Category: In the News

AFP: Afghan Presidential Hopeful Vows to Sign US Troops Pact

By Atlantic Council

Agence France-Presse cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Afghan presidential candidate Ashraf Ghani:

Huntsman: Where is Obama’s Grand Strategy?

By Jon Huntsman

Atlantic Council Chairman and former presidential candidate Jon M. Huntsman Jr. appeared on MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss President Obama’s foreign policy speech:

Brzezinski on Russian Reconciliation with the West

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins CTV to discuss whether Russia will reconcile with the West given the crisis in Ukraine: Watch the full interview here.

Missile Denfese Conference Featured

By US and Global Missile Defense

The Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s annual US and Global Missile Defense Conference was featured by Breaking Defense, highlighting the real-world limits when using lasers in missile defense:

Scowcroft Center’s US and Global Missile Defense Conference Featured

Seapower magazine covered the Atlantic Council’s conference on US and Global Missile Defence, highlighting attempts by the US military to reassure Russian leadership that its ballistic missile defence is not designed to antagonize Russia:

Atlantic Council Missile Defense Conference Featured

Military Times covers the Atlantic Council’s US and Global Missile Defense conference, as both conference attendee Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. James Winnefeld and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey highlight US strength:

Saab on Importance of Trust in Global Missile Defense Initiatives

By Bilal Saab

Breaking Defense quotes Resident Senior Fellow Bilal Saab on the political–not just technical–hurdles that face Middle Eastern nations attempting to implement regional missile defense initiatives:

Adm. Winnefeld: “We’re Not Betting on Dennis Rodman as Our Deterrent” Against North Korea

Yonhap News features remarks made by Admiral James Winnefeld, the keynote speaker at the Atlantic Council’s annual conference on global missile defense:

Burden-Sharing is Key for Asian Missile Defense Says Adm. Winnefeld at Atlantic Council

Defense News features the Atlantic Council’s 2014 US and Global Missile Defense Conference:

US and Global Missile Defence Conference Featured

Janes features remarks made by Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral James Winnefeld at the Atlantic Council’s US and Global Missile Defense conference: