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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.

All impact stories

In the News

Apr 14, 2021

Brooks in Write About Now on lessons from the pandemic

By Atlantic Council

On April 14, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Max Brooks was featured on the Write About Now podcast on the pandemic and Minecraft.

Coronavirus Education

In the News

Apr 14, 2021

Ee in China Focus on Talent Retention

By Atlantic Council

On April 14, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security Nonresident Fellow Shaun Ee was featured in China Focus for an award-winning essay on the benefits of immigration for the United States, with a particular focus on immigration and talent retention. He argues that the United States must encourage immigration while remaining sensitive to legitimate concerns about espionage.

China Civil Society

In the News

Apr 13, 2021

Ashford on the Mehdi Hasan Show: President Biden’s plans to leave Afghanistan by 9/11

By Atlantic Council

On April 13, Emma Ashford appeared on the Mehdi Hassan Show on MSNBC to discuss the announcement by the Biden administration that the US would withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan by September 11 of this year. Ashford made the point that the choice of date signaled a real commitment from the administration to actually […]

Afghanistan Politics & Diplomacy

Future of DHS

Apr 12, 2021

Warrick in The Telegraph on Cyber Appointment

By Atlantic Council

On April 12, Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow Thomas S. Warrick was quoted in an article in The Telegraph. The article focused on the appointment of new cyber officials in the Biden administration, with Warrick giving some context about the background of Jen Easterly, tapped to run the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.

Cybersecurity Defense Policy

In the News

Apr 12, 2021

Busch in The Hill: US whiskey and wine exporters brace for a summer of tariffs

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes in The Hill that the potential for EU tariffs on US whiskey and wine highlights the political nature of retaliatory tariffs and effectively rules out a tariff exclusion for the products.

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Apr 9, 2021

Mulder in DODReads on “Warbots 1.0: AI Goes to War”

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Senior US Air Force Fellow Lt Col Christopher P. Mulder wrote a book review in DODReads on the novel “Warbot 1.0: AI Goes to War.”

National Security Non-Traditional Threats

In the News

Apr 8, 2021

Kroenig quoted in USNI News on the Chinese nuclear threat

By Atlantic Council

Deputy Director of the Scowcroft Center Matthew Kroenig was quoted in a USNI News article titled “Russian and Chinese Nuclear Threats Pose Problem for US Deterrence, Experts Say.”

China National Security

In the News

Apr 6, 2021

Manning quoted in Newsweek: China’s bet US is bluffing on Taiwan war risks dangerous miscalculation

By Atlantic Council

On April 6, Robert Manning was quoted in an article in Newsweek entitled, “China’s Bet U.S. Is Bluffing on Taiwan War Risks Dangerous Miscalculation.” Manning argued that the least likely scenario is an invasion of Taiwan and urged policymakers to consider China’s interests and perceptions about US decline. “It seems all that now stands between […]

Politics & Diplomacy Taiwan

In the News

Apr 5, 2021

Shullman and Quirk in American Purpose: Grooming autocrats

By Atlantic Council

On April 5, 2021, American Purpose published an article by David O. Shullman and Patrick Quirk, “Grooming Autocrats.”

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Apr 5, 2021

Schultz in TIME on US Troops and COVID-19 Vaccine

By Atlantic Council

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.

Coronavirus National Security