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Apr 2, 2025

Gen Kevin P. Chilton, USAF (ret.), featured on the Mitchell Institute’s Commander panel

By Atlantic Council

On March 31, Forward Defense distinguished fellow Kevin P. Chilton was featured on the Mitchell Institute’s panel, “Setting the Nuclear Deterrence Record Straight: Commanders’ Perspectives.” On the panel, he joined former US Strategic Command commanders Gen. Robert Kehler, USAF (Ret.), and Adm. Charles A. Richard, USN (Ret.), to discuss the realities of nuclear deterrence today. Additionally, […]

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New Atlanticist

Apr 1, 2025

The Department of Defense has a user experience problem

By Hannah Hunt

To solve military technology user experience challenges, the Defense Department must align its software development practices with the needs of warfighters.

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MENASource

Apr 1, 2025

Israel is making a miscalculation in southern Syria. Here is why.

By Ömer Özkizilcik

Israel’s approach in southern Syria risks deepening sectarian divisions, eroding the Druze community’s standin, and fueling broader instability.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 1, 2025

The EU just released a roadmap to defend Europe. Will member states follow it?

By Petr Tůma

To implement the European Commission’s defense readiness report, EU member states must make significant financial commitments and navigate the bloc’s political divisions.

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Mar 28, 2025

Air & Space Forces Magazine on the Commission on Software-Defined Warfare final report

By Atlantic Council

On March 28, Air & Space Forces Magazine published an article by Shaun Waterman titled, “Experts: US Military Needs ‘Software Literate’ Workforce, Not Just Coders.”

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Mar 28, 2025

Chiang, Esper, and Fox published in DefenseNews and C4ISRNET on software-defined warfare

By Atlantic Council

On March 28, Mung Chiang, Mark Esper, and Christine Fox published an op-ed highlighting key ideas from the final report of Forward Defense’s Commission on Software-Defined Warfare.

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Mar 28, 2025

Kyle Atwell hosts discussion on Ukrainian resistance operations for Irregular Warfare Podcast

On March 14, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Kyle Atwell hosted Dr. Alexandra Chinchilla and Lieutenant General (ret.) Mark Hertling for an episode of the Irregular Warfare Podcast. This episode, titled “Ukraine’s Hidden Front: The Strategic Impact of Resistance Operations,” examines the military implications of Ukrainian resistance efforts, the role of technology in the war, […]

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Mar 28, 2025

ExecutiveGov reports on the Commission on Software-Defined Warfare final report

By Atlantic Council

On March 28, Jane Edwards of ExecutiveGov published an article highlighting the key recommendations from the final report of Forward Defense’s Commission on Software-Defined Warfare.

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Mar 27, 2025

Breaking Defense reports on the Commission of Software-Defined Warfare final report

By Atlantic Council

On March 27, Carly Welch of Breaking Defense published an article featuring key recommendations made in the final report of Forward Defense’s Commission on Software-Defined Warfare.

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Mar 27, 2025

Soofer featured in Brookings report titled, “An Iron Dome for America?”

By Atlantic Council

On March 25, Forward Defense senior fellow Robert Soofer was quoted in a Brookings report entitled, “An Iron Dome for America?” The article features insights from Soofer’s recent report, “‘First, we will defend the homeland’: The case for homeland missile defense.” Brookings author Michael E. O’Hanlon argues that Soofer’s proposal offers a more realistic alternative to Trump’s ambitious “Golden Dome” vision, suggesting […]

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