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Oct 29, 2020

Rodriguez hosts discussion for America’s Future Series

By Atlantic Council

On October 26, Forward Defense senior advisor Stephen Rodriguez hosted a panel discussion titled “Trusted Capital/Defense Industry Investing” during Join Military Pitch Day for America’s Future Series.

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Oct 29, 2020

Kroenig quoted in SVT Nyheter on Swedish security policy

By Atlantic Council

On October 25, Matthew Kroenig was quoted in an SVT Nyheter article titled “The expert: This is how Swedish security policy will be affected by the future president of the United States.” Kroenig explained the differences between the potential Trump and Biden administration transatlantic policies that would begin in 2021.

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Oct 29, 2020

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Battle Force 2045

By Atlantic Council

On the October 29 Net Assessment podcast, Christopher Preble joined co-hosts Melanie Marlowe of CSIS and AEI’s Zack Cooper to discuss the U.S. Navy’s Battle Force 2045 proposal. Bryan, Melanie, Chris, and Zack agree that the proposed 500 ship force is a fantasy that will not be fully funded. But they express optimism that these […]

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Oct 27, 2020

Borghard speaker at Measuring Cyber and Information Operations Workshop

By Atlantic Council

Erica presents her research on how to improve measurement and assessments of US cyber strategy, with a focus on the Department of Defense and the Defense Industrial Base. More about our expert

Cybersecurity Defense Policy

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Oct 27, 2020

Apocalypse almost: Remembering the missiles of October

By Harlan Ullman

Maintaining a strong, relevant military is vital. However, we should maintain an “off ramp” to prevent the adversarial aspects of international competition from provoking a future military confrontation.

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Oct 23, 2020

Grundman in Aviation Week on the US defense budget

By Atlantic Council

On October 23, Forward Defense Non-Resident Senior Fellow Steven Grundman wrote an Aviation Week article titled "Opinion: 'Efficiencies' Alone Cannot Solve US Defense Budget Crunch."

Defense Industry Defense Policy

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Oct 23, 2020

Trafalgar offers history lesson for China threat

By Harlan Ullman

Over-militarizing policy, as we did from Vietnam to the second Iraq war, almost always induces some form of failure

China Conflict

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Oct 23, 2020

Garlauskas talks about US intelligence and strategy on North Korea on NKNews Podcast

By Atlantic Council

Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and nonresident senior fellow with the Asia Security Initiative, starred in an episode of NKNews Podcast published on October 23. He discussed WMDs and why the US and North Korea were closer to war in 2015 than in 2017. To listen to the podcast, […]

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Oct 22, 2020

Garlauskas purposes a new framework for assessing US sanctions on North Korea

By Atlantic Council

In light of North Korea’s October 10 military parade, Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and nonresident senior fellow with the Asia Security Initiative, published an article on October 22 on 38 North, proposing a new framework of assessing the effectiveness of US sanction on North Korea. He argues that […]

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Oct 21, 2020

Kroenig quoted on NBC News on a US-Russia arms control deal

By Atlantic Council

On October 21, Matthew Kroenig was quoted in a NBC News article investigating President Trump's efforts to salvage an arms control agreement with Russia.

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