Intelligence

Ullman in the Hill urging vigilance in national security communication 

On March 31, 2025, Atlantic Council Senior Advisor Harlan Ullman published an op-ed in the Hill on the potential implications of national security officials using Signal for official communication and planning. He argues that US allies will take the recent Signal breach “very, very seriously,” which could disrupt intelligence sharing.   

Kroenig interviewed on BBC Radio 5 on the United States’ role in ending the war in Ukraine

On March 5, Matthew Kroenig, vice president and senior director of the Scowcroft Center, was interviewed on BBC Radio 5 on President Trump’s tactics to bring Russia and Ukraine to the negotiating table and end the war in Ukraine. He argues that the United States is not aligning with Russia but instead acting as a […]

Eftimiades quoted in a The Bureau article entitled, “Inside The Massive PRC Intelligence Machine Working On US Soil”

By Atlantic Council

On February 17, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades was quoted in a The Bureau article entitled, “Inside The Massive PRC Intelligence Machine Working On US Soil,” where he briefed security experts on his upcoming book. The article notes the importance of Eftimiades’ new book, drawing “insights from nearly 900 cases, including Linda Sun, […]

Eftimiades interviewed by NTD on Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence

By Atlantic Council

On February 17, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades was interviewed on NTD Evening News on the confirmation of Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence. In the interview, Eftimiades spoke to Gabbard’s national security priorities and understanding of strategic threats to the United States today.

McNamara published in Pell Center series on espionage of US intellectual property

By Atlantic Council

On February 5th, Whitney McNamara, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, published a piece in the Pell Center’s series on China’s widespread espionage targeting critical intellectual property threatens US economic and military power.