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In the News

Oct 20, 2016

Barno and Bensahel Join Federal News Radio to Discuss the US Army’s Budget

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Oct 20, 2016

National Defense Magazine Features Future of the Army Report

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Oct 20, 2016

Barno Quoted by National Defense Magazine on Army Recruitment

By David Barno

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In the News

Oct 20, 2016

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: The South China Sea Enigma: The Fish Imperative

By Robert Manning

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China

Event Recap

Oct 19, 2016

A New Strategy for US-Iran Relations in Transition

By Tyler M. Nocita

On Wednesday, October 19, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Middle East Peace and Security Initiative released Atlantic Council distinguished fellow Ellen Laipson’s A New Strategy for US-Iran Relations in Transition, the sixth installment in the Atlantic Council Strategy Paper series. The report advocates for a balanced approach towards American relations with Iran that […]

Iran

New Atlanticist

Oct 19, 2016

Building on the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The next president of the United States must build on the opportunity provided by the nuclear deal to normalize ties with Iran, said Ellen Laipson, a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council, in Washington on October 19. “Iran is not a peer adversary of the United States. We should be able to manage the challenge […]

Iran

In the News

Oct 19, 2016

Metzl Joins the CJM to Discuss Futurism and Stanley Kubrick

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full video here.

Event Recap

Oct 19, 2016

Strategy Session with General Curtis M. Scaparrotti

By Lauren Speranza and Marija Vaicekauskaite

On October 19, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted a private strategy session with General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander of US European Command. General Scaparrotti discussed his assessment of the current threat environment, his strategic priorities, and EUCOM’s direction moving forward.

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 19, 2016

Miller in Wall Street Journal: The Frail Pillars of China’s Economy

By Leland R. Miller

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China

In the News

Oct 19, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Philippines President Duterte’s State Visist to China

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full interview here.

China

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Oct 19, 2016

A new strategy for US-Iran relations in transition

By Ellen Laipson

Framing a sustainable and achievable strategy toward Iran will be a high priority for the next administration. In the sixth Atlantic Council Strategy Paper, A New Strategy for US-Iran Relations in Transition, Ellen Laipson presents a new strategy to reduce prospects for a military confrontation with Iran; improve the regional security environment by working with trusted partners and with Iran; and, eventually, enable Iran and the United States to build cooperation in diverse areas of shared concern.

Iran Politics & Diplomacy

Event Recap

Oct 18, 2016

Shoring Up Security in the High North

By Lauren Speranza and Marija Vaicekauskaite

On October 18, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted a private roundtable discussion on “Shoring Up Security in the High North”. The session featured a keynote address by Admiral Haakon Bruun-Hanssen, Chief of Defense of Norway, and a moderated discussion led by Walter B. Slocombe, Secretary of the Board of the Atlantic Council.

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 18, 2016

Wyne in the New York Times: The United States Shouldn’t Assume It Can Weather the Duterte Storm

By Ali Wyne

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In the News

Oct 18, 2016

Ward Joins Huffington Post Live to Discuss Foreign Policy and the 2016 Election

By Alexander Ward

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In the News

Oct 18, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: The Pentagon’s Virtuous Insurgency

By David Barno & Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Oct 17, 2016

Manning Quoted by Voice of America on US Election Rhetoric Alarming Asia-Pacific Partners

By Robert A. Manning

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In the News

Oct 17, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN To Discuss His New Book: Eternal Sonata

By Jamie Metzl

Watch the full discussion here.

Issue Brief

Oct 14, 2016

History’s lessons for resolving today’s Middle East conflicts

By Mathew J. Burrows

In the spirit of the adage that “those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it,” History’s Lessons for Resolving Today’s Middle East Conflicts, by Mathew J. Burrows, examines past precedents for resolving highly complex conflicts, by delving into seven historic examples of peacemaking.

Conflict Middle East

In the News

Oct 14, 2016

Kroenig in the Weekly Standard: Nuclear Trash Talk

By Matthew Kroenig

Read the full article here.

Russia

Event Recap

Oct 13, 2016

Enhancing security and defense in the Baltic States

By Lauren Speranza and Marija Vaicekauskaite

On October 13, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted a private roundtable on “Enhancing Security and Defense in the Baltic States”. The session featured a keynote address by LTG Jonas Vytautas Žukas, Chief of Defense of the Lithuanian Armed Forces, and a moderated discussion led by James Hasik, Nonresident Senior Fellow for Defense with the Brent […]

NATO Northern Europe
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