Reality Check #7: Red-teaming the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance

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

By David Daoud

Committed as Hezbollah is to saving its Gaza-based allies, the group does not currently want a full war with Israel.
Conflict Israel
Reality Check #7: Red-teaming the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance

New Atlanticist Aug 21, 2024

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

By Adam Kozloski

To better prepare Taiwan to defend itself, the United States needs more transparency into Taipei’s weapons integration challenges.
Conflict Defense Policy
Reality Check #7: Red-teaming the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance

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.
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Reality Check

Jun 14, 2021

Reality Check #7: Red-teaming the Interim National Security Strategic Guidance

By Emma Ashford

The Biden administration has released an Interim National Security Strategic Guidance (INSSG), a stepping-stone to a full National Security Strategy (NSS). Although this document presents a more realistic vision of the world than the Trump administration’s NSS did, the INSSG still contains some questionable assumptions.

China
Middle East

In the News

Jun 14, 2021

Sales quoted in Le Point on Hezbollah and France

By Atlantic Council

Defense Policy
Extremism

In the News

Jun 14, 2021

Wechsler quoted in Inside Arabia on the Abraham Accords

By Atlantic Council

Israel
Middle East

New Atlanticist

Jun 14, 2021

Misunderstanding and underestimating Europe

By Olivier-Rémy Bel

Europe has changed. It has started—though only started—transforming into a global geopolitical player. The urgent task before Europe is to finish that transition.

China
European Union

In the News

Jun 14, 2021

Wieslander as a panelist at the Brussels Forum – “Investing in Resilience”
Europe & Eurasia
Security & Defense

AC Selects

Jun 13, 2021

AC Selects: NATO’s vision for the future

Week of June 13, 2021 Welcome to the first episode of AC Selects! Hear from NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg as he discusses the NATO 2030 agenda and his vision for the future of the Alliance. Related events

NATO
NATO Partnerships

In the News

Jun 13, 2021

Deni in the The Hill: Biden’s agenda in Geneva – remind Putin of consequences for Russian malign behavior

By John R. Deni

Deni writes in The Hill that there are two reasons why a US-Russia summit makes for good policy and good politics at this moment

Arms Control
Europe & Eurasia

Inflection Points

Jun 13, 2021

History’s warning for the Biden-Putin meeting

By Frederick Kempe

The dangers rest in the Biden administration’s understandable focus on China as the contest of our times and insufficient realization of the increased challenges Russia poses.

Politics & Diplomacy
Russia

Event Recap

Jun 12, 2021

Achieving security in space: A recap of The Atlantic Council space strategy launch

By Raphael Piliero

Sixty years since the first human launched into orbit, what is the future of security and prosperity in space? On April 12, the International Day of Human Spaceflight, the Scowcroft Center’s Forward Defense practice sought to answer this question with an engaging virtual public event featuring esteemed space experts and the launch of a new Atlantic Council Strategy Paper.

Economy & Business
National Security

In the News

Jun 12, 2021

Eftimiades interviewed by Express on Chinese exploitation of UK technology

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades was interviewed by the Express on June 12. Eftimiades, a retired CIA officer of thirty years, warned that the United Kingdom's lack of strict technology export laws allowed British technology to fall into the hands of China.

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Tobias Ellwood

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