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New Atlanticist

Aug 21, 2015

Selling the Iran Deal

By Owen Daniels

Four arguments the Obama administration will use to win over Congress With lawmakers a little over a month into the sixty-day congressional review period for the Iran nuclear agreement or Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), US President Barack Obama’s administration is racing to secure votes of approval from undecided congressmen. The President has already […]

Iran

In the News

Aug 21, 2015

Manning on Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Robert Manning

The National quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning on the significance of reaching a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement:

Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 20, 2015

Barno and Bensahel: Female Rangers Should End the Debate About Women in Combat

By Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellows for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel write for TIME on the developing debate regarding the role of women in combat positions, in light of the two women graduating from Army Ranger School:

In the News

Aug 17, 2015

Metzl on Japanese History

By Jamie Metzl

The Asahi Shimbum quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl on the need for Japan to accept its history in order to move forward, in light of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s war anniversary statement:

Japan

In the News

Aug 16, 2015

Manning: Stalled TPP Leaves Obama’s Pivot In Doubt

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for Global Times on the stalled Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP): 

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

In the News

Aug 15, 2015

Metzl on Human Genetic Engineering

By Jamie Metzl

Vail Daily interviews Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl on the opportunities and challenges regarding human genetic engineering: 

New Atlanticist

Aug 14, 2015

Abe Speech May Exorcize the Ghosts of History

By Robert A. Manning

In an Asia haunted by the ghosts of history, the world was watching with baited breath to see how Japan’s nationalistic Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, would address the seventieth anniversary of the end of World War II. To the surprise of many, Abe’s Cabinet-approved speech was an amply dignified and contrite effort that attempted to […]

Japan

New Atlanticist

Aug 13, 2015

Combating Inaction in Europe’s Migrant ‘Crisis’

By Alexa Lipke

The tragedy on August 6, when hundreds of migrants drowned after their boat capsized off the coast of Libya, is eerily familiar. It parallels the story of the 800 deaths in April that brought the migrant crisis to the forefront of the political debate in Europe. While media and public interest has ebbed and flowed […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Aug 13, 2015

POLITICO Features NATOSource Infographic

By NATOSource

POLITICO Europe features NATOSource’s infographic which debunks Russian myths of NATO expansion:

NATO Russia

In the News

Aug 13, 2015

Metzl on China’s Currency Change

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CBS News to discuss China devaluing its currency by 2 percent, leading to a drop in the US stock market:

China Economy & Business

In the News

Aug 12, 2015

Manning: Iran Deal Heralds Deeper Sino-US Cooperation

By Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning writes for Global Times on how the nuclear deal with Iran could herald deeper Sino-US cooperation:

China Iran

In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Gramer and Rizzo: China’s Maginot Line

By Robbie Gramer and Rachel Rizzo

Transatlantic Security Initiative Associate Director Robbie Gramer and Brent Scowcroft Center Program Assistant Rachel Rizzo write for War on the Rocks on how China’s nascent military presence in the East China Sea, the Straits of Formosa, and the South China Sea are meant to ensure regional dominance and reduce the US ability to operate in the region:

China

In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Metzl on China’s Currency Devaluation

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN to discuss the motivations behind China’s currency devaluation:

China

In the News

Aug 11, 2015

Manning and Burrows: Will an Inverted US-China-Russia Triangle Reshape World Order?

By Mathew J. Burrows and Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning and Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew J. Burrows write for Nikkei Asian Review on how a changing balance between the United States, Russia, and China is reshaping the world order:

China Russia

Art of Future Warfare

Aug 7, 2015

Cole: How Fiction Can Reveal the Horrors of Future Wars

By August Cole

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow August Cole cowrites for Wired on the role of fiction in illustrating the real threats posed by emerging technology in future warfare:

In the News

Aug 7, 2015

Pavel on Assessing National Security Threats

By Barry Pavel

US News and World Report quotes Vice President and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on the multitude of national security threats facing the United States:

In the News

Aug 6, 2015

Benitez: The Bully to the East

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez writes for US News and World Report on Russia’s efforts to keep Sweden and Finland out of NATO:

NATO Russia

New Atlanticist

Aug 6, 2015

Correcting Obama’s Iran speech

By Matthew Kroenig

Like much political rhetoric, President Barack Obama’s speech in defense of the Iran nuclear deal at American University August 5 contained trenchant insights, but also falsehoods and half-truths. This blog post aims to correct several of the speech’s most erroneous claims. 1. Obama admits the deal doesn’t solve many problems, but he maintains that it […]

Iran National Security

In the News

Aug 4, 2015

Bensahel on Reading List for the New Joint Chiefs of Staff

By Nora Bensahel

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel joins Federal News Radio to discuss suggested preparation for the Joint Chiefs of Staff as they take on their new roles:

Art of Future Warfare

Aug 4, 2015

Cole on Cyber World War

By August Cole

NPR’s On Point interviews Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow August Cole on his new novel Ghost Fleet, which imagines a hypothetical World War III where the battlefront goes deeply cyber:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense
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