Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Nordenman: Russia, Middle East Will Define NATO’s Emerging Maritime Century

By Magnus Nordenman

Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman writes for US Naval Institute News on NATO’s maritime role in light of threats posed by Russia and ISIS:

Barno and Bensahel: When the Yellow Ribbons Fade: Reconnecting Our Soldiers and Citizens

By Barno and 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 damaging effects of the divide between military personnel and civilians:

Metzl on Chinese Stock Market Selloff

By Jamie Metzl

Bloomberg TV quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl in a segment about how the Chinese government has responded in the wake of a stock market selloff:

Reviving Ukraine’s Private Sector: How US Leadership Can Yield Benefits

By Robert Monyak

Ukraine’s economy is flagging. But a Ukrainian economy, integrated with the rest of Europe and by extension, the world economy, is essential for the country’s political stability and its ability to withstand Russian aggression. While the international community is yet to develop a large-scale macro-economic assistance program on the order of the Marshall Plan, the […]

Ullman: The New MAD: Mutual Assured Disruption

By Harlan Ullman

Atlantic Council Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for United Press International on contemporary global threats:

Manning: How the ‘Japan Model’ Could Strengthen the Iran Nuclear Deal

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for The National Interest on the ways in which Japan’s nuclear experience may provide helpful insights on the way forward following the nuclear deal with Iran:

Manning: Shaping the Asia-Pacific Order: Don’t Count the United States Out

By Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning writes for the Diplomat on how with some foresight and leadership, the postwar Asia-Pacific system can survive:

Gramer and Rizzo: Five Reasons NATO Fears a Grexit

By Robbie Gramer and Rachel Rizzo

Transatlantic Security Initiative Assistant Director Robbie Gramer and Brent Scowcroft Center Program Assistant Rachel Rizzo write for Politico Europe on why Putin would receive a major boost from Greece leaving the eurozone:

Ward: Dunford: The New Chairman in Town

By Alex Ward

Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Alex Ward writes for The National Interest on the expectations for US defense strategy should General Joseph Dunford assume the role of chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff:

Forbes Features ‘Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future’ Report

By Olin L. Wethington and Robert A. Manning

Forbes features the Atlantic Council report Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future: Strengthening the Institutional Architecture for an Open, Rules-Based Economic Order, cowritten by Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow Olin L. Wethington and Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning:

How Will World War III be Fought?

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On Tuesday, July 7, the Atlantic Council hosted a panel continuing the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s series, Art of Future Warfare. The panel entitled “How to Write and Fight World War III” surrounded the newly released book Ghost Fleet and its implications in predicting a future great war. The panelists include coauthors Peter […]

The United Nations Moving Forward

The Atlantic Council, in partnership with the Government of Sweden for the Transatlantic Partnership for the Global Future project, hosted a private roundtable discussion on July 8, 2015, that considered how reform measures could help assuage the various challenges facing the United Nations (UN) today and in the future. The discussion centered around two topics, […]

The Lead with Jake Tapper features Sen. Graham at the Atlantic Council

By Atlantic Council

The Lead with Jake Tapper features presidential candidate and Senator Lindsey Graham at the Atlantic Council, where the CNN host moderated a discussion with Graham as the first of the Atlantic Council’s Strategy Initiative 2016 Presidential Candidate Series:

New York Times Covers Sen. Lindsey Graham Event

By Atlantic Council

The New York Times covers the Atlantic Council event Senator Lindsey Graham on “America’s Role in the World” in an article about the 2016 US presidential candidate:

Politico on Sen. Lindsey Graham’s Atlantic Council Speech

By Atlantic Council

Politico covers the Atlantic Council event Senator Lindsey Graham on “America’s Role in the World” in an article about the 2016 presidential candidate’s vision for a muscular national security agenda:

CBS News Highlights Atlantic Council Senator Graham Event

By Atlantic Council

CBS News highlights the Atlantic Council event Senator Lindsey Graham on “America’s Role in the World”, in which Senator Lindsey Graham delivered his first foreign policy speech as a declared 2016 presidential candidate: