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Jan 4, 2021

Borghard in War on the Rocks: A grand strategy based on resilience

By Atlantic Council

Erica published an article, “A Grand Strategy Based on Resilience,” in War on the Rocks. She argues that the U.S. should incorporate the concept of resilience into grand strategy to better anticipate, withstand, and recover from inevitable disruptive events, whether they by cyber attacks, pandemics, or economic recessions. More about our expert

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Dec 31, 2020

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Net Assessment goes to the movies

By Atlantic Council

On the December 31 Net Assessment podcast, Christopher Preble joined co-hosts Melanie Marlowe of CSIS and AEI’s Zack Cooper for an end the year special episode where they do a deep dive into their favorite films and television series. They discuss their favorite spy movie, World War II film, a movie that inspired their career, […]

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Dec 26, 2020

Preble in The Wall Street Journal: Questions for Biden’s defense chief over budget priorities and transparency

By Atlantic Council

Christopher Preble was quoted in The Wall Street Journal, where he discussed some of the top questions that Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin faces with his selection as President-elect Biden’s nominee to be Secretary of Defense.

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Dec 22, 2020

Borghard quoted in Christian Science Monitor: “This is really an intelligence failure at scale”

By Atlantic Council

Erica was quoted in an article by Peter Grier and Noah Roberton, “After massive cyberattack, US hopes to ensure next time isn’t worse.” Borghard explains why this incident was a significant intelligence failure and what steps the U.S. should take going forward. More about our expert

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Dec 22, 2020

Borghard in C4ISRNET: “The nature of the threat environment has changed”

By Atlantic Council

Erica was quoted in an article by Mark Pomerleau, “Which NDAA cyber provisions have the most impact for DoD?”, stating that “the nature of the threat environment has changed and the Department of Defense’s missions have also grown, especially with the introduction the defend forward concept”. She further discussed specific provisions in the 2021 National […]

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Dec 22, 2020

Borghard in Council on Foreign Relations: The SolarWinds compromise and the strategic challenge of the information and communications technology supply chain

By Atlantic Council

Erica argues in her article that a singular focus on China and global market share to address information and communications technology supply chain security risks missing other threat and that the US should take a risk-based approach to securing the supply chain. More about our expert

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Dec 19, 2020

Borghard on CBS News: Trump downplays massive cyberattack while Pompeo blames Russia

By Atlantic Council

Erica shares her take on the SolarWinds hack in an interview with CBS News. She explained the national security implications of the incident, discussed why the hack was not an attack and what the incoming Biden administration should do to address the situation. More about our expert

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Dec 17, 2020

Borghard in Conversation Six: The SolarWinds hack

By Atlantic Council

Erica joins Jacquelyn Schneider to discuss the implications of the SolarWinds hack for US cyber strategy in a podcast on Conversation Six. More about our expert

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Dec 17, 2020

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: 2020 in review

By Atlantic Council

On the December 17 Net Assessment podcast, Christopher Preble joined co-hosts Melanie Marlowe of CSIS and AEI’s Zack Cooper in a review of developments over the last year and a debate over what might happen in 2021. Topics included Lloyd Austin’s nomination for secretary of defense, and the Trump administration’s best and worst foreign policy […]

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Dec 17, 2020

Borghard in WIRED: Russia’s hack wasn’t cyberwar. That complicates US strategy

By Atlantic Council

Erica and co-author Jacquelyn Schneider discuss the SolarWinds hack and its implication in terms of U.S. cyber strategy, analysing the concepts of deterrence and defend forward. More about our expert

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