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NATO 20/2020

Oct 14, 2020

Threaten decisive nuclear retaliation

By David Gompert and Hans Binnendijk

NATO should thwart Russian use of nuclear weapons by threatening certain retaliation.

Arms Control
Europe & Eurasia

In the News

Oct 14, 2020

Kroenig cited in Journal of Strategic Studies on deterring Russian nuclear de-escalation strikes

By Atlantic Council

On October 14, a Journal of Strategic Studies article by Norwegian political scientist Kristin Ven Bruusgaard cited Matthew Kroenig’s Scowcroft Center report on a strategy for deterring Russian nuclear de-escalation strikes.

Nuclear Deterrence
Russia

In the News

Oct 12, 2020

Garlauskas quoted in New York Post on North Korea’s new ICBM

By Atlantic Council

On October 12, Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and nonresident senior fellow with the Asia Security Initiative, was quoted in New York Post for his remarks on North Korea’s new intercontinental ballistic missile shown during the military parade on Saturday. Garlauskas commented that the new missile would erase any […]

Defense Policy
East Asia

In the News

Oct 10, 2020

Kroenig in Louisiana Tech Research Institute on US nuclear strategy

By Atlantic Council

Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security deputy director Matt Kroenig publishes chapters on US nuclear strategy and nuclear nonproliferation and deterrence against Iran.

Arms Control
China

In the News

Oct 10, 2020

Kroenig quoted in SVT Nyheter on the US nuclear football

By Atlantic Council

On October 10, Matthew Kroenig was quoted in an article in the Swedish news publication SVT Nyheter.

Defense Technologies
National Security

In the News

Oct 9, 2020

Garlauskas quoted in Reuters on North Korea’s new ICBM

By Atlantic Council

On October 9, Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and nonresident senior fellow with the Asia Security Initiative, was quoted in a Reuters article on North Korea’s new intercontinental ballistic missile shown during the military parade on Saturday. Garlauskas commented that North Korea’s new ICBM is ” likely intended to dispel […]

Defense Policy
East Asia

Article

Oct 8, 2020

Garlauskas quoted in Japan Times on North Korean strategic weaponry development

By Atlantic Council

On October 8, The Japan Times quoted a recent New Atlanticist analysis on North Korean strategic weaponry development coauthored by Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and nonresident senior fellow with the Asia Security Initiative. The quoted analysis warns that the threat coming from North Korea is increasing not only […]

Arms Control
Defense Policy

New Atlanticist

Oct 1, 2020

What an ‘October surprise’ from North Korea might actually look like

By Markus Garlauskas and Bruce Perry

If Kim offers up an “October surprise” this year, it probably won’t be the North Korean version of the fictional Soviet ballistic-missile submarine “Red October.” Instead, it may well come in the form of new missiles displayed on the streets of Pyongyang during the Party’s 75th anniversary parade.

Arms Control
Conflict

Article

Sep 30, 2020

Oh on Trump’s DPRK strategy during his potential second term, The National Interest

By Atlantic Council

Dr. Miyeon Oh, director and senior fellow of the Asia Security Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, published an article on The National Interest on September 30, where she foresees Trump’s policies towards North Korea if re-elected. Oh predicts that though we are likely to see a continuation of Trump’s […]

East Asia
Elections

Report

Sep 28, 2020

Competitive strategy insights from wargames

By Benjamin Jensen, John T. Watts, Christian Trotti, and Mark J. Massa

Warfighting eclipses the moment of battle. This report assesses the results from a series of competitive strategy wargames in order to explore how US military-modernization investments can shape adversary decisions long before the battle ever begins.

China
Conflict
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Experts

Fellow

Jonathan Corrado

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Indo-Pacific Korea

Fellow

Kayla T. Orta

Nonresident Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Arms Control East Asia

Fellow

Russell Rumbaugh

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Policy Maritime Security

Fellow

Mike Minihan

Distinguished Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Artificial Intelligence China

Fellow

Dean Wilkening

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Forward Defense Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Technologies Missile Defense

Fellow

Akiko Fukushima

Nonresident Senior Fellow

Indo-Pacific Security Initiative Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security

Defense Policy East Asia
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