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Mar 9, 2021

Borghard on WJLA-TV: US should reassess level of reliance on coercion strategies

By Atlantic Council

On March 9, Erica Borghard was interviewed on WJLA-TV about her recent Reality Check article on the difference between deterrence and coercion. Borghard discussed how policymakers often misuse the term deterrence, and the policy recommendations that follow from her analysis. “The State Department under the Trump administration emphasized the need for deterrence against Iran, but […]

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 8, 2021

Ashford in Texas National Security Review roundtable: Surveying H.R. McMaster’s “Battlegrounds”

By Atlantic Council

On March 8, Emma Ashford’s review of H.R. McMaster’s book, Battlegrounds, was published as part of a TNSR Roundtable. The article was subsequently republished on War on the Rocks. “During Donald Trump’s presidency, many senior national security roles came to resemble the post of Hogwarts’ Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher: The jobs were fraught […]

Politics & Diplomacy United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Mar 8, 2021

It’s time to change the way we talk about women in conflicts

By Aude Darnal

There's a disconnect between rhetoric and reality when it comes to women's roles in peacebuilding and development projects because the discussion about women overwhelmingly focuses on them as victims of conflict and political violence without also recognizing them as participants in it. That’s a problem.

Conflict Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding

New Atlanticist

Mar 5, 2021

The 5×5—Questioning basic assumptions in the cyber domain

By Simon Handler, Emma Schroeder

Challenging assumptions in cyberspace also means challenging assumptions about the theorists and strategists themselves. International Women’s Day, coming up on March 8, serves as a reminder to include female voices as a means of enriching policy discussions, producing more insightful work, and driving impact.

Cybersecurity Internet

Reality Check

Mar 5, 2021

Reality Check #4: Focus on interests, not on human rights with Russia

By Emma Ashford, Mathew Burrows

The Biden administration should seek to build a less aspirational policy toward Russia, minimize the use of sanctions, and look for incentives that might induce Moscow to take steps in line with US interests.

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

Assumptions Testing Series

Mar 4, 2021

Assumption #2: Strategies of coercion are effective

By Erica Borghard

Policymakers should cultivate more realistic expectations about the likelihood that their coercive threats will work as intended, evaluate their full costs against their potential benefits, and invest more in deterrence and defense.

In the News

Mar 4, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: The color of money

By Atlantic Council

On March 4, Christopher Preble and co-hosts Zack Cooper (AEI), and Melanie Marlowe (CSIS) discussed US sanctions programs and how to make them more effective on War on the Rocks Net Assessment podcast. They consider why sanctions have become the go-to answer to so many foreign policy problems, and explore when they should be used, […]

Economic Sanctions English

In the News

Mar 4, 2021

Ashford quoted in Business Insider: Biden can end the US war in Afghanistan in 2 months. He just has to do what Trump agreed to do

By Atlantic Council

On March 4, Emma Ashford was quoted in Business Insider in an article written by Bonnie Kristian entitled “Biden can end the US war in Afghanistan in 2 months. He just has to do what Trump agreed to do.” on the future of US troops in Afghanistan. “Washington has spent $2 trillion in Afghanistan just […]

Afghanistan Security & Defense

In the News

Mar 4, 2021

Borghard in Aspen Institute: Real-time intelligence collection needs an upgrade

By Atlantic Council

On March 4, Erica Borghard published a reaction to the SolarWinds incident with the Aspen Institute, along with other cyber subject matter experts. Borghard argues for improving public-private collaboration and comprehensive intelligence collection, and warns against misunderstanding the implications of SolarWinds for the Department of Defense’s “defend forward” strategy. “Dispensing with the myth that SolarStorm […]

Cybersecurity United States and Canada

In the News

Mar 2, 2021

Darnal testifies at House Foreign Affairs committee hearing on elections in Africa

By Atlantic Council

On March 2, Aude Darnal testified before the House Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights on the topic of Elections in Africa. She highlighted some of the challenges tainting electoral processes on the continent, and discussed some of the lessons learned and pitfalls US policy makers should consider to rethink […]

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