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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

Jul 9, 2021

NAEI in Inkstick: Adults in a Room

By Atlantic Council

On July 9, Inkstick Media published the first of NAEI’s Adults in a Room series, which features insights from participants in NAEI’s private monthly networking sessions. The topic of this month’s installment was the outcomes of the Biden-Putin summit and included submissions by Trey Herr, Julian Mueller-Kaler, Miranda Preibe of RAND, and Olya Oliker of […]

Cybersecurity Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jul 9, 2021

Ashford in H-Diplo: Roundtable 12-12 on Orders of Exclusion

By Atlantic Council

On July 9, Emma Ashford’s book review of Kyle Lascurettes’ new book on the history of World Order, entitled “Orders of Exclusion: Great Powers and the Strategic Sources of Foundational Rules in International Relations”, was published in an ISSF/HDiplo roundtable. “The book offers a number of important lessons for today’s policymakers. Lascurettes is clearly correct […]

English International Norms

In the News

Jul 9, 2021

Kroenig and Ashford debate China’s nuclear build-up

By Atlantic Council

On July 9, 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 debated the future of Chinese nuclear posture and utilization, the Sino-Russian relationship, US-China economic decoupling, and prospects for US action in Haiti […]

Arms Control Caribbean

In the News

Jul 8, 2021

Sadat speaks with the Institute of World Politics on today’s space race

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Mir Sadat speaks for The Institute of World Politics titled “A Space Vision To Guide America’s Strategic Competition with China.”

China Space

In the News

Jul 8, 2021

Rosenblum in the Hill on addressing cybersecurity vulnerabilities

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Todd Rosenblum writes an op-ed for the Hill titled “What to do with cyber vulnerabilities?”

Cybersecurity Internet

In the News

Jul 8, 2021

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Solving the Russia riddle

By Atlantic Council

On July 8, Christopher Preble and co-hosts discussed Samuel Charap’s article, “Expanding the Scope for Statecraft in US-Russia Policy.” They considered what it means for the United States to “gird itself for sustained competition” with Russia, what kind of leverage the United States has in negotiating with Putin, and how to best work with allies […]

Defense Policy English

In the News

Jul 8, 2021

Rodriguez in Government Matters on the risks of sole-sourcing

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Senior Advisor Stephen Rodriguez interviewed for an article in Government Matters titled “Sole-sourcing spare parts hinders military readiness, says national security expert.”

Defense Industry Defense Policy

In the News

Jul 7, 2021

Kroenig speaks at the Nuclear Triad Symposium on modernization

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig presents at the twenty-first Nuclear Triad Symposium.

China Defense Industry

In the News

Jul 7, 2021

Kroenig in the WSJ on Chinese nuclear expansion

By Atlantic Council

On July 7th, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal entitled “China’s Nuclear Silos and the Arms-Control Fantasy,” discussing new satellite imagery which revealed that China is building more than one hundred new ICBM silos. Kroenig argues that this poses an unprecedented threat to […]

Arms Control China

In the News

Jul 6, 2021

Busch in The Hill: New study makes the case for more US free trade deals

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that a recent study on the impact of US trade deals undersells the benefits that deeper and more cutting-edge deals with other countries could have for the US economy

Americas Economy & Business