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Mar 17, 2021

Rodriguez on defense industry and acquisition in DefenseNews

By Atlantic Council

On March 17, FD Senior Advisor Stephen Rodriguez wrote a piece on strategies for acquiring new, innovative technology within the defense industrial base.

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Mar 17, 2021

Future of DHS Project cited in House Appropriations Committee hearing on DHS management challenges

By Atlantic Council

On March 17, the House Committee on Appropriations convened a hearing on "DHS Management Challenges" with co-Chairs of Forward Defense's Future of DHS Project advisory board and former secretaries of DHS Michael Chertoff and Jeh Johnson.

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Mar 17, 2021

Crouch in DODReads on General Scowcroft’s bio “The Strategist”

By Atlantic Council

On March 17, FD Senior Military Fellow Matthew R. Crouch wrote a book review in DODReads on The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security by Bartholomew Sparrow. Crouch argues that the book presents a balanced and robust explanation of the life of General Scowcroft, whose life was an inspiration for many.

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Mar 17, 2021

Warrick in the Cipher Brief on domestic terrorism

By Atlantic Council

On March 17, FD Nonresident Senior Fellow Thomas S. Warrick and former DHS official Javed Ali published an article in the Cipher Brief titled "Grants to fight terrorism are only the beginning."

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Mar 16, 2021

Warrick on CBS Evening News on 2020 election interference

By Atlantic Council

On March 16, Forward Defense and Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East Programs Nonresident Senior Fellow Thomas S. Warrick was interviewed on CBS Evening News regarding Russia and Iran interfering in the 2020 US elections.

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Mar 16, 2021

Manning quoted in VOA: First ‘virtual meeting’ with Biden, China’s Xi could be April’s climate summit

By Atlantic Council

On March 16, Robert Manning was quoted in Voice of America about the prospects for nuclear talks between North Korea and the Biden administration and the domestic crisis impacting Kim Jong-Un’s decision-making. “US President Joe Biden could meet virtually with Chinese President Xi Jinping as early as April 22, as Biden hosts the “Global Leaders […]

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Mar 16, 2021

Borghard quoted in C4ISRNET: In a cyberattack disaster, DoD needs backup squad to fix networks, restart critical systems

By Atlantic Council

On March 16, Erica Borghard was quoted in an article in C4ISRNET about the need for a cyber reserve force. Borghard described the purpose of a cyber reserve force and how it might be organized. “With a growing number of cyber breaches, lawmakers and outside experts are pushing to increase the role of the National […]

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Mar 16, 2021

Borghard in The Washington Post: Want to tell Russia to stop hacking US systems? Here’s what works—and what doesn’t

By Atlantic Council

On March 16, Erica Borghard published an article in The Washington Post with Jacqueline Schneider, from the Hoover Institution, about whether cyber operations could be used as signals. Borghard and Schneider show how recent reporting characterizing cyber operations as signals of resolve is misguided. “With nine U.S. federal agencies reportedly still cleaning up after last […]

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Mar 16, 2021

Akhtar joins Tabadlab to discuss Pakistan-US relations

By Atlantic Council

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Mar 16, 2021

Warrick joins CBS to discuss Russian interference in the 2020 election

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