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In the News

May 23, 2016

Farkas Joins MSNBC to Discuss President Obama’s Trip to Asia

By Evelyn Farkas

Indo-Pacific

In the News

May 19, 2016

Farkas Quoted by Voice of America Russia on NATO and Russia

By Evelyn Farkas

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NATO Russia

In the News

May 18, 2016

Kroenig in Defence24: NATO Must Elevate Nuclear Deterrence

By Matthew Kroenig

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NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 18, 2016

Stephan in Foreign Policy: What Happens When You Replace a Just War With a Just Peace

By Maria Stephan

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In the News

May 18, 2016

Stefanini in Politico Europe: Europe Helped Greece in its Migration Hour of Need. Now Italy Needs Help

By Stefano Stefanini

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Italy

In the News

May 18, 2016

Rosenblum in Politico: Improving Saudi-Israeli Relations Offers an Opportunity for the United States—and a Big Risk

By Todd Rosenblum

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Israel Saudi Arabia

In the News

May 17, 2016

Ward Quoted by Newsday on Comments between Trump and UK Prime Minister David Cameron

By Alex Ward

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Event Recap

May 17, 2016

This brave new world: India, China, and the United States

By Michelle Foley

On May 17th, the Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security and the South Asia Center co-hosted Anja Manuel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of the RiceHadleyGates LLC, for a discussion on her new book, “This Brave New World: India, China, and the United States.” In the book, Manuel discusses the implications for the world order given […]

China Climate Change & Climate Action

In the News

May 14, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

By Jamie Metzl

China

FutureSource

May 13, 2016

The Cybersecurity Conundrum

By Robert A. Manning

A quarter-century on, as whole new layers of a burgeoning digital economy like the Internet of Things (IoT) rest on it, the Internet faces an array of challenges from the Dark Side that its inventors never quite anticipated.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

New Atlanticist

May 12, 2016

Give (Arab) Peace (Initiative) a Chance

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Deal would elevate Arab-Israeli cooperation to take on challenges posed by ISIS, Iran, says Atlantic Council’s Bilal Y. Saab In the absence of a credible Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement, Gulf Arab states and Israel will find it hard to elevate their security cooperation to deal with the threats posed by Iran and the Islamic State of […]

Israel Saudi Arabia

Art of Future Warfare

May 11, 2016

Brooks Joins The Dead Prussian Podcast to Discuss How Disruptive Thinking Can Assist Militaries in Future Fighting

By Max Brooks

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Defense Policy Defense Technologies

In the News

May 11, 2016

Seip in War on the Rocks: The Bear in the Room: The US-Nordic Summit and Dealing with Russia

By Mark Seip

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Northern Europe Russia

In the News

May 11, 2016

Ward Quoted by Straits Times on Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy

By Alex Ward

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New Atlanticist

May 11, 2016

Chuck Hagel to Next US President: Talk to Putin

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Former Defense Secretary warns against ‘Cold War buildup’ as NATO deploys in Europe’s eastern flank As it ramps up its troop presence in Europe’s eastern flank, NATO must be careful not to get embroiled in a “Cold War buildup” with Russia, and the next US president must make it a priority to engage directly with […]

NATO Russia

In the News

May 10, 2016

Government Computer News Features Remarks by DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar at Global Strategy Forum

By Atlantic Council

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Cybersecurity Intelligence

In the News

May 10, 2016

SVT National News Features Atlantic Council Report Effective Defense in the Baltics

By Atlantic Council

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In the News

May 10, 2016

Barno and Bensahel Quoted by Huffington Post on Cyber Security

By Barno and Bensahel

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Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

May 10, 2016

Braw in Politico Europe: Sweden Urged to Boost Alliances but Avoid NATO

By Elisabeth Braw

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NATO Northern Europe

Issue Brief

May 10, 2016

NATO’s hollowing values agenda

By Stanley Sloan

When NATO leaders convene for the Warsaw summit this July, their agenda will be dominated by external threats—from an aggressive Russia, to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), to the refugee crisis that has spread from the Middle East and North Africa throughout Europe. Yet an equally important issue, though not explicitly on […]

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