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In the News

Dec 16, 2014

Pavel, Pham, and Burrows on 2015 Danger Zones

By Barry Pavel, J. Peter Pham, Mathew Burrows

Bloomberg quotes Africa Center J. Peter Pham, VP and Scowcroft Center Barry Pavel, and Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows on the world hot spots that could flare in 2015:

Economy & Business Nigeria

Event Recap

Dec 16, 2014

Addressing the Food, Water, and Energy Nexus: Transatlantic Perspectives and Africa’s Great Chance

By Africa Center

The interdependencies among food, water, and energy resources—called the food-water-energy “nexus”—are a critical challenge for an African continent experiencing rapid urbanization and increasing pressure on natural resources. But given its untapped potential, Africa is also uniquely positioned to serve as a leader in addressing nexus-related challenges.

Africa

Report

Dec 15, 2014

Addressing the food, water, and energy nexus: transatlantic perspectives and Africa’s great chance

By Peter Engelke

Addressing the Food, Water, and Energy Nexus: Transatlantic Perspectives and Africa’s Great Chance, a joint collaboration between the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center and the Strategic Foresight Initiative of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, examines how Africa can best leverage its food, water, and energy resources for sustainable development.

Africa Energy & Environment

Captains of Industry Series

Dec 15, 2014

Playing the Long Game

By Atlantic Council

On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted Mike Petters, president and CEO of Huntington Ingalls Industries, for a discussion on the need to plan further ahead in defense-industrial issues. The speech, entitled “Playing the Long Game,” is the latest in the Atlantic Council’s Captains of Industry series, […]

In the News

Dec 12, 2014

Tyson: Try and Try Again

By Michael Tyson

Brent Scowcroft Center Marine Corps Senior Fellow Michael Tyson writes for US News and World Report on current thinking in the Department of Defense:

In the News

Dec 11, 2014

Gramer: Political Appointees Are a New Danger to US Interests in Europe

By Robbie Gramer

Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Robbie Gramer writes for the Huffington Post on corruption in Hungary and the recent appointment there of Colleen Bell as ambassador: 

Hungary

In the News

Dec 11, 2014

Defense News Cites Scowcroft Center Event

By Atlantic Council

Defense News cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with Mike Petters, chief executive of Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc.: 

In the News

Dec 9, 2014

Burrows: Using Fiction to Understand Strategy and the Future

By Mathew Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows writse for War on the Rocks on why fiction is key to understanding a different future: 

In the News

Dec 7, 2014

Ullman: Why the United States Is Losing the War Against the Islamic State

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on US strategy for combating the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

In the News

Dec 6, 2014

Kroenig on the “Spotlight” on Ashton Carter

By Matthew Kroenig

The Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig on the nomination of Ashton Carter as secretary of defense:

In the News

Dec 5, 2014

Manning: Taiwan Could Be Asia’s Next Big Security Nightmare

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the National Interest on the results of Taiwan’s local elections:

Event Recap

Dec 4, 2014

Adapting Intelligence for New National Security Challenges

By Atlantic Council

In his first public event, the new chairman of the US National Intelligence Council (NIC) Dr. Gregory F. Treverton went over a wide range of policy hot topics – from challenges in the Middle East to building governance structures that can handle cyberspace – that benefit from high quality, current intelligence. As the moderator for […]

Intelligence National Security

New Atlanticist

Dec 2, 2014

National Intelligence Council Chairman Calls for More Long-Term Intelligence Work

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Russia’s aggressive posture in its neighborhood is an “interesting inflection point in global politics,” much like the fall of the Soviet Union in December of 1991 and al Qaeda’s attack on the US on September 11, 2001, Gregory F. Treverton, chairman of the US National Intelligence Council, told the Atlantic Council. “The first time around […]

Intelligence National Security

In the News

Dec 1, 2014

Lightfoot on the Mistral Warship Issue

By Jeff Lightfoot

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Jeff Lightfoot joins the American Interest to discuss France’s decision to suspend the delivery of the first of two Mistral warships to Russia: Listen to the full interview.

France Russia

New Atlanticist

Nov 29, 2014

Obama Likely to Seek a ‘Wartime’ Defense Secretary

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel: Pentagon Priorities Have Changed Since Hagel Was Chosen In the days since Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned, two prominent candidates to replace him have said publicly they will not do so. They are former Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy and Rhode Island Democratic Senator Jack Reed. As President Barack Obama seeks […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 28, 2014

The Cheapening of Oil and What It Means

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council’s Manning: US May Benefit, But Must Review Its Strategy, in a New World of ‘Peak Demand’ World oil prices have slipped again (to about $73 a barrel) after the global cartel, OPEC, declined on November 27 to cut the amount of crude petroleum its members pump into the planet’s economy. Instead, OPEC followed […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Nov 28, 2014

Seip: Mr. Hagel’s Ouster Solves Little

By Mark Seip

Brent Scowcroft Center US Navy Fellow Mark Seip writes for the Washington Post on why Chuck Hagel’s dismissal as defense secretary will “do little to change the direction of the fight against the Islamic State or broader national foreign policy:”

In the News

Nov 26, 2014

Ullman on ISIS: Existential or Exaggerated Danger?

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on the danger of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

FutureSource

Nov 26, 2014

The Future of Energy: Shale, Bringing Energy Back to the West

By Jack Shaked

It seems like every day, an entirely new advancement or discovery is made in the energy sector. From solar to fusion to thorium, it is hard to determine what the future of energy will look like and what impacts these advances will have on the world. Over the next few weeks, The Future of Energy […]

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

In the News

Nov 26, 2014

Manning on Upcoming OPEC Meeting

By Robert Manning

Anadolu Agency quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning on the upcoming meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: 

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy
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