Insight & Impact

Garlauskas on Strauss Center’s webinar: The North Korea forecast for 2021

On February 2, Markus Garlauskas made an appearance as a guest speaker at a virtually held event by the Strauss Center for International Security and Law housed in the University of Texas at Austin, titled “The North Korea Forecast for 2021: A Former National Intelligence Officer’s View”. Based on his experience at the US National […]

Busch in The Hill: COVID, Barley and a most unusual Australia-China trade war

By Marc L. Busch

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.

Kroenig and Ashford discuss possible tension between values and interests in Biden’s foreign policy

By Atlantic Council

On February 5, 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 discuss Biden’s approach to democratic backsliding in Myanmar, Russian protests to Navalny’s prison sentencing, the Longer Telegram on China, the value of […]

Ashford in ABCNews: The Breakdown: President Biden gives 1st foreign policy speech

By Atlantic Council

On February 4, Emma Ashford was featured on ABC News live coverage and commentary of President Biden’s first major foreign policy speech. More about our expert

Christopher Preble on War on the Rocks: Primacy anxiety

By Atlantic Council

On February 4, Christopher Preble and co-hosts Melanie Marlowe (Center for Strategic and International Studies), and Zack Cooper (American Enterprise Institute), discussed the Trump administration’s “Strategic Framework for the Indo-Pacific,” and the continued pursuit of strategic primacy over all other alternative approaches on War on the Rocks’ Net Assessment podcast. They called for a national debate to […]

Borghard in the Council on Foreign Relations: Time to end the dual hat?

By Atlantic Council

On February 4, Erica Borghard published an article entitled “Time to End the Dual Hat?” for the Council on Foreign Relations. In the article, she explores the risks and benefits of separating the dual-hat authority structure that government U.S. Cyber Command and the National Security Agency, and maps a path forward for the Biden administration. […]

Grundman in Aviation Week on why the future will not be virtual

By Atlantic Council

On February 3, Aviation Week published an article titled "Why the future will not be virtual" by Forward Defense Senior Fellow Steven Grundman.

Ashford in Inkstick: After the apocalypse: US grand strategy

By Atlantic Council

On February 5, Emma Ashford was featured in Inkstick’s roundup of grand strategy proposals for the new administration. “Does US grand strategy need a reboot? Inkstick asked Emma Ashford, Kate Kizer, and T.X. Hammes how the Biden administration should approach US grand strategy. They all agreed that the United States needs to be more of […]

Borghard at Harvard School: Examining the Solarwinds Orion hack: implications for government and the private sector

By Atlantic Council

On February 3, Erica Borghard participated in a panel hosted by the Belfer Center’s Intelligence and Cyber Projects at Harvard Kennedy School. She was joined by David Sanger, Bruce Schneier, and Camille Stewart. Borghard discussed the strategic implications of the SolarWinds hack. More about our expert