Infrastructure Protection

Herr quoted in Cheddar on Iranian threat to U.S. grid

By Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council press call: Saudi Aramco attacks

By Atlantic Council

Following the September 14 attack on two Saudi Aramco facilities, Atlantic Council experts Kirsten Fontenrose, Phillip Cornell, Ellen Wald, Jean-Francois Seznec, and Randolph Bell unpack the latest developments and offer insight into the ramifications for global energy markets, regional security, and the anticipated Aramco IPO.

Fontenrose joins NPR’s Air Talk to discuss attack on Saudi oil facility

By Kirsten Fontenrose

Manning in GlobalAsia: Techno-Nationalism vs. the Fourth Industrial Revolution

By Atlantic Council

“Unleash us from the tether of fuel”

By Greg Douquet

Mattis put his faith in the 3rd Marine Air Wing’s ability to defeat Saddam’s formations surrounding Baghdad, and accepted the risk that his force might not achieve its objectives before running out of fuel. In later testimony, Mattis reflected back on the compromising situation of the “March Up,” as well as on the cost of increased fuel demand during the counter-insurgency efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In the future, he stated, the military must be “unleashed from the tether of fuel.” Mattis had seen the future imperative to change our sources of energy for military operations.