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In the News

Oct 20, 2021

Ashford in The New Republic: Afghanistan withdrawal unlikely to change Chinese foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

On October 20, Emma Ashford was quoted in the New Republic on the question of US credibility following the withdrawal from Afghanistan. “According to Emma Ashford, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, Biden’s Afghanistan policy “might convince China that we are more serious about a shift to Asia or to Great Power competition.” In […]

Afghanistan China

New Atlanticist

Oct 18, 2021

The Powell Doctrine’s wisdom must live on

By Christopher Preble

Colin Powell’s criteria governing the use of force abroad aimed to ensure that war is always a last resort. US leaders shouldn't forget that as they honor his legacy.

Conflict Politics & Diplomacy

Fast Thinking

Oct 18, 2021

FAST THINKING: What to do about China’s hypersonic weapons

By Atlantic Council

Should US defense officials be worried about the pace of Chinese military modernization? What could China do with such weapons? Our experts fire off their thoughts.

Arms Control China

Event Recap

Oct 18, 2021

Generals Jones and Major General Punaro discuss bureaucratic inefficiencies in the Department of Defense

By Jacob Mezey

Generals Jones and Punaro consider ways to respond to bureaucratic inefficiencies in the Department of Defense.

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Oct 18, 2021

Manning in The Hill: Is Biden creeping toward a trade strategy?

By Atlantic Council

On October 18, Robert Manning authored an op-ed in The Hill, questioning whether the Biden administration is moving towards a trade strategy. Manning made the case for the US reconsidering joining the Transpacific Partnership, or an equivalent, and seeking out more free-trade agreements to bolster its standing in the Asia Pacific. “The U.S. tends to […]

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Oct 16, 2021

Manning on Voice of America Korea: South Korea seeks a formal end to the Korean War

By Atlantic Council

On October 16, Robert Manning went on Voice of America Korea to discuss the statement by the South Korean government seeking a formal settlement to the Korean War. Manning joined Dr. Patrick Cronin, a former USAID official and chair for Asia-Pacific security at the Hudson Institute, to analyze recent remarks made by North Korean leader […]

Indo-Pacific Korea

In the News

Oct 15, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Richard Haass is unhappy

By Atlantic Council

On October 15, Christopher Preble and co-hosts Melanie Marlowe (CSIS) and Zack Cooper (AEI) of the War on the Rocks Net Assessment podcast discussed the bipartisan turn away from the mostly internationalist spirit that has informed US foreign policy since the end of the Second World War. The three concluded that dissatisfaction with the current direction of […]

English Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Oct 15, 2021

Cooper in U.S. Naval Institute on expanding the concept of national security

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Scott Cooper on the need to expand the conception of national security.

China Disinformation

In the News

Oct 15, 2021

Grundman discusses defense budgets and strategic competition on the Defense and Aerospace Report

By Atlantic Council

FD senior fellow Steven Grundman was featured on The Daily Scoop Podcast to discuss how the defense industry can produce better solutions to the problems the Department of Defense is trying to solve.

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

Op-Ed

Oct 13, 2021

Massa on the Biden administration’s Nuclear Posture Review in the National Interest

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense assistant director Mark J. Massa published an article in the National Interest arguing that the Biden administration should remain committed to current plans to modernize the United States' nuclear forces.

Arms Control China

In the News

Oct 12, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford address the specter of war over Taiwan

By Atlantic Council

On October 8, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss recent Chinese incursions into Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), Taiwan’s strategic significance to the United States, and the possibilities for […]

China Conflict

In the News

Oct 12, 2021

Ashford in Inkstick: Is Congress seeking accountability for the war in Afghanistan?

By Atlantic Council

On October 12, Emma Ashford authored an article for Inkstick Media entitled, “Is Congress seeking accountability for the war in Afghanistan?.” Ashford makes the case that the use of hearings on Afghanistan for short-term political objectives comes at the cost of Congress fulfilling its role of providing oversight of national security powers. “Whether it’s failing to ask questions […]

Afghanistan English

In the News

Oct 12, 2021

Grundman discusses the defense industry on the Daily Scoop

By Atlantic Council

FD senior fellow Steven Grundman was featured on the Daily Scoop podcast to discuss how the defense industry can produce better solutions to the problems the Department of Defense is trying to solve.

Defense Industry Defense Technologies

In the News

Oct 11, 2021

Atwell in War on the Rocks on US cooperation with Afghan forces

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Kyle Atwell writes on US cooperation with Afghan forces in War on the Rocks.

Afghanistan Conflict

In the News

Oct 10, 2021

Binnendijk and Vershbow in Defense News: Needed: A transatlantic agreement on European strategic autonomy

By Hans Binnendijk, Alexander Vershbow

Hans Binnendijk and Alexander Vershbow write that the United States should drop its objections, agree with its European allies on how to ensure that strategic autonomy results in greater European strategic responsibility, and then embed that agreement in both NATO’s new strategic concept and the European Union’s new strategic compass.

Arms Control China

In the News

Oct 8, 2021

Eftimiades in Breaking Defense on CIA’s new China Mission Center

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades quoted in Breaking Defense on US intelligence and China.

China Intelligence

In the News

Oct 8, 2021

Kroenig in the Guam Daily Post on missile defense in the Indo-Pacific region

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig quoted on missile defense in the Indo-Pacific region.

China Conflict

In the News

Oct 8, 2021

Kroenig and Cimmino in The Dispatch: Washington should deter an attack on Taiwan

By Atlantic Council

On October 8, The Dispatch published a piece by Matthew Kroenig and Jeffrey Cimmino arguing that the United States and its allies should work to establish a more effective deterrent in the Taiwan Strait by ending a policy of ambiguity and developing a military strategy and capabilities to deny a Chinese invasion of the island.

China Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 7, 2021

Pavel in the Washington Post on NATO defense spending

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center director Barry Pavel speaks on NATO in the Washington Post.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Oct 7, 2021

Stephen Rodriguez in the America’s future series on technological innovation

By Atlantic Council

Stephen Rodriguez discusses technological innovation and great-power competition at an event run by the America's Future Series

China Defense Technologies
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