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In the News

Jun 5, 2016

Manning in Global Times: S&ED Crucial, but not Enough in Twilight of Obama Era

By Robert Manning

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China

In the News

Jun 4, 2016

Dupont Joins Al Jazeera English to Discuss the South China Sea

By Alan Dupont

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China

In the News

Jun 3, 2016

Bensahel in The National Interest: Keep Troop Levels Steady in Afghanistan: An Open Letter to the President

By Nora Bensahel

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Afghanistan

In the News

Jun 3, 2016

Ward in #NatSec2016: #NatSec2016 Top Ten Reads, Ep. Two

By Alex Ward

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National Security Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Jun 3, 2016

A US strategy for building defense and deterrence in the Baltic states

By DAMON WILSON AND MAGNUS NORDENMAN

Since the start of the Ukraine crisis, the Baltic States have come into sharp focus as a key friction zone between a much more assertive Russia on the one hand, and the United States, NATO, and the broader transatlantic community on the other. NATO and the United States have made promising first steps to better […]

NATO Northern Europe

Issue Brief

Jun 3, 2016

Countering Russian aggression in Eastern Europe

By JONATHAN P. DUNNE

The past decade has witnessed a marked increase in Russian aggression and assertiveness. Many Eastern European nations, the Baltic States in particular, have recognized this disturbing and fundamental change in the European security environment and are responding both nationally and multilaterally. In “Countering Russian Aggression in Eastern Europe,” Jonathan P. Dunne, the Scowcroft Center’s US […]

Eastern Europe NATO

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Jun 2, 2016

Shape, steer, and sustain: a US strategy for the new global economic order

By Robert D. Hormats

Ten years ago, most observers predicted a period of smooth sailing for the world economy. Today, the world looks very different. To better deal with this new global economic environment, the United States requires a new strategy for the twenty-first century. That strategy should enable the country to shape, steer, and sustain a new global economic order that accomplishes several key objectives underpinning prosperity and stability for greater numbers of Americans.

China Economy & Business

In the News

Jun 2, 2016

Farkas Joins CNN to Discuss Syria Talks

By Evelyn Farkas

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Syria

In the News

May 31, 2016

Braw and Stefanini in Foreign Policy: How Migrants Rescued the Italian Navy

By Elisabeth Braw

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Italy

New Atlanticist

May 31, 2016

The Politics of Israel: Hold on for a Bumpy Ride

By Richard LeBaron

While Americans observed the Memorial Day holiday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu conceded to demands by his education minister (and former chief of staff) Naftali Bennett that cleared the way for the approval of Avigdor Lieberman as defense minister. Bennett has long wanted better access to information reserved for Israel’s security cabinet, but his willingness […]

Israel

In the News

May 31, 2016

The Hill Features Deputy Secretary Work’s Remarks at 2016 Global Strategy Forum

By Atlantic Council

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Missile Defense Security & Defense

In the News

May 31, 2016

Ward in War on the Rocks: “America Alone”: Trump’s Unilateralist Foreign Policy

By Alex Ward

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Elections Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

May 29, 2016

Bensahel Quoted by Time on Obama’s Military Policy

By Nora Bensahel

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In the News

May 27, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Explain the Significance of Obama’s Visit to Hiroshima

By Jamie Metzl

Japan
NATO recognizes a cyber-attack as a potential Article 5 trigger

NATOSource

May 26, 2016

Cyber, extended deterrence, and NATO

By Franklin D. Kramer, Robert J. Butler, and Catherine Lotrionte

Over the last decade, there has been a continuing advancement of the cyber threat in both depth and breadth with the expansion of exploitation, disruption, and destruction activities. In an Internet-connected, net-centric world, military networks and key supporting critical infrastructures are now at significant risk from cyber intrusion. As Admiral Michael Rogers, head of Cyber […]

Cybersecurity NATO

In the News

May 26, 2016

Ian Brzezinski Quoted by USA Today on European Perception of Trump’s Foreign Policy

By Ian Brzezinski:

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Europe & Eurasia

Issue Brief

May 26, 2016

Cyber, extended deterrence, and NATO

By Franklin D. Kramer, Robert J. Butler, and Catherine Lotrionte

Cyber is relevant in conflict as well as in lesser circumstances such as espionage and crime. This paper focuses on a conflict, both conventional and hybrid, with an adversary, such as Russia, that has advanced cyber capabilities (Tier V/VI as designated by the Defense Science Board) and includes a conflict with an improving, but less capable nation-state such as Iran.

Cybersecurity Europe & Eurasia

In the News

May 26, 2016

Wyne in War on the Rocks: History Isn’t a Playbook: Misguided Analogies and Great Power Competition

By Ali Wyne

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In the News

May 24, 2016

Jones and Charai in The Hill: US-Morocco Alliance Is as Strong as the Values on which it Stands

By Jones and Charai

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Morocco

In the News

May 24, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: The Price of Perpetual War

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

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United States and Canada
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