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In the News

Sep 15, 2015

Metzl on the South China Sea

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN to discuss China’s third airstrip in the South China Sea:

China

Report

Sep 14, 2015

NATO’s new strategy: stability generation

By Franklin D. Kramer, Hans Binnendijk, and Daniel S. Hamilton

The new threat landscape the transatlantic community faces means that NATO must adapt its strategy to remain relevant. While many transatlantic policymakers and thought leaders have called for a new strategy for NATO, few have outlined what that strategy should actually entail. This report proposes that NATO adopt a new strategy called “Stability Generation,” built […]

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Sep 14, 2015

Ward on Writing Rituals and Routines

By Alex Ward

Military Writers Guild interviews Brent Scowcroft Center Associate Director Alex Ward on the routines that contribute to his writing and research:

Event Recap

Sep 11, 2015

Cross-Straits Series: Implications of the Upcoming Taiwanese Elections to the Asia-Pacific

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The upcoming Taiwanese presidential election on January 16, 2016 has drawn increasing attention to Beijing and Taipei’s relationship. In Taiwan, the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate, Tsai Ing-wen, has been projected to defeat the ruling Kuomingtang (KMT) Nationalist Party candidate in 2016 by different polling agencies. For eight years, KMT has taken a pro-China […]

China

New Atlanticist

Sep 10, 2015

Taiwan Readies For Its First Madame President

By Matthew Lynch

Taiwan is poised to beat the United States by electing its first female President in 2016. Former teacher and Nationalist (KMT) candidate Hung Hsiu-chu is battling her Western-educated Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) challenger Tsai Ing-wen for the presidency. Several prominent Taiwanese polls predict a Tsai victory, said Bonnie Glaser, a Senior Advisor for Asia in […]

China

In the News

Sep 9, 2015

Hasik on Lockheed’s Future

By James Hasik

Washington Business Journal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Defense James Hasik on the future of Lockheed Martin after announcing it will be laying off five hundred employees and losing a contract bid worth $6.75 billion:

In the News

Sep 9, 2015

Metzl on China’s Technology Forum

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN to discuss China hosting a technology forum in the United States:

China

In the News

Sep 8, 2015

Barno and Bensahel: Thirty-five Years, Two Rangers, and the End of the Brass Ceiling

By Nora Bensahel and Dave Barno

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellows for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel and Dave Barno write for War on the Rocks regarding the Marine Corps opening high-ranking positions to female soldiers:

In the News

Sep 8, 2015

Bensahel on Terrorism in America

By Nora Bensahel

The Washington Examiner quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel on American responses to violence since 9/11: 

In the News

Sep 8, 2015

Kramer, Lightfoot, and Nordenman: Step Up to Support France

By Franklin Kramer, Jeff Lightfoot, and Magnus Nordenman

Brent Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Franklin D. Kramer, Nonresident Senior Fellow Jeff Lightfoot, and Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman write for Defense News regarding France’s need for NATO support:

France NATO
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New Atlanticist

Sep 4, 2015

Europe’s Migrant Crisis: Going After Traffickers, Not Taking in More Refugees, is the Answer, Says British Official

By Alejandro Alvarez

The best way to deal with the migrant crisis facing Europe is to shut down illegal human trafficking networks, not take in more refugees, Penny Mordaunt, the United Kingdom’s Minister of State for the Armed Forces, said at the Atlantic Council September 3. “The notion that if we just increase the number of people we’re […]

United Kingdom

In the News

Sep 3, 2015

Cliff on China’s Military Parades

By Roger Cliff

The Los Angeles Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Roger Cliff on the intended message of China’s latest display of military prowess: 

China

Issue Brief

Sep 2, 2015

Toward a sustainable peace in the South China Sea

By Wei-Teh Li

This issue brief argues that SCS countries need to work toward a "mutual confidence" and "mutual dependence" end state. In particular, the paper focuses on sharing meteorological data to support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations, including search and rescue operations, foreign disaster relief goods delivery, and medical care.

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Sep 2, 2015

Pavel: There’s No Contest. Russia and ISIS Are Most Threatening

By Barry Pavel

Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director of the Brent Scowcroft Center Barry Pavel writes for the New York Times, proposing two broad strategic propositions that can help guide effective US national security planning in response to threats from both nation-states and nonstate actors:

Russia

In the News

Sep 1, 2015

Cole on China Sanctions

By August Cole

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow August Cole joins Marketplace Tech to discuss US reaction to Chinese cyber spying and whether sanctions are likely: 

China Cybersecurity

In the News

Sep 1, 2015

Metzl on the Sliding Chinese Market

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins Bloomberg to discuss the Chinese economic slowdown:

China

In the News

Sep 1, 2015

Benitez on Sweden Joining NATO

By Jorge Benitez

Foreign Policy quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on Swedish popular opinion to join NATO and Russia’s hostile response:

NATO Northern Europe

In the News

Aug 31, 2015

Barno and Bensahel on Women in the Workforce

By Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellows for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel joined JPMorgan Chase & Co. for a discussion on the recently released report Battlefields and Boardrooms that calls attention to the obstacles women face in rising to leadership roles in the military and private sector: 

In the News

Aug 29, 2015

Business Insider Cites Atlantic Council on Russia

By Atlantic Council

Business Insider cites a NATOSource study on the significant increase in Russian military exercises: 

Russia

In the News

Aug 28, 2015

Metzl on China’s Economic Transition

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins Bloomberg to discuss the possibility of China avoiding a recession while undergoing an economic transition:

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