Shaping the post-COVID-19 world together
Tue, Jul 7, 2020
What world post-COVID-19? Three scenarios
This paper is a preliminary look at the geopolitical implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and sketches three scenarios for the possible direction of the global system post-COVID-19.
In-Depth Research & Reports by Mathew Burrows, Peter Engelke
Taking stock: Where are geopolitics headed in the COVID-19 era?
Taking stock: Where are geopolitics headed in the COVID-19 era? The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed pressure points in the global order and threatens to unravel the rules-based international system. This paper examines the geopolitical implications of the pandemic by identifying key strategic shocks and tensions exacerbated by the virus. It also identifies uncertainties for the global order and provides policy recommendations for how the United States and its allies should address the pandemic.
A global strategy for shaping the post-COVID-19 world
The COVID-19 pandemic is an acute public health and economic crisis that is further destabilizing an already weakened rules-based international system. With cooperation, determination, and resolve, however, the United States and its allies can recover from the crisis and revitalize an adapted rules-based system to bring about decades of future freedom, peace, and prosperity.
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What World Post-COVID-19
This paper is a preliminary look at the geopolitical implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and sketches three scenarios for the possible direction of the global system post-COVID-19.
Defense, survival, and fiction: Implications of COVID-19
Max Brooks joins the Scowcroft Center for a virtual ‘fireside chat’ on the lessons of fiction for disaster preparedness, pandemic prevention, and national defense in the era of COVID-19.
China’s COVID-19 statistics resemble horrific past
The curious spikes in confirmed cases in China following changes in leadership or policy events evokes the terrible statistical manipulation and suffering of the Great Leap Forward.
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Wed, Apr 14, 2021
Brooks in Write About Now on lessons from the pandemic
On April 14, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Max Brooks was featured on the Write About Now podcast on the pandemic and Minecraft.
In the News by Atlantic Council
Mon, Apr 5, 2021
Schultz in TIME on US Troops and COVID-19 Vaccine
On April 5, Forward Defense Non-Resident Senior Fellow Dr. Tammy Schultz wrote an article in TIME with Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) about vaccine hesitancy among US troops. Schultz and Moulton argue that this poses a threat to national security, risking infections among our armed services.
In the News by Atlantic Council
Fri, Apr 2, 2021
Stefanini in The New York Times: Vaccine ‘Fiasco’ Damages Europe’s Credibility
Stefano Stefanini was quoted in the New York Times on how the EU’s reputation has been impacted by its handling of the pandemic and its vaccination program.
In the News by Stefano Stefanini
Tue, Mar 30, 2021
Hu interviewed by Government Matters on need for diversity
Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Evanna Hu published an article in the Hill titled "Defense acquisition reform is critical going forward."
In the News by Atlantic Council
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Hu, Iyer sign statement on hate crimes against Asian-Americans in Defense One
On March 18, FD Nonresident Senior Fellows Evanna Hu and Arun Iyer signed a statement in Defense One calling for action on hate crimes and racism against Asian-Americans.
In the News by Atlantic Council
Tue, Mar 16, 2021
State of the Order: Assessing February 2021
The State of the Order breaks down the month's most important events impacting the democratic world order.
Blog Post
Mon, Mar 8, 2021
Agachi and Swyden in Just Security: Taking Gender Into Account to Better Confront New Security Threats
Anca Agachi and Priya Swyden published a blog that examines the unbalanced impact of non-traditional threats on gender.
In the News by Anca Agachi and Priya Swyden
Thu, Mar 4, 2021
A three-step plan for reviving the transatlantic alliance
Reviving the transatlantic partnership will require more than the traditional close diplomacy, warm rhetoric, and lofty white papers. It will demand bold action that proves the United States and Europe can still accomplish major feats together.
New Atlanticist by Edward Fishman, Mark D. Simakovsky
Wed, Feb 10, 2021
Looking beyond COVID-19: The need to focus US national strategy on the next major crisis
Health security and technology experts joined the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center and its Forward Defense practice for a discussion on building resilience for the next major national security shock.
Event Recap by Julia Siegel
Fri, Feb 5, 2021
Busch in The Hill: COVID, Barley and a most unusual Australia-China trade war
Marc Busch writes that Australia may have effectively leveraged some of the WTO's misfunction to its political benefit in a trade disagreement with China.
In the News by Marc L. Busch