Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Ashford’s Power Problems podcast: With friends like these

By Atlantic Council

On the September 8 Power Problems podcast, Emma chats with Rachel Rizzo of the Truman Project about the prospects for transatlantic relations. More about our expert

Garlauskas mentioned by The National Interest on North Korea SLMB

By Atlantic Council

Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and nonresident senior fellow with the Asia Security Initiative, was mentioned in an analysis by The National Interest published on September 7, 2020. Garlauskas expressed his opinion on the latest satellite imagery report by CSIS, commenting that the latest development of Sino shipyard in […]

Benitez quoted in The New York Times on allies’ fears of Trump- NATO exit

Preble in War on the Rocks: The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be, Net Assessment

By Atlantic Council

On the September 3 Net Assessment podcast, Christopher Preble discusses the future of US foreign policy after January 20, 2021, with Net Assessment co-hosts Melanie Marlowe and Zack Cooper. More about our expert

Hasik in DefenseNews: Close the Pentagon and decentralize DoD HQ

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Senior Fellow James Hasik contends that the Pentagon office building is a risk to the Defense Department due to its size and immobility as well as its effect on work culture and groupthink.

Busch in The Hill: US cheddar cheese in Europe’s trade mousetrap

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that a trade debacle between the US and EU over the word "cheddar" is a symptom of a greater contest in trade relations with third-party states.

Sparrow discusses General Brent Scowcroft’s legacy on The Slavic Connexion podcast

By Atlantic Council

Garlauskas quoted in Yonhap News Agency the on prospects of US-DPRK summit

By Atlantic Council

Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Asia Security Initiative, was quoted on his discussions during a CSIS webinar on North Korea on August 28, 2020. He argued that a US-DPRK summit prior to the presidential election was unlikely but that Pyongyang may be tempted […]

Kroenig and Ashford discuss convention speeches, America’s foreign engagement, and how the West should respond to Belarus

By Atlantic Council

On August 28, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig and the Cato Institute’s Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss the DNC and RNC speeches, what a potential President Biden’s foreign policy might look like, and what role the US should play in response […]

Garlauskas on CSIS’s webinar on North Korea

By Atlantic Council

Markus Garlauskas, the former US National Intelligence Officer for North Korea and Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Asia Security Initiative, made an appearance on a webinar hosted by CSIS on North Korea on August 27, 2020. During the webinar, Garlauskas discussed the prospects of a US-DPRK summit prior to the presidential election, DPRK’s approach toward […]

Ian Brzezinski quoted by Voice of America on the future of Belarus

Manning quoted in VOA on the possibility of transfer of power in the DPRK

By Atlantic Council

Oh in Radio Free Asia on Biegun’s discussion with Russia regarding North Korea

By Atlantic Council

Miyeon Oh, Director and Senior Fellow of the Asia Security Initiative at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, was interviewed by Radio Free Asia about Deputy Secretary of State Stephen Biegun’s meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov regarding North Korea on August 25, 2020. Oh suggested that Biegun’s visit to Moscow was […]

Ashford in the New York Times: Biden wants to return to a ‘normal’ foreign policy. That’s the problem.

By Atlantic Council

Emma Ashford writes about way forward for US leadership in the world. Even under a Biden administration, the US can not approach foreign policy as it once did. More about our expert