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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:

In the News

Oct 12, 2014

Brattberg on NATO Tackling Threats from Russia

By Erik Brattberg

The Daily Beast quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg on whether NATO is up to the task of dealing with threats from Moscow: 

NATO Russia

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Oct 9, 2014

Atlantic Council Survey: The Future of NATO

By Atlantic Council

Does the sixty-five-year-old alliance still matter today? We asked a select group of future transatlantic leaders from NATO member and partner Nations to weigh in. In advance of the 2014 NATO Summit in Wales, United Kingdom, the Atlantic Council asked a select group of future leaders (ages twenty-five to thirty-five) in NATO member and partner countries about […]

NATO Security & Defense

Event Recap

Oct 8, 2014

Transatlantic Interests in the Asia Pacific in 2025

By Atlantic Council

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 8:30 – 9:00 am     Registration and Breakfast 9:00 – 9:05 pm     Welcome Barry Pavel, Vice President and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Secutiry, Atlantic Council (@BarryPavel) 9:05 – 10:05 am     Scene Setter: The United States’ and Europe’s Relationship with Asia What are the common US and European interests in Asia Pacific? Where might […]

Transcript

Oct 8, 2014

Transcript: The Future of US Extended Deterrence in East Asia

By The Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council The Future of US Extended Deterrence in East Asia Welcome: Jon Huntsman, Chairman, Atlantic Council Moderator: Barry Pavel, Vice President and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security Speakers: Richard Armitage, President, Armitage International Kurt Campbell, Chairman and CEO, The Asia Group, LLC Location: 1030 15th Street, NW, 12th Floor (West Tower), Washington, […]

China Defense Policy

Event Recap

Oct 8, 2014

A New Model of Great Power Relations?

By Atlantic Council

High Level Panel Discusses What China’s Rise Means for the World Order During a workshop on transatlantic interests in the Asia Pacific, a high level panel convened to discuss whether the rise of China precipitated the need for a “new model of power relations.” The panel, moderated by Barry Pavel of the Atlantic Council’s Brent […]

In the News

Oct 8, 2014

Manning: Will Fracking Fizzle?

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for US News and World Report on the future of the Shale Revolution:

Energy & Environment
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