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In the News

Mar 20, 2015

Brzezinski on Violent Extremism and Russian Aggression

By Ian Brzezinski

Voice of America quotes Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on the confluence of violent extremism and Russian aggression in the Balkans:

The Balkans

Transcript

Mar 19, 2015

Transcript: America’s Role in the World

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Full transcript of the Strategy Initiative launch through the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

In the News

Mar 19, 2015

Metzl on the Putin-Kim Alliance

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss the increasing importance of the Russia-North Korea relationship and what that means for the United States:

Korea Russia

In the News

Mar 19, 2015

Cole Speaks at South by Southwest Interactive 2015

By August Cole

Extreme Tech highlights a panel at South by Southwest Interactive 2015 featuring Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow August Cole discussing his novel Ghost Fleet cowritten with Peter Singer on the next great superpower conflict:

New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2015

Future Tense: A Creative Look at How the Next Great War Begins

By Larry Luxner

In one scenario, an intelligence officer named Army Maj. Morgan Maltz is arrested on suspicion of espionage and possible treason. The top-secret computer files he sold to Beijing have allowed China to destroy a crucial Pentagon undersea communications cable, putting the entire Asia-Pacific region on its highest alert since World War II. In another, a […]

Report

Mar 18, 2015

The Healthcare Internet of Things: Rewards and Risks

By Jason Healey, Neal Pollard, and Beau Woods

The Internet of Things of digital, networked technology is quickly moving to the forefront of society, the global economy, and the human experience. Individuals wear networked devices to learn more about themselves, their diet, their exercise regimen, and their vital signs. Doctors can adjust and optimize implanted medical devices, such as pacemakers, quickly and accurately—and […]

In the News

Mar 17, 2015

Cole: Breaking Through the Fog: Rethinking a Morning Military Ritual

By August Cole

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow August Cole writes for War on the Rocks on creative thinking and modern warfare:

In the News

Mar 17, 2015

Stephan: How to Stop Extremism Before It Starts

By Maria Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria J. Stephan cowrites for Foreign Policy on how ordinary citizens and communities are combatting extremism:

Event Recap

Mar 16, 2015

Atlantic Council Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative Launch: America’s Role in the World

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On March 13, the Atlantic Council formally launched its new Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative through the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The Council is undertaking efforts to help the United States work with its closest allies and partners to lead in an increasingly complex and turbulent world. These projects will address strategic issues […]

Event Recap

Mar 16, 2015

Private Breakfast Discussion-Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative Launch

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On March 13, the Atlantic Council launched its Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative, supported by the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The event began with a private breakfast to kick off the America’s Role in the World effort, hosted by Jon Huntsman, Chairman of the Atlantic Council, and Fred Kempe, President and CEO of […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2015

US Foreign Policy Falls Victim to Partisan Gridlock Ahead of 2016 Elections

By Larry Luxner

Atlantic Council launches strategy initiative to boost Washington’s global influence With the 2016 presidential elections a little over a year and a half away, analysts agree that the partisan bitterness consuming Washington is hurting US leadership on the world stage. That bitterness reached a new low in March when a group of 47 Republican senators […]

In the News

Mar 11, 2015

Chiu on UK Defense Spending

By Daniel Chiu

The Telegraph quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Daniel Chiu on whether the United Kingdom plans to increase its defense spending and US reaction:

In the News

Mar 11, 2015

Ward: Arming Ukraine: Insights from the Spanish Civil War

By Alex Ward

Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Alex Ward writes for War on the Rocks on how President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s debate over whether to send weapons to the Spanish Republic as it fought Generalissimo Francisco Franco and his force provides a parallel to President Obama’s decision today over whether to arm Ukraine:

Ukraine

In the News

Mar 10, 2015

Stephan: Develop Non-Military Options to Empower Communities Against Violent Extremism and Its Drivers

By Maria Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria J. Stephan writes for Political Violence @ a Glance on how local populations can challenge corruption and institutionalized repression using nonviolent means:

Event Recap

Mar 6, 2015

Mara Karlin, New Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development, Comes to the Council to Talk About Strategy

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a Transition Seminar for Dr. Mara Karlin, the new Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development, on Friday, March 6. The seminar saw a varied panel of experts gathered to offer advice and to hear from Dr. Karlin as she transitions into […]

In the News

Mar 5, 2015

String: NATO Unleashed: Stopping Russia in Its Tracks

By Marik String

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Marik String writes for the National Interest on the need for NATO to enhance its capacity to prevent further Russian aggression in Eastern Europe:

NATO Russia

In the News

Mar 4, 2015

Metzl: Japan’s Sensitive Military Normalization

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for Project Syndicate on how ISIS’s brutal murder of two Japanese hostages in January has caused the country to rethink its post-World War II pacifism:

Japan

New Atlanticist

Mar 4, 2015

Kroenig: NATO Should Develop Credible Response to Russian Nuclear Strike

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council analyst says US, NATO lack adequate nuclear deterrence policy The United States and NATO lack an adequate nuclear deterrence policy even as Russia has put the nuclear option at the center of its national security strategy, according to Atlantic Council analyst Matthew Kroenig. “NATO should strengthen its nuclear declaratory policy and develop new, […]

National Security NATO

In the News

Mar 3, 2015

Deutsche Welle Quotes Atlantic Council Event on ISIS

By Atlantic Council

Deutsche Welle quotes General John Allen about US policy on ISIS from an Atlantic Council event:

In the News

Mar 3, 2015

Bloomberg Highlights Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg View highlights General John Allen’s remarks at an Atlantic Council event on Monday about Turkey’s role in the fight against ISIS:

Turkey
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