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New Atlanticist Nov 13, 2024

The threat from wildfires is growing. The US needs a unified response.

By Dan Hart

Congress should create a modern, centralized wildfire intelligence system that can serve firefighters nationwide.

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Future of DHS Sep 26, 2024

The Secret Service needs a budget increase—but so does the rest of the Department of Homeland Security

By Thomas S. Warrick

On Wednesday, Congress passed a bill to increase Secret Service funding in response to threats, after two assassination attempts against Donald Trump. The same logic should apply to the overall DHS budget.

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New Atlanticist Sep 25, 2024

What the next administration should do to ensure US economic and national security

By Kimberly Donovan, Maia Nikoladze

The next administration must protect sensitive US technology, drive the energy transition, and safeguard the global financial system.

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Aug 10, 2020

Cole featured on podcast from The World

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On August 10, Forward Defense non-resident senior fellow August Cole was featured in the “Things That Go Boom” podcast from The World, in an episode titled “Future Wars.”

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New Atlanticist

Aug 7, 2020

Soldier, scholar, statesman: Remembering General Brent Scowcroft

By Barry Pavel and Matthew Kroenig

Many have walked the halls of power, but few are deserving of the title of statesman. General Brent Scowcroft embodied statesmanship and leaves a legacy that will survive his passing to shape US foreign and national security strategy and policy for generations to come. Indeed, the country and the world have lost an historic force for stability and security, a legendary strategist who ended the decades-long Cold War without a shot.

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UkraineAlert

Aug 6, 2020

Can new legislation revive Ukraine’s defense reforms?

By Serhiy Piontkovsky

Ukraine's defense industry has become a major source of state spending since the onset of hostilities with Russia in 2014, but corruption allegations have been a problem. Can new legislation revive reform efforts?

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New Atlanticist

Aug 5, 2020

Thirty years after Iraq invasion of Kuwait, lessons for the US today

By Harlan Ullman

A retrospective look at Shield/Storm is applicable to the current National Defense Strategy and its mandate to deter and—if war comes—defeat an array of potential adversaries

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UkraineAlert

Aug 3, 2020

For Ukraine, endless Putin means endless hybrid war

By Mark Temnycky

Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent constitutional amendments will allow him to extend his reign until 2036. This undermines faint hopes for an end to the six-year Russo-Ukrainian War.

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Jul 30, 2020

Simakovsky interviewed on VOA News about U.S. massive troop pullout from Germany

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In the News

Jul 30, 2020

Sherman in WIRED: Don’t Be Fooled by Big Tech’s Anti-China Sideshow

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Jul 28, 2020

Fontenrose quoted in The National on U.S.-Iran Diplomacy

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Jul 28, 2020

Is the United States already losing the military tech race to China?

By Andrew Farnsworth

On June 30, Forward Defense hosted a panel of distinguished speakers to discuss the opportunities for, and challenges of, integrating autonomous technologies into the US military to better prepare it for great-power competition.

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Report

Jul 26, 2020

Breaking trust: Shades of crisis across an insecure software supply chain

By Dr. Trey Herr, William Loomis, Stewart Scott, June Lee

Software supply chain security remains an under-appreciated domain of national security policymaking. Working to improve the security of software supporting private sector enterprise as well as sensitive Defense and Intelligence organizations requires more coherent policy response together industry and open source communities.

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The threat from wildfires is growing. The US needs a unified response.

The Secret Service needs a budget increase—but so does the rest of the Department of Homeland Security

What the next administration should do to ensure US economic and national security

Content

Cole featured on podcast from The World

Soldier, scholar, statesman: Remembering General Brent Scowcroft

Can new legislation revive Ukraine’s defense reforms?

Thirty years after Iraq invasion of Kuwait, lessons for the US today

For Ukraine, endless Putin means endless hybrid war

Simakovsky interviewed on VOA News about U.S. massive troop pullout from Germany

Sherman in WIRED: Don’t Be Fooled by Big Tech’s Anti-China Sideshow

Fontenrose quoted in The National on U.S.-Iran Diplomacy

Is the United States already losing the military tech race to China?

Breaking trust: Shades of crisis across an insecure software supply chain

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