Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Roberts quoted in The Guardian on Beijing’s new regulation policies aimed at its tech billionaires

On August 21, Dexter Tiff Roberts was quoted in an article in The Guardian that discussed new Chinese regulations across its education and technology industries, whose contributions to China’s economy are far bigger than many of its state-owned firms. Roberts acknowledges that Xi Jinping’s recent moves on the tech sector was foreseen by many, explaining […]

Atlantic Council press call: Protecting Americans and their Afghan allies in Afghanistan

As the dire situation in Afghanistan continues to unfold, senior former officials and experts discuss the urgent policies, posture and operations needed to ensure a rapid, safe evacuation in the days and weeks ahead.

Kohistany featured in “Smart Women, Smart Power” on Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, impact on women and girls

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Lyla Kohistany joins CSIS's "Smart Women, Smart Power" podcast to discuss "Afghanistan: Bullets, Backlash, Blame Games, Women & Girls."

Jensen quoted in the New York Times on the Taliban and social media

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Ben Jensen quoted by the New York Times on the Taliban and social media.

Hu quoted in CNN on the humanitarian response in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Evanna Hu speaks with CNN on the humanitarian response in Afghanistan.

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Afghanistan debacle

By Atlantic Council

On August 20, Preble and his co-hosts of the Net Assessment podcast talked about the controversy surrounding the US military withdrawal from Afghanistan. They considered who should bear the blame for the chaos, and the possible impact on US credibility, with friends and adversaries alike, around the world. “Chris, Zack, and Melanie talk about the Biden administration’s […]

Ashford in The Washington Post: Buried doubts and public deceptions in the Afghan war

By Atlantic Council

On August 20, Emma Ashford authored a review of Craig Whitlock’s new book, The Afghanistan Papers, which was featured on the front page of The Washington Post’s Sunday Outlook section. “By placing these events in a chronological narrative, and by juxtaposing the newly available private documents with public statements, Whitlock shows just how early in […]

Preble in Politifact: Afghanistan fall, the refugee crisis and the United States

By Atlantic Council

On August 19, Christopher Preble was quoted in a Politifact article that examined a claim that President Biden had intentionally allowed Afghanistan to “fall apart.” Preble argued that the results in Afghanistan are due more to the actions of past administrations than the current one. “‘I have seen no evidence that President Biden let Kabul […]

Chilton named Mitchell Institute Explorer Chair for Space Warfighting Studies

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow General Kevin P. Chilton named Explorer Chair at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies.

Manning in The Hill: After hubris and humiliation in Afghanistan, will humility follow?

By Atlantic Council

On August 18, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill entitled “After hubris and humiliation in Afghanistan, will humility follow?” Manning highlighted that, for the United States, there are “a surfeit of lessons to be learned — lessons about misjudging basic requirements of counter-insurgency; about the perils of mission creep and imposing US notions […]

Kroenig and Cimmino explore the strategic consequences of America’s loss in Afghanistan

By Atlantic Council

On August 17, The Dispatch published a piece by Matthew Kroenig and Jeffrey Cimmino arguing that the US retreat from Afghanistan will have important and far-reaching strategic consequences.

Stefanini in POLITICO: What Biden lost in Afghanistan

By Stefano Stefanini

Ambassador Stefano Stefanin was quoted in POLITICO on the impact of the Afghanistan withdrawal on the United States' global credibility and the response from NATO allies.

Warrick in FOX Carolina on domestic violent extremism

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Thomas S. Warrick remarks on the need to take the domestic violent extremist threat seriously.

Ashford on Crashing the War Party: When the backlash means you’re doing something right

By Atlantic Council

On August 13, Emma Ashford featured on the Crashing the War Party podcast, where she discussed the discourse and disagreements between different schools of foreign policy thinkers. “Kelley and Dan talk this week with Emma Ashford, an expert at the Atlantic Council’s New American Engagement Initiative. Her experience spans the Middle East, Russia, and Europe, and she spends […]

Garlauskas participates in Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center workshop report on “A Policy of Public Diplomacy with North Korea”

On August 12, Markus Garlauskas presented remarks and answered questions at a panel discussion hosted virtually by Harvard University’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs. The event was organized to launch a new Belfer workshop report to which Garlauskas contributed, “A Policy of Public Diplomacy with North Korea: A Principled and Pragmatic Approach to […]