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Mon, Oct 19, 2020
From cyber to China, here’s what has former US national security advisors worried
Whether current US President Donald J. Trump is re-elected or former Vice President Joe Biden becomes the next occupant of the White House, the next US president will be confronted with a growing challenge from China, the lingering danger of an assertive Russia, and a broad range of threats complicated by the proliferation of new technologies.
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Tue, Oct 13, 2020
Trouble underway: Seven perspectives on maritime cybersecurity
With greater than 90 percent of all global trade tonnage transported by sea and vital global energy networks, maritime infrastructure has never been more essential and yet also more at risk.
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Mon, Sep 14, 2020
A global strategy for China
Over the past two years, the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security has hosted a series of strategy consortium meetings with small groups of experts and officials to discuss a comprehensive US and allied strategy for China. This paper provides a brief preview of an Atlantic Council Strategy Paper to be released this fall. Strategic […]
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Featured in-depth research and reports
Wed, Dec 16, 2020
The top ten risks and opportunities for 2021
COVID-19, the kind of “grey swan” event that is predicted but never pinpointed in time, finally came calling in 2020. Drawing on years of foresight experience at the US National Intelligence Council, we are assessing the top 10 risks and opportunities in the new year, for the US in particular, but with global implications.
New Atlanticist by Mathew Burrows, Robert A. Manning
Mon, Dec 14, 2020
How do you fix a flying computer? Seeking resilience in software-intensive mission systems
Defense organizations, by nature, confront unanticipated and highly impactful disruptions. They must adapt complex mission systems to withstand these disruptions and accomplish defined objectives. To ensure mission systems like the F-35 remain available, capable, and lethal in conflicts to come demands the United States and its allies prioritize the resilience of these systems.
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Tue, Dec 29, 2020
The Future of DHS Project: Key Findings and Recommendations: Congressional Oversight
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is overseen by more than ninety committees and subcommittees–an oversight burden far greater than any other cabinet department. This issue brief proposes that Congress streamline its oversight of DHS to increase its effectiveness as a department with national security responsibilities.
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