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MENASource

Nov 13, 2025

Moses parts the Red Sea: Israel’s strategic challenges as new routes emerge

By Amit Yarom

A new $4 billion bridge across the Strait of Tiran could upend plans to physically integrate Israel into the Middle East.

Economy & Business
Israel

Russia Tomorrow

Nov 13, 2025

Minsk in Moscow’s grip: How Russia subjugated Belarus without annexation

By Hanna Liubakova

The latest report in the Atlantic Council's Russia Tomorrow series examines how Belarus moved from close relations with Russia to full-scale integration under the Kremlin.

Belarus
Conflict

In the News

Nov 12, 2025

Hammes publishes issue brief on containerized weapons with Stimson Center

On November 6, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Thomas X. Hammes published an issue brief with the Stimson Center titled “We Can’t Buy Our Way Out: It’s Time to Think Differently.” Hammes urges the Pentagon to focus on a new generation of containerized weapons that can be mass produced in order to field capabilities to […]

Defense Industry
Defense Policy

In the News

Nov 12, 2025

Charai for The Jerusalem Post: Jared Kushner Can Finish What He Began: The Only Path to End Hamas and Save Gaza

By Atlantic Council

Israel
Middle East

In the News

Nov 11, 2025

Grundman featured in Defense & Aerospace Report on defense acquisition reform

By Atlantic Council

On November 11, Forward Defense senior fellow Steven Grundman was featured in a Defense & Aerospace Report podcast episode entitled "Deep Dive in to Sec Hegseth's Acquisition Reforms."

Defense Industry
Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Nov 11, 2025

Two views on the Syrian president’s visit to the White House—and what’s next 

By Arwa Damon, Ömer Özkizilcik

US President Donald Trump hosted Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa in the Oval Office on November 10, less than a year since the Assad regime collapsed.

Middle East
Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 11, 2025

Punaro quoted in Air & Space Forces Magazine on defense acquisition policy

By Atlantic Council

On November 11, Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Arnold Punaro was quoted in an Air & Space Forces Magazine article entitled "The Pentagon Wants to Buy Weapons Faster. What Will It Cost?" where he discussed acquisition reform.

Defense Industry
Defense Policy

Report

Nov 11, 2025

The future of food in the Americas

By Peter Engelke and Matias Margulis

Though the Americas have traditionally been a food-secure region, even moderate shocks can have profound consequences for agriculture. But there are concrete steps policymakers can take to protect the Western Hemisphere's breadbaskets from climate disruption, rising protectionism, and other risks. 

Americas
Climate Change & Climate Action

Report

Nov 11, 2025

El futuro de la alimentación en las Américas

By Peter Engelke y Matias Margulis

Un informe del Centro Scowcroft para la Estrategia y la Seguridad evalúa los mayores desafíos y oportunidades que enfrenta la seguridad alimentaria del hemisferio occidental en un panorama estratégico cambiante.

Americas
Climate Change & Climate Action

Report

Nov 11, 2025

O futuro da alimentação nas Américas

By Peter Engelke e Matias Margulis

Um relatório do Centro Scowcroft para Estratégia e Segurança avalia os principais desafios e oportunidades que a segurança alimentar enfrenta no Hemisfério Ocidental em um cenário estratégico em transformação.

Americas
Climate Change & Climate Action

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