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In the News

Oct 27, 2014

Ullman: Defense at Risk, but Not Why You Think

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on the status of US defense plans:

In the News

Oct 27, 2014

Nordenman: Nordic-Baltic Progress

By Magnus Nordenman

Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman writes for Defense News on the security situation in the Nordic-Baltic region: 

In the News

Oct 26, 2014

Benitez on European Defense Spending

By Jorge Benitez

Defense News quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on the impact of the conflict in Ukraine on the defense budges of US allies in Europe: 

NATO Russia

In the News

Oct 22, 2014

Metzl: Building a Better Baby

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Techonology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for US News and World Report on the national security implications of the genetics revolution:

In the News

Oct 21, 2014

Kordosova on US Pressure on Hungary

By Simona Kordosova

Brent Scowcroft Director Associate Director Simona Kordosova joins Euronews to discuss US pressure on Hungary over its alleged corruption: 

Hungary

In the News

Oct 21, 2014

Metzl on the DNA Revolution

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins Sirius XM’s The Morning Brief with Tim Farley to discuss the revolution in DNA science and what to do about it: 

Transcript

Oct 20, 2014

Online Voting Remarks: Jim Langevin

By Atlantic Council

On October 8, 2014, the Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted a panel of experts to discuss how online voting and e-voting could become a larger part of the political process in the United States and in other participatory democracies with the right security to back it up. Representative James Langevin joined the discussion via Skype, a […]

Event Recap

Oct 20, 2014

Private Roundtable on US-China relations

By Atlantic Council

On October 16, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted Madam Fu Ying, the chairperson of the National People’s Congress’s Foreign Affairs Committee to discuss current and future US-China relations. The roundtable discussion was introduced by Sherri Goodman, senior vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary of CNA Corporation and was moderated by Paul […]

China

In the News

Oct 20, 2014

Brattberg: The Hunt for Black October

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg cowrites for Foreign Policy on the Russian submarine patroling off the coast of Stockholm:

Northern Europe Russia

In the News

Oct 17, 2014

Manning: The North Korea Conundrum

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for US News and World Report on what North Korea’s recent “charm offensive” of proactive diplomacy means for its nuclear program: 

Korea

Event Recap

Oct 16, 2014

Security Developments in the High North

By Atlantic Council

As Arctic ice recedes, it opens the region up to a host of economic, trade, environmental, and military activities that will have substantial impacts on the transatlantic community. On October 10, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council hosted the Icelandic Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson […]

Europe & Eurasia

Event Recap

Oct 15, 2014

American, Russian, and European Experts Meet to Discuss European Security

By Atlantic Council

At a closed roundtable discussion on October 6, 2014, a small group of American, Russian, and European experts gathered at the Atlantic Council to brainstorm ways to redefine common security interests in the new European security environment. The discussion was led by Ellen Tauscher, vice chair of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security; Igor […]

Event Recap

Oct 14, 2014

Dutch Perspectives on Transatlantic Security

By Atlantic Council

On October 7, the day that the Dutch air force initiated against ISIS forces in Iraq, Dutch Minister of Defense Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert joined a strategy session hosted by the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC, to discuss transatlantic military cooperation and key security threats to the United States on Europe. This event provided a forum to […]

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Ullman: Recurring Terrorist Nightmares

By Harlan Ullman

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

Event Recap

Oct 14, 2014

Don’t Wait for the Next War: A Conversation with General Wesley Clark

By Atlantic Council

The Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security welcomed Gen. Wesley K. Clark (Ret.) to provide remarks promoting his new book Don’t Wait for the Next War: A Strategy for American Growth and Global Leadership. Damon Wilson, the Council’s executive vice president, welcomed the guests to the event. The general was introduced by Karen Tramontano, CEO […]

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Burrows on Ebola Threat

By Mathew Burrows

Bloomberg quotes Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows on the threat of the Ebola virus: 

In the News

Oct 14, 2014

Nurick on Prospects for Renewed Russian-American Cooperation

By Robert Nurick

The New York Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Robert Nurick on prospects for renewed Russian-American cooperation without resolving the ongoing crisis in Ukraine:

Russia

In the News

Oct 13, 2014

Benitez on New NATO Secretary-General Stoltenberg

By Jorge Benitez

World Politics Review quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on NATO’s new secretary-general:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Oct 13, 2014

Pavel: The Generals Are Right- We’re Stretched Too Thin

By Barry Pavel

VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel writes for Politico on whether the US military is large enough to carry out President Obama’s counterterrorism efforts:

In the News

Oct 12, 2014

Metzl: The Genetics Epidemic

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Jamie Metzl writes for Foreign Affairs on the prospects of genetic engineering:

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