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Sadat in Politico on the attempt to create a Space National Guard

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Mir Sadat comments on the proposal for a Space National Guard in Politico.

Preble joins the Foreign Policy for America advisory board

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On October 21, Christopher Preble was announced as a new member of the Foreign Policy for America advisory board. Recent advisory board members include Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Ambassador the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. More about our expert

Roberts featured in the Wire China on Evergrande

On October 17, Dexter Tiff Roberts was featured in The Wire China on Evergrande’s Xu Jiayin, who has stepped down from his position as chairman of the company in the face of its demise. “Xu is very flashy,” Roberts stated. Noting Xu’s nickname of “Belt Brother” due to the luxurious belt Xu wore to a Chinese […]

Ashford in Foreign Affairs: Is US foreign policy too hostile to China?

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On October 20, Emma Ashford was featured in a Foreign Affair’s “Ask the Experts” poll where experts and commentators responded to the question of whether US policy towards China has become overly hostile. “To be clear: there are plenty of areas of concern when it comes to China. Policymakers should be wary of China’s rise […]

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

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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 […]

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 […]

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

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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 […]

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 […]

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

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

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

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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.