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Jan 31, 2022

Plitsas featured in Connecticut Magazine’s 40 under 40

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Alex Plitsas recognized in Connecticut Magazine’s "40 Under 40" for his multifaceted career.

Civil Society
United States and Canada
The effective employment of biometric data at US entry points has the potential to cut down on travel times and enhance border security.

Issue Brief

Jan 31, 2022

Biometrics at the border: Balancing security, convenience, and civil liberties

By Seth Stodder, Thomas S. Warrick

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellows Seth Stodder and Tom Warrick consider how US Customs and Border Protection can employ biometrics for safer, more efficient border operations.

Defense Policy
Defense Technologies

In the News

Jan 29, 2022

Dagres quoted in Voice of America Persian News Network on human rights and internet freedom in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Farsi
Human Rights

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19

Jan 29, 2022

Aviso LatAm: COVID-19 January 29, 2022

About two-thirds of Latin America and the Caribbean's population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19

Coronavirus
Latin America

In the News

Jan 28, 2022

Kroenig and Ashford debate US commitments to Ukraine

On January 27, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs. In their latest column, they gauge Ukraine’s importance as a US security interest and debate how far the US should go to defend the country […]

Conflict
Defense Policy

Britain Debrief

Jan 28, 2022

#BritainDebrief – Crisis Special: Are the UK and EU ready for Ukrainian Refugees? A Debrief from Gerald Knaus

By Ben Judah

Gerald Knaus, founding chairman of the European Stability Initiative, joins #BritainDebrief for a look at Britain and the European Union's policies towards migration from Ukraine and the potential for a Ukrainian refugee crisis.

Civil Society
Conflict

In the News

Jan 28, 2022

Dagres quoted in Broadband Breakfast on internet freedom rights in Iran

By Atlantic Council

Internet
Iran

In the News

Jan 27, 2022

Stodder in the New York Times on international perceptions of US migration policy

By Atlantic Council

Seth Stodder comments to the New York Times on a capsized boat of migrants coming to the United States.

Latin America
Maritime Security

In the News

Jan 26, 2022

Ahmad in the Middle East Institute: “The Taliban’s religious roadmap for Afghanistan”

By South Asia Center

Afghanistan
Human Rights

BelarusAlert

Jan 26, 2022

Cyber partisans target Russian army in Belarus amid Ukraine war fears

By Peter Dickinson

A group of cyber activists known as the Belarusian Cyber-Partisans hacked into the Belarusian railway computer system this week in a bid to sabotage the deployment of Russian military units in the country.

Belarus
Civil Society

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