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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

In the News

Aug 3, 2015

Saab: The New Containment: Changing America’s Approach to Middle East Security

By Bilal Saab

The International Relations and Security Network features The New Containment: Changing America’s Approach to Middle East Security, a report by Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on calibrating a new US strategy for Mideast security:

Middle East

In the News

Aug 2, 2015

Manning on China’s World War II Parade

By Robert A. Manning

The Washington Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning on why no-shows are likely for China’s World War II parade amid rising tensions with the West and its neighbors:

China

Event Recap

Jul 31, 2015

Should the US engage in espionage for economic gain?

By Malena Carollo

Economic espionage is common across the world: Many countries use their intelligence apparatus to steal foreign trade secrets for the benefit of their own private sectors. The US, however, publicly opposes this kind of spying for economic gain on moral grounds and insists it does not participate. Should it? A panel of cybersecurity and legal […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 28, 2015

Barno and Bensahel: The Not-Yet-Chiefs’ Reading List

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 War on the Rocks on the incoming Joint Chiefs of Staff, penning a memo on a suggested summer reading list as they prepare for their new roles:

In the News

Jul 28, 2015

Nordenman: Sub Discovery Media Storm Highlights Tensions Between Russia and the West

By Magnus Nordenman

Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman writes for USNI News on why a mysterious submarine discovered near Sweden highlights tensions between Russia and the West:

Northern Europe Russia

In the News

Jul 28, 2015

Nordenman on US Troops in Europe

By Magnus Nordenman

VICE News quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman on the United States continuing to boost troop rotations and equipment in Europe to deter Russian aggression:

Germany NATO

In the News

Jul 28, 2015

Metzl on Chinese Economy

By Jamie Metzl

CNN interviews Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl about the recent volatility of the Chinese economy:

China Economy & Business

Congressional Relations

Jul 27, 2015

Sen. Lindsey Graham on “America’s Role in the World”

By Atlantic Council

On July 8th, 2015, Senator Lindsey Graham (R-NC) gave his first major foreign policy speech as a presidential candidate as part of the Atlantic Council’s “America’s Role in the World” series. A moderated discussion with CNN’s Jake Tapper followed his speech.

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