next?

By Atlantic Council experts

What will Israel do next? Has a wider regional war begun? What role will the United States play? Our experts weigh in below.

Conflict
Iran

MENASource

Apr 12, 2024

Dispatch from Gaza: ‘My son, every night he screams and convulses’

By Arwa Damon

Arwa Damon arrived in the Gaza Strip on a humanitarian mission for her charity, INARA, two days after the Israeli airstrike on the World Central Kitchen convoy. This is what she saw.

Conflict
Israel

In the News

Apr 12, 2024

Webster quoted in the VOA Chinese analysis of the PRC’s support for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
China
Conflict

New Atlanticist

Apr 12, 2024

Dispatch from Kyiv: Ukraine is fighting for its economic survival, too

By Olga Khakova, Charles Lichfield

The longer the war lasts, the more it will consume funds initially meant for long-term investments and reconstruction.

Conflict
Economy & Business

In the News

Apr 12, 2024

Polymeropoulos on MSNBC about the Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria

On April 12, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Marc Polymeropoulous spoke on MSNBC in response to the White House’s “ironclad” support for Israel after the strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria.

Conflict
Defense Policy

In the News

Apr 12, 2024

Konaev cited in the Washington Post about drone swarms escalating global conflict

On April 12, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Margarita Konaev was quoted in a Washington Post article titled “US-China competition to field military drone swarms could fuel global arms race,” about the risks of increasing the deployment of drone swarms.

Arms Control
China

UkraineAlert

Apr 11, 2024

Ukraine pleads for Patriot air defense systems as Russia destroys power grid

By Peter Dickinson

Officials in Kyiv are calling on partners to urgently supply Patriot systems as Russia capitalizes on Ukraine's weakening air defenses to methodically destroy the country's power grid, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict
Defense Technologies

In the News

Apr 11, 2024

Alkhatib for The Atlantic: “What I’ve Heard From Gaza”
Conflict
Israel
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Chung-Yu Chou

Former Visiting Military Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Emilia Pierce

Deputy Director, Operations and Finance

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

Civil Society Conflict

Staff

Amy Cowley

Assistant Director

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Ginger Matchett

Assistant Director

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Africa Americas

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Nasredeen Abdulbari

Nonresident Senior Fellow, N7 Initiative

Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East programs

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Anca Agachi

Nonresident Fellow

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Transatlantic Security Initiative

Africa Conflict
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