Program Impact Stories

In the News

Feb 27, 2015

Marczak on the US-Cuba Talks in Washington

By Jason Marczak

Spanish-language El Mundo quotes Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Deputy Director Jason Marczak on the US-Cuba talks resuming Friday in Washington and how Cuba’s condition that it be removed from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism is affecting the negotiations:

Cuba

In the News

Feb 27, 2015

Al-Ghwell: If We Fail in Libya, Is There Hope in Other Places?

By Hafed Al-Ghwell

Rafik Hariri Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Hafed Al-Ghwell writes for Al Jazeera on why the conflicts in Libya and the Middle East demonstrate a new period in the history of the Middle East and North Africa:

Libya

Emerging Defense Challenges

Feb 26, 2015

Grundman on the Defense Business Board

By Steven Grundman

M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman joins Federal News Radio’s In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss the Defense Business Board and Pentagon spending reductions: Listen to the full interview here.

In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Jones on Doing Business in a Dicey Geopolitical Environment

By James L. Jones, Jr.

BRINK News interviews Brent Scowcroft Center Chairman General James L. Jones, Jr. on investing in foreign countries and how businesses can navigate today’s geopolitical environment:

In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Besharov Testifies Before House Committee on Agriculture

By Douglas Besharov

Global Business and Economics Program Senior Fellow Douglas Besharov testifies before the House Agriculture Committee on how the needs and use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) have changed since it was first passed into law: Read the article here.

In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Pham on the History of the US-Liberia Relationship

By J. Peter Pham

Agence France-Presse quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the history of the US-Liberia relationship and how it affected US involvement in the fight against Ebola:

North & West Africa

In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Besharov on Employment and Employment Training with SNAP

By Douglas Besharov

Farm Futures quotes Global Business and Economics Program Senior Fellow Douglas Besharov from his testimony before the House Committee on Agriculture on the need for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to assist in preparing recipients for the labor force:

In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Healey on the Need for a Broader Discussion on Cybersecurity

By Jason Healey

Federal Computer Week quotes Cyber Statecraft Initiative Director Jason Healey on the need for a broader, more imaginative public discussion about future cyber threats:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Business Insider Cites the Atlantic Council

By Ian Brzezinski and Nicholas Varangis

Business Insider cites an Atlantic Council chart demonstrating the NATO-Russia exercise gap from a NATOSource article by the Scowcroft Center’s Ian Brzezinski and Nicholas Varangis:

NATO Russia

In the News

Feb 26, 2015

Aronsson on NATO’s Spending Inefficiencies

By Lisa Aronsson

Business Insider quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Visiting Fellow Lisa Aronsson on inefficiencies in NATO spending and what that means for the two percent spending target:

NATO Security & Defense
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