Category: Content Series

Incentives and Processes Need Change to Make DOD’s Silicon Valley Outreach Work, Say Experts

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On April 23, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter gave a speech at Stanford University where he claimed a greater link between Silicon Valley and the Department of Defense (DOD) would help “defend our country and help make a better world.” His speech—and subsequent events—showed that Secretary Carter is serious about incubating many of the ideas […]

Brummer on the Trade Legislation Before Congress

By Chris Brummer

Politifact quotes Boyden Gray Fellow on Global Growth and Finance Chris Brummer on trade negotiations and financial regulations:

Cross-Straits Series: Implications of Energy Security on Critical Geopolitical, Economic, and Environmental Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region

On May 14, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s (BSC) Asia Security Initiative hosted a Cross-Straits Series event on the effects of energy security in the Asia-Pacific. Considering the heated debates on the region today, energy security has been a relatively underappreciated and under-examined topic. This discussion with Edward C. Chow, a Senior Fellow […]

Ray Mabus Knows Naval Human Capital

By James Hasik

The Navy Secretary’s speech on managing talent was founded on sound economic principles. In his speech at the Naval Academy this morning, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced that he intends to profoundly reform the way his department manages people—the human capital that drive the physical capital of its ships and aircraft. He admits that progress […]

Dungan on the Implications of the UK Election

By Nicholas Dungan

The Daily Caller quotes Transatlantic Relations Program Nonresident Senior Fellow Nicholas Dungan what the UK election results mean for Scotland and the European Union:

Montanino on Greece’s IMF Payment

By Andrea Montanino

The Financial Times quotes Global Business and Economics Program Director Andrea Montanino on why the International Monetary Fund’s credibility is on the line regarding Greece’s May 12 payment deadline: