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In the News

May 12, 2015

Brzezinski on Ukraine Ceasefire Violations

By Ian Brzezinski

USA Today quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on the Minsk agreement and violations of the ceasefire in Ukraine:

Ukraine

Event Recap

May 12, 2015

Transatlantic Views on Security in the High North

On May 12, 2015, representatives of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Iceland visited the Council to discuss with a panel of experts, representing the Council and other institutions, emerging security threats in the Arctic, or High North.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

May 12, 2015

Saab and Pavel: A Fresh Start with the Gulf?

By Pavel and Saab

VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab write for Foreign Affairs on how to repair ties with Washington’s Arab partners:

MENASource

May 12, 2015

Iran’s Influence is Tied to Assad’s Future

By Nicholas Blanford

A string of defeats for the regime of President Bashar al-Assad since late March in north and south Syria has broken the stalemate that existed for more than a year and potentially opens up space for the West and its regional partners in the Arab world to pursue a negotiated solution to a war now […]

International Organizations Iran

In the News

May 11, 2015

LeBaron on US Relations with Gulf Leaders

By Richard LeBaron

Politico quotes Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron and Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba on US relations with Gulf leaders:

In the News

May 11, 2015

Brzezinski on Challenges in Ukraine as Kerry Prepares to Meet with Putin

By Ian Brzezinski

USA Today quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on recent developments in Ukraine as Secretary Kerry prepares to meet with President Putin: 

Ukraine

In the News

May 11, 2015

Los Angeles Times Highlights Atlantic Council Event on the Upcoming Summit with Gulf Leaders

The Los Angeles Times quotes Atlantic Council panelists discussing President Obama’s attempt to reassure Gulf leaders of continuing security ties with the United States:

In the News

May 10, 2015

New York Times Highlights Atlantic Council Event on Camp David Summit

By Atlantic Council

The New York Times covers an Atlantic Council event on an upcoming summit with Gulf leaders at Camp David:

In the News

May 8, 2015

Manning: The Gulf States: America’s New Taiwan?

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for The National Interest on America’s security ties to Gulf countries:

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

Issue Brief

May 8, 2015

Beyond Camp David: A gradualist strategy to upgrade the US-Gulf security partnership

By Bilal Y. Saab and Barry Pavel

President Barack Obama’s summit meeting with Gulf leaders at Camp David on May 14 will end in failure if the administration does not propose a substantial upgrade in US-Gulf security relations that is as bold and strategically significant as the nuclear agreement–and likely formal deal–with Iran. While the summit will not suddenly eliminate mistrust and […]

New Atlanticist

May 8, 2015

EU Aspirants Face a Closed, if Not Locked, Door on Enlargement

By Robbie Gramer

Aspirant EU members Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine are poised to leave the upcoming EU Eastern Partnership Summit disappointed, though not empty-handed. An advance draft of the Eastern Partnership declaration, to be unveiled at the summit on May 21 to 22 in Riga, Latvia, underscores the European Union’s drift away from stronger engagement with its partners.

Eastern Europe Europe & Eurasia

MENASource

May 7, 2015

More give, less take needed at the GCC Camp David summit

By Matthew Kroenig

The purpose of the upcoming summit at Camp David between President Barack Obama and leaders from the countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is clear. America’s traditional partners in the Gulf feel nervous in the wake of an announced framework agreement that will allow Iran to keep its latent nuclear weapons capability, while providing […]

International Organizations Iran

Event Recap

May 7, 2015

Climate Change and National Security

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On April 17, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Strategic Foresight Initiative hosted a workshop on “Climate Change and National Security” as part of our ongoing partnership with the Government of Sweden. Given the clear national security dimensions of climate change and the politically contentious nature of the climate debate, this workshop served as […]

Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment

New Atlanticist

May 7, 2015

With an Eye on Iran, Gulf Countries Seek US ‘Security Guarantee’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

UAE’s Ambassador says ‘gentleman’s agreement’ must be replaced with ‘something in writing’ The United Arab Emirates and its five partners in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)—worried about Iran’s hegemonic ambitions in their neighborhood—want a US “security guarantee,” Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE’s Ambassador in Washington, said May 7 at the Atlantic Council. “We are looking […]

International Organizations Iran

In the News

May 7, 2015

Nordenman on US Army Troop Reductions in Europe

By Magnus Nordenman

Defense News quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman on US army troop reductions in Europe and the implications for European security:

Europe & Eurasia

Transcript

May 7, 2015

2015 Global Strategy Forum: Imaging Solutions

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Atlantic Council 2015 Global Strategy Forum: New Approaches to a Changing World Imagining Solutions Welcome: Daniel Y. Chiu, Deputy Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Scene Setter: Peter Schwartz, Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Strategic Planning, Salesforce.com Speakers: David Rothkopf, CEO and Editor, Foreign Policy Group Joshua J. Marcuse, Senior […]

Transcript

May 7, 2015

2015 Global Strategy Forum: New Approaches to a Changing World

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Atlantic Council 2015 Global Strategy Forum: New Approaches to a Changing World Final Insights Welcome: Daniel Y. Chiu, Deputy Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Moderator: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Speakers: Mathew J. Burrows, Director, Strategic Foresight Initiative, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Ashlee Godwin, Deputy […]

Transcript

May 7, 2015

2015 Global Strategy Forum: Debate; America’s Role in the World

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Atlantic Council 2015 Global Strategy Forum: New Approaches to a Changing World Debate: America’s Role in the World Welcome: Daniel Y. Chiu, Deputy Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Moderator: Hisham Melhem, Washington Bureau Chief, Al Arabiya News Channel Debaters: Xenia Wickett, Project Director, U.S. and Dean, The Queen Elizabeth II Academy […]

Transcript

May 7, 2015

2015 Global Strategy Forum: Preventing Failures

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Atlantic Council 2015 Global Strategy Forum: New Approaches to a Changing World Preventing Failures Scene Setter: Peter Schwartz, Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Strategic Planning, Salesforce.com Speakers: Heather Zichal, Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council August Cole, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council; Co-Author, “Ghost Fleet: A […]

Transcript

May 7, 2015

2015 Global Strategy Forum: Welcome and Enhancing Foresight

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Atlantic Council 2015 Global Strategy Forum: New Approaches to a Changing World Welcome and Enhancing Foresight Welcome: Daniel Y. Chiu, Deputy Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., Chairman, Atlantic Council Scene Setter: Peter Schwartz, Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Strategic Planning, Salesforce.com Speakers: Vijay Kumar, UPS […]

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