Maybe not so rare after all

MENASource
Aug 25, 2024

After a failed attack, Hezbollah’s propaganda seeks to prevent a wider war with Israel

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David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.

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Israel

Maybe not so rare after all

New Atlanticist
Aug 21, 2024

How quickly can Taiwan integrate US weapon systems? Speed is essential to help deter China.

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Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.

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Defense Policy

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UkraineAlert
Aug 21, 2024

Invasion? What invasion? Putin is downplaying Ukraine’s Kursk offensive

By
Peter Dickinson

Vladimir Putin’s efforts to downplay Ukraine’s invasion of Russia have severely dented his strongman image and make a mockery of the West’s escalation fears, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict
Defense Policy

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Defense Industrialist

Jul 31, 2017

Maybe not so rare after all

By James Hasik

As the long term prognosis for the rare-earths business shows, the administration should move carefully in “strengthening supply chain resiliency.” On 21 July, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on “assessing and strengthening the manufacturing and defense industrial base and supply chain resiliency of the United States.” Within 270 days, the departments of defense, commerce, […]

China
Defense Industry

Defense Industrialist

Jul 24, 2017

“The whole network needs to mesh in wartime”

By James Hasik

Avoiding despair about military radio communications is the first step towards robust solutions. The US Army may be taking a knee in its pursuit of modernizing its battlefield radio communications. After fifteen years of pursuing its Warfighter Information Network Tactical (WIN-T) program, the service seems to be reconsidering the specifics of its path towards robust, on-the-move […]

Defense Industry
Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 23, 2017

Braw in The National Interest – Mini-Battlegroups: How NATO Can Take On the Threats of the Future

By Elisabeth Braw

Read the full article here.

NATO
Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 21, 2017

Galante Quoted by Wired on Lack of US Government Response to Cyber Attacks

By Laura Galante

Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Jul 21, 2017

The US-UK “special relationship” at a critical crossroads

By Schuyler Foerster and Ray Raymond

Ever since World War II, the United States and the United Kingdom have enjoyed a truly special relationship grounded in a shared commitment to a world order based on democracy, the rule of law, and free trade, among other commonalities. However, significant changes on both sides of the Atlantic–with Britain’s decision to exit the European […]

Politics & Diplomacy
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Issue Brief

Jul 21, 2017

The US-UK “special relationship” at a critical crossroads

In this issue brief, Dr. Foerster and Dr. Raymond outline the key elements of this unique relationship and provide their recommendations for strengthening the partnership that helps anchor the liberal international order.

Politics & Diplomacy
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 18, 2017

Alternative Futures: Rethinking the European Nuclear Posture

By Alexandra Marksteiner

Lingering uncertainty regarding US support for NATO and burden-sharing among allies has raised questions as to the future of the NATO nuclear-sharing arrangement. While US President Donald J. Trump’s reaffirmation of the US commitment to Article 5, NATO’s mutual defense clause, may have temporarily placated allies, intense feelings of insecurity among the European allies remain. […]

Nuclear Nonproliferation
Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

Jul 17, 2017

Fighting Back: What Options Does the United States Have to Respond to Cyberattacks?

By Adam Petno

In the wake of the recent WannaCry and Petya ransomware attacks, cyber warfare has once again made mainstream news headlines. With cyberattacks becoming increasingly common, it becomes important to understand the options the United States has in dealing with these kinds of attacks. Petya, though in many ways similar to WannaCry and other ransomware attacks, […]

Cybersecurity
Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 17, 2017

Ullman in UPI – The United States, NATO and Russia: War Games Two Can Play

By Harlan Ullman

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NATO
Security & Defense

Cyber Risk Wednesdays

Jul 17, 2017

Cyber Risk Monday: The Darkening Web

By Kenneth Miller

Ransomware attacks crippling business operations and threatening human lives around the globe; accusations of Russian interference in Western elections; reported US sabotage of North Korean missiles. No single invention of the last few decades has so fundamentally changed the nature of political conflict as the Internet, which is increasingly used as a weapon by actors eager to exploit or curtail global connectivity in order to further their interests. This Atlantic Council discussion examined the consequences of the battle for cyberspace among nation states and non-state actors alike, threatening not only our personal data but human lives, global stability, and the fundamentals of the Internet as we know it today.

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Jonathan Green is a nonresident senior fellow at the GeoStrategy Initiative in the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

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Nonresident Senior Fellow

GeoStrategy Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

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