Security & Defense

Manning in the Hill: Bye-bye, Bitcoin

By Atlantic Council

On July 25, Manning published an op-ed in The Hill calling for the banning of cryptocurrencies, which quickly accrued more than a million views. “But the insidious new industry of cyber hacking and ransomware is an unacceptable disruptive threat to American economic security. It is a problem that is growing, not subsiding. And the proliferation […]

AC Selects: Democracy at home and abroad

Week of July 25, 2021 This week,the fight against Alexander Lukashenko’s regime with leader of the democratic opposition in Belarus Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and lessons for US foreign policy with author and political commentator Ben Rhodes. Related events

Garlauskas joins ROK-US Alliance Peace Conference co-hosted by Korean Defense Veterans Association and Korea-US Alliance Foundation

On July 28, Markus Garlauskas spoke on a panel in the ROK-U.S. Alliance Peace Conference hosted by the Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) and the Korea-U.S. Alliance Foundation (KUSAF) at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. Garlauskas emphasized that strengthening deterrence against coercion by North Korea and China is a critical task for the ROK-US […]

Ferziger quoted in The Algemeiner on Israel’s intentions to rejoin African Union

By Atlantic Council

Asat quoted in South China Morning Post on the relocation of the Olympics

By Atlantic Council

Kroenig and Ashford debate geopolitics and the Olympics

By Atlantic Council

On July 23, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they debate Olympic defection, the effectiveness of sanctions over the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, democratic backsliding in Tunisia, the prospects for a […]

Fontenrose quoted in The Guardian on Khashoggi murder

By Atlantic Council

Rosenblum interviewed by the Federal News Network on cybersecurity and the National Guard

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Todd Rosenblum interviewed by the Federal News Network on the role of the National Guard in combatting cyberattacks.

Kroenig and Ashford consider the future of war in outer space and cyber space

By Atlantic Council

On July 23, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss the future commercialization and militarization of space, calling for cooperation and international standards to help guide future space exploration and […]

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Solving the Navy’s strategic bankruptcy

By Atlantic Council

On July 22, Christopher Preble led a discussion with co-hosts on War on the Rocks’ Net Assessment podcast about Chris Dougherty’s recent article “Gradually and then Suddenly: Explaining the Navy’s Strategic Bankruptcy.” The three discussed what was needed to get the Navy back on track and what practical decisions could help to close the gap […]