Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Stefanini featured in Taiwanese news and Italy’s Agenzia Nova

On July 19-20, Taiwan News, Radio Taiwan International, and Agenzia Nova featured Stefano Stefanini, who travelled to Taiwan as a member of the Atlantic Council delegation. In reference to former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s statement that “a Taiwan emergency is a Japanese emergency,” Stefanini emphasizes that it would be an international matter.

Atlantic Council delegation featured by news outlets in Japan, China, and Taiwan

On July 19, the Atlantic Council delegation in Taiwan was featured by news outlets across Japan, China, and Taiwan, including Kyodo News, South China Morning Post, Taiwan News, Taipei Times, and Focus Taiwan. Articles highlight the delegation’s meeting with President Tsai Ing-wen, in which the delegation leader and former US Secretary of Defense, Mark Esper, […]

President Tsai meets Atlantic Council delegation

On July 19, the Office of the President for the Republic of China (Taiwan) released a synopsis of President Tsai Ing-wen’s meeting with Atlantic Council delegates Mark Esper, former US Secretary of Defense, Stefano Stefanini, former Permanent Representative of Italy to NATO, and Barry Pavel, Senior Vice President and Director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft […]

Atlantic Council delegation arrives in Taiwan

On July 18, Taiwan Today and Taiwan News featured Atlantic Council delegates Mark Esper, former US Secretary of Defense, Stefano Stefanini, former Permanent Representative of Italy to NATO, and Barry Pavel, Senior Vice President and Director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), who regard Secretary […]

Atlantic Council delegation to visit Taiwan

On July 18, Focus Taiwan featured Atlantic Council delegates Mark Esper, former US Secretary of Defense, Stefano Stefanini, former Permanent Representative of Italy to NATO, and Barry Pavel, Senior Vice President and Director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The delegation will meet with senior government officials, think tanks, and business […]

Pavel in New Voice of Ukraine on war scenarios

By Atlantic Council

Barry Pavel revisits his March forecasts for how the war in Ukraine might end.

Quirk in The National Interest on how democracies can counter authoritarian aggression

On July 11, Scowcroft Center nonresident senior fellow Patrick Quirk and International Republican Institute (IRI) president Daniel Twining published Fighting Back: How Democracies Can Check Authoritarian Aggression in the National Interest. In the piece, they assert that the democratic world must take action and execute a long-term and sustainable campaign against transnational authoritarianism that the […]

Kroenig and Ashford debate Biden’s Middle East policy

On July 15, Foreign Policy published its biweekly "It's Debatable" column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and NAEI resident senior fellow Emma Ashford. In their latest column, they debate Biden's Middle East policy on his first trip to the region as president.

Eftimiades in Bloomberg on China and intellectual property theft

By Atlantic Council

Nicholas Eftimiades examines the rates of intellectual property theft by China and the likelihood of prosecution.

Eftimiades in the WireChina on China’s space program

By Atlantic Council

Nicholas Eftimiades discusses China's space program and the need for the United States to lead on common rules for operating in space.

Preble on Net Assessment: An energy strategy to defeat Russia?

By Atlantic Council

On July 7, Christopher Preble joined his co-hosts on the Net Assessment podcast to consider the economic measures taken by the United States and Europe to punish Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, especially those pertaining to oil and natural gas. Preble and his co-hosted inquired: to what extent are these policies responsible for rising […]

Plaks in O’Dwyer’s on Russia, Ukraine, and propaganda

By Atlantic Council

Irina Plaks discusses Russian propaganda in the war in Ukraine and considers how the United States can respond.

Garlauskas discusses significance of ROK relationship with NATO on Voice of America’s “Washington Talk”

On July 2, Markus Garlauskas was featured on the “Washington Talk” show for Voice of America. Garlauskas spoke on the significance of the Republic of Korea’s growing relationship with NATO, in the context of President Yoon’s recent visit to the NATO Summit, during which European and Asian allies strategized collective deterrence strategies against threats from […]

Kroenig in Newsweek on China, Russia, and US military capabilities

By Atlantic Council

Matthew Kroenig discusses how the United States must prepare to engage Russia and China simultaneously.