Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Brattberg: Europe’s Real Test

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg writes for US News and World Report on how Europe must maintain pressure on Russia after a new round of EU sanctions:

Ullman: An Era of Assured Disruption

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on why the era of mutual assured destruction is over:

Beware the Great Clash in Asia: China vs. America Is Getting Dangerous

By Robert A. Manning

Washington has pursued a policy cooperating with Beijing where interests overlapped—but the dynamics in the Asia-Pacific are changing. A little bit of honesty in U.S. policy toward Asia could go a long way in piercing the Chinese “victim narrative”, which entails China’s view that everything it dislikes in Asia is an outgrowth of a U.S. […]

Manning: Beware the Great Clash in Asia

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the National Interest on how the shifting dynamics in the Asia-Pacific affect the US-China relationship:

Oren on Israeli Action in Gaza

By Michael Oren

The Jewish Week quotes Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas:

Brzezinski Testifies Before House Committee on Downed MH17

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski testifies before the House Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats and the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade on the subject of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and the escalating crisis in Ukraine:

Hasik on Defense Department Resignation

By James Hasik

The Wall Street Journal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow James Hasik on the resignation of Elana Broitman, the industrial policy chief at the Defense Department:

Joyner: Senator Walsh’s Unrepresentative Black Mark on Professional Military Education

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for Real Clear Defense on the Master’s paper plagiarized by Montana Senator John Walsh at the Army War College:

Brattberg on MH17 Investigation

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg joins CCTV to discuss the investigation of downed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17:

Joyner: Don’t Believe Everything You Read in the Papers

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for War on the Rocks on the pitfalls of senior officers commenting on matters of public policy:

Oren: Israel Must be Permitted to Crush Hamas

By Michael Oren

Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren writes for the Washington Post on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas:

Brzezinski on EU Sanctions Against Russia

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss whether the European Union is likely to impose additional sanctions against Russia:

Transcript: NATO in an Era of Global Competition

NATO IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL COMPETITION:REPORT LAUNCH CONFERENCE WELCOME: FREDERICK KEMPE,PRESIDENT AND CEO, ATLANTIC COUNCIL OPENING REMARKS: NATO IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL COMPETITION – STRATEGIC CONTEXT LT. GEN. BRENT SCOWCROFT, USAF (RET.), CHAIRMAN, INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD, ATLANTIC COUNCIL; FORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR MODERATOR: BARRY PAVEL, VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR, BRENT SCOWCROFT CENTER ON […]

Transcript: The US Future in Space

By The Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council The US Future in Space Welcome and Moderator: Barry Pavel Vice President and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Speakers: General William L. Shelton, Commander, US Air Force Space Command Michael Andersson, Executive Vice President, Saab North America Location: Washington, D.C. Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 Transcript by Federal News […]

Brzezinski: The West’s Response to MH17 Is Mostly “Rhetorical”

By Ian Brzezinski

CNBC quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on the international response to the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17:

Ullman: The Great War Redux

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on the centenary of the start of World War I:

American Forces Press Service on Threats to Space Operations

By Atlantic Council

The American Forces Press Service cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with General William L. Shelton, commander of US Air Force Space Command: