Today’s wars are fought in the ‘gray zone.’ Here’s everything you need to know about it.

New Atlanticist Nov 1, 2024

NATO needs a defense industrial strategy that prioritizes being strong, smart, and together

By Kristen Taylor, Luka Ignac

A recent two-day summit underscored the ways in which the credibility of allied deterrence hinges on robust defense industrial cooperation.
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Today’s wars are fought in the ‘gray zone.’ Here’s everything you need to know about it.

New Atlanticist Oct 30, 2024

In defense of Draghi’s defense idea: Three models for a centralized defense procurer for the EU

By Thomas Goldstein

Only a European defense procurer can provide the institutional reform to overcome intra- and intergovernmental paralysis and invest at scale.
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Today’s wars are fought in the ‘gray zone.’ Here’s everything you need to know about it.

UkraineAlert Oct 8, 2024

The West must learn defense tech lessons on the Ukrainian battlefield

By Edward Verona

The Russia-Ukraine War is the most technologically advanced war in history but Western military strategists and weapons developers risk missing out on key lessons due to excessive caution, writes Edward Verona.
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Hybrid Conflict Project

Feb 23, 2022

Today’s wars are fought in the ‘gray zone.’ Here’s everything you need to know about it.

By Forward Defense experts

Our experts help illuminate this shadowy zone of strategic competition—and offer ways for Washington and its allies to begin seizing the advantage. 

China Conflict

In the News

Feb 22, 2022

Grieco in Space News: Why space alarmism is wrong and dangerous

By Atlantic Council

On February 22, Kelly Grieco published an article in SpaceNews, cautioning against space alarmism. She argues that such space race concerns can drive misperceptions and unnecessary spending and that the United States should focus on cooperation in space over competition. According to Grieco, “Mutually beneficial scientific cooperation between the United States and China mitigates the […]

China Defense Technologies

In the News

Feb 18, 2022

Kroenig in Defence24 on effective nuclear deterrence

By Atlantic Council

Deputy director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Matthew Kroenig sits down with Defence24 to discuss missile deterrence.

China Defense Technologies

In the News

Feb 17, 2022

Grieco in Space News Business: Why space alarmism is wrong and dangerous

By Atlantic Council

On February 17, Kelly Grieco was published in Space News Business with an article on why space alarmism is wrong and dangerous. Grieco explains that the United States has near-superiority in space technology, and that reports comparing adversaries’ space capabilities are often exaggerated or overblown. She argues that US space policy should embrace cooperation with other space-faring […]

China Defense Technologies

Econographics

Feb 17, 2022

The path forward on the US-China technology competition

By Clete R. Willems

2022 will be a key inflection point for trade and technology policy. Congress will decide how to proceed with China competitiveness legislation, the Administration will be finalizing the its Indo-Pacific trade agenda, and both will assess concerns about the size and activity of large US technology platforms. Democrats and Republicans should depoliticize these issues and consider their policy choices through the lens of strengthening US economic and technological competitiveness with China.

China Defense Technologies

UkraineAlert

Feb 11, 2022

Free trade and drones: Turkey and Ukraine strengthen strategic ties

By Christopher Isajiw

Ukraine's President Zelenskyy welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Kyiv in early February for a visit that underlined the deepening strategic partnership between the two Black Sea nations.

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TURKEYSource

Feb 10, 2022

Why a new missile system could solve Turkey’s US-Russia conundrum

By Dania Koleilat Khatib

Turkey's purchase of the Russian made S-400 has roiled Ankara's NATO relations and led to the imposition of CAATSA sanctions, creating a stalemate in relations. The development of a domestically produced air defense system, Siper, could provide a path to de-escalating and resolving the issue.

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

In the News

Feb 9, 2022

Nurkin in Breaking Defense on failure tolerance in hypersonic development

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Tate Nurkin writes in Breaking Defense on success and risk tolerance in hypersonics.

China Defense Industry

In the News

Feb 7, 2022

Grieco in the Decisive Point podcast: Air littoral: another look

By Atlantic Council

On February 7, Grieco featured on the Strategic Studies Institute’s Decisive Point podcast on low-altitude threats to US air superiority. “First, manned aircraft are no longer essential for accessing or exploiting the airspace, or at least parts of the airspace. And second, increasingly, both nonstate actors and strategic competitors will use small unarmed systems–things like drones, low […]

Defense Technologies Eastern Europe

In the News

Feb 7, 2022

Grieco in DefenseNews: Low-flying threats challenge NATO’s deterrence in the East

By Atlantic Council

On February 7, Kelly Grieco was published in DefenseNews on low-flying threats to NATO’s deterrence in the east. “NATO must prepare to control the air littoral, even if it may not be the easiest—or most appealing — mission to U.S. and NATO air forces. The glory days of fighter planes and swirling dog fights may or may […]

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Linda Lourie

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Elliot Ackerman

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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Joseph T. Bonivel Jr.

Nonresident Senior Fellow

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Debra Cagan

Senior Advisor, Eurasia Center

Eurasia Center

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Deborah Cheverton

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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August Cole

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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