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Aug 10, 2020

Grundman in Aviation Week: There is bipartisan consensus on robust defense spending

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Senior Fellow Steven Grundman discusses bipartisan consensus on a large defense budget, as well as ongoing debates over the productivity of defense dollars.

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Aug 9, 2020

Slavin quoted in The Hill on the arms embargo on Iran

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New Atlanticist

Aug 7, 2020

Soldier, scholar, statesman: Remembering General Brent Scowcroft

By Barry Pavel and Matthew Kroenig

Many have walked the halls of power, but few are deserving of the title of statesman. General Brent Scowcroft embodied statesmanship and leaves a legacy that will survive his passing to shape US foreign and national security strategy and policy for generations to come. Indeed, the country and the world have lost an historic force for stability and security, a legendary strategist who ended the decades-long Cold War without a shot.

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Aug 7, 2020

Dagres joins the Monocle’s “The Briefing” to discuss UN arms embargo

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Aug 7, 2020

Kroenig proposes goals for great power competition with China

By Atlantic Council

On August 7, Foreign Policy published a column by Matthew Kroenig, in which he set forth goals for the United States as it enters an era of great power competition with China. Over the long-term, the United States and its allies should pursue a cooperative relationship with the next generation of Chinese leadership. In the near-term, the […]

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Aug 6, 2020

Preble debates how to prevent war in Asia

By Atlantic Council

On August 6, War on the Rocks released the latest Net Assessment podcast, in which Christopher Preble and his co-hosts debate Michèle Flournoy’s recent Foreign Affairs article about how to prevent war in Asia by reinforcing deterrence against China.

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Aug 6, 2020

Robert Manning quoted in Straits Times on US-China tensions and Taiwan

By Atlantic Council

China Politics & Diplomacy

UkraineAlert

Aug 6, 2020

Can new legislation revive Ukraine’s defense reforms?

By Serhiy Piontkovsky

Ukraine's defense industry has become a major source of state spending since the onset of hostilities with Russia in 2014, but corruption allegations have been a problem. Can new legislation revive reform efforts?

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Aug 5, 2020

Manning in The Hill: The tragedy of Trump’s foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

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Aug 5, 2020

Manning in The Hill: The tragedy of Trump’s foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

China European Union

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