Insight & Impact

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Describe the kind of content you are highlighting here, why you are highlighting, and what it says about the work your program focuses on and how it makes an impact in the real world. Below, select three top pieces of commentary & analysis to feature from the past days or weeks. Update monthly via board process with Graeme Cranston-Cuebas and Vriddhi Sujan.

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In the News

Feb 3, 2022

Polymeropoulos on Danger Close podcast to discuss his CIA experience

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Marc Polymeropoulos joins the Danger Close podcast for a discussion on his experience in the CIA.

Intelligence Terrorism

In the News

Feb 3, 2022

Garlauskas featured in Reuters on North Korea’s recent missile launches

On January 31, Markus Garlauskas, Nonresident Senior Fellow at Asia Security Initiative, was featured in Reuters on the evaluation of North Korea’s recent missile launches. Markus stated, “The world’s distraction on other issues actually seems to be working to North Korea’s benefit right now.” However, he also firmly pointed out the wide misconception that the missile […]

China Conflict

In the News

Feb 3, 2022

Ashford in the Washington Post: Has Ukraine turned the tables on Russia?

By Atlantic Council

On February 3, Ashford was cited in the Washington Post on energy issues related to Russia and Europe. “European Council on Foreign Relations’s Jeremy Shapiro recently observed that ‘in a world of increasing geopolitical competition, the US needs partners — not supplicants and free-riders.’ An Anglo-Polish arrangement to bolster Ukraine’s defenses suggests the former and not the […]

Eastern Europe English

In the News

Feb 3, 2022

Ashford in the New York Times: Putin, facing sanction threats, has been saving for this day

By Atlantic Council

On February 3, Ashford was cited in the New York Times on energy issues related to Russia and Europe. “‘Europe has not resolved its dependence on Russian gas,’ said Emma Ashford, who studies European security issues at The Atlantic Council research group…Russia’s currency reserves could displace the loss of energy exports to Europe for ‘several years,’ […]

Eastern Europe English

In the News

Feb 3, 2022

Ashford in Foreign Policy: Will Germany hobble Western sanctions against Russia?

By Atlantic Council

On February 3, Emma Ashford co-authored an article in Foreign Policy with Rachel Rizzo, Senior Fellow in the Europe Center, on the problems for European energy sanctions related to the Ukraine crisis.  “The core issue, however, is less one of German intransigence but rather that there are limited options on the table for sanctions in the event […]

Crisis Management Eastern Europe

In the News

Feb 3, 2022

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: The Biden doctrine: muddling through?

By Atlantic Council

On February 3, Christopher Preble joined co-hosts Melanie Marlowe (CSIS), and Zack Cooper (AEI) on the Net Assessment podcast where they debated the virtues of muddling through, looking back on Biden’s first year of foreign policy and forwards to their first National Security Strategy. “Does the Biden team have a grand plan? Does it need […]

China Economy & Business

In the News

Feb 2, 2022

Eftimiades in Teller Report on Chinese espionage

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades' analysis on Chinese espionage at the Winter Olympics features in the Teller Report.

China Cybersecurity

In the News

Feb 2, 2022

Polymeropoulos in the Washington Examiner on espionage

By Atlantic Council

Marc Polymeropoulos explains the difference between real-world espionage and the movies.

Intelligence United States and Canada

In the News

Feb 1, 2022

Rodriguez in Dark Reading on cybersecurity

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense senior advisor Stephen Rodriguez discusses the need for companies to actively respond to cyberattacks.

Cybersecurity Defense Industry

In the News

Feb 1, 2022

Wechsler quoted in Spiegel on Putin’s military campaigns in Ukraine

By Atlantic Council

Conflict Crisis Management