Insight & Impact

Marc Polymeropoulos joins AEI’s WTH Is Going On Podcast on Lebanon pager attacks

On September 23, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, joined Danielle Pletka and Marc A. Thiessen on The American Enterprise Institute’s What The Hell Is Going On podcast to talk about the pager attacks Israel carried out against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Marc Polymeropoulos mentioned in YNET News about Hezbollah pager attacks

On September 21, YNET News, an Israeli media outlet, mentioned comments from Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, calling Hezbollah pager attacks as ” the most impressive kinetic operation I can recall in my career. Israeli intelligence is living in [Hasan] Nasrallah’s brain.” These comments were inserted in an article detailing reactions from […]

Marc Polymeropoulos’ tweet about Hezbollah pager attacks mentioned in SpyTalk

On September 21, SpyTalk’s weekly roundabout on the latest news about intelligence, foreign policy, and military operations mentioned Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, for his tweet calling Hezbollah pager attacks “most impressive denied area kinetic op I have witnessed in my career.” 

Marc Polymeropoulos mentioned in the Washington Post about Hezbollah pager attacks

On September 21, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, was mentioned in “Israel’s pager attack an intelligence triumph, with uncertain ends” by Shane Harris in the Washington Post. The article mentioned Polymeropoulos’ comment describing the attacks as “the most impressive denied area kinetic op I have witnessed in my career.”

Marc Polymeropoulos on South China Morning Post about possible Israeli intentions behind Hezbollah pager attacks

On September 20, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, spoke with the South China Morning Post about possible Israeli intentions behind the pager attacks against Hezbollah. In his remarks, Polymeropoulos explored the possibility that the Hezbollah pager attacks may be part of a wider Israeli strategy of “escalate to deescalate.”

Marc Polymeropoulos joins MSNBC to weigh in on Israeli military strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon

On September 19, Marc Polymeropoulos, nonresident senior fellow at Forward Defense, joined NBC News’ Raf Sanchez and retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey to discuss Israel’s military strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon after the waves of walkie-talkies and pagers explosions.

Braw featured in Voice of America on the security of undersea cables in South China Sea

By Elisabeth Braw

On October 11, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was quoted in Voice of America on the security of undersea cables in the South China Sea.

Ackerman discusses writing and wargaming on Scuttlebutt

On October 10, Elliot Ackerman appeared on an episode of the podcast Scuttlebutt to discuss his time in the Marine Corps, his work as an author, the intersection between reading and wargaming, and the “value of a military imagination.”

Braw in Foreign Policy discussing Germany’s attempts to derisk its supply chains from Chinese influence

By Elisabeth Braw

On October 10, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw wrote an article in Foreign Policy discussing Germany’s efforts to derisk supply chains.

Cross-Strait and Beyond seminar on US-Taiwan defense co-production featured in Aviation Week

On October 8, our Cross-Strait and Beyond seminar on fostering US-Taiwan defense co-production was featured in Aviation Week. The article outlined the event’s panel discussion, which highlighted how co-production could address mutual security concerns in the Indo-Pacific, particularly amid China’s military expansion efforts. Key topics included the potential for joint production of drones and the […]