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Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos mentioned in YNET News about Hezbollah pager attacks

On September 21, YNET News, an Israeli media outlet, mentioned comments from Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, calling Hezbollah pager attacks as ” the most impressive kinetic operation I can recall in my career. Israeli intelligence is living in [Hasan] Nasrallah’s brain.” These comments were inserted in an article detailing reactions from […]

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In the News

Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos’ tweet about Hezbollah pager attacks mentioned in SpyTalk

On September 21, SpyTalk’s weekly roundabout on the latest news about intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations mentioned Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, for his tweet calling Hezbollah pager attacks “most impressive denied area kinetic op I have witnessed in my career.” 

Intelligence Israel

In the News

Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos mentioned in the Washington Post about Hezbollah pager attacks

On September 21, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, was mentioned in “Israel’s pager attack an intelligence triumph, with uncertain ends” by Shane Harris in the Washington Post. The article mentioned Polymeropoulos’ comment describing the attacks as “the most impressive denied area kinetic op I have witnessed in my career.”

Intelligence Israel

In the News

Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos on South China Morning Post about possible Israeli intentions behind Hezbollah pager attacks

On September 20, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, spoke with the South China Morning Post about possible Israeli intentions behind the pager attacks against Hezbollah. In his remarks, Polymeropoulos explored the possibility that the Hezbollah pager attacks may be part of a wider Israeli strategy of “escalate to deescalate.”

Intelligence Israel

In the News

Oct 11, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos joins MSNBC to weigh in on Israeli military strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon

On September 19, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, joined NBC News’ Raf Sanchez and retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey to discuss Israel’s military strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon after the waves of walkie-talkies and pagers explosions.

Intelligence Israel

In the News

Oct 7, 2024

Marc Polymeropoulos joins MSNBC to comment on Israel’s alleged elimination of senior Hezbollah leadership

On September 20, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, joined MSNBC Peter Alexander and Colin Clarke of The Soufan Group to assess Israel’s officials claim “entire senior Hezbollah ‘command'” has been eliminated.

Intelligence Israel

Testimony

Sep 19, 2024

Testimony on Israel and the Middle East at a crossroads: How Tehran’s terror campaign threatens the US and our allies

By Kirsten Fontenrose

Kirsten Fontenrose, nonresident senior fellow at the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Programs, testifies before the US House Committee on Foreign Affairs on how Tehran’s terror campaign threatens the US and allies. Below are her prepared remarks. Chairman Burchett, Ranking Member Phillips, and members of the Committee, thank you […]

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Experts react

Sep 18, 2024

Experts react: What’s behind the Hezbollah beeper and walkie-talkie explosions

By Atlantic Council experts

Our experts explain what the explosions of communication devices in Lebanon could mean for the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

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UkraineAlert

Aug 27, 2024

Putin hopes Belarus border bluff can disrupt Ukraine’s invasion of Russia

By Peter Dickinson

With his overstretched army struggling to repel Ukraine's invasion of Russia, Vladimir Putin has pressed Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka to mass troops on the Ukrainian border, but Belarus is unlikely to join the war, writes Peter Dickinson.

Belarus Conflict

New Atlanticist

Aug 27, 2024

How the Israeli intelligence community got its mojo back

By Marc Polymeropoulos

Israel’s recent preemptive strikes against Hezbollah targets helped avert a wider war and showed how Israeli intelligence has bounced back from the failures of October 7.

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James Danoy

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Project Assistant

Atlantic Council in Turkey

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Michael Groen

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