Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Wall Street Journal Book Review of “A Time to Attack” by Matthew Kroenig

By Matthew Kroenig

A Time to Attack: The Looming Iranian Nuclear Threat, a new book by Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig, is reviewed in the Wall Street Journal:

Stephan: Drop Your Weapons

By Maria Stephan

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria Stephan cowrites for Forreign Affairs on when and why civil resitance works:

Estonian Chief of Defense Private Strategy Session

Since the inception of the Ukraine crisis, Estonia has played a critical role in enhancing security on NATO’s eastern border, including hosting a large-scale NATO exercise, STEADFAST JAVELIN 1, which tested allied forces on their ability to work together as well as maintaining NATO’s readiness and combat effectiveness.

Grundman on Defense Acquisition Reform

By Steven Grundman

M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman joins Federal News Radio’s In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss House Armed Services Committee Vice Chairman Mac Thornberry’s efforts to reform defense acquisition policies: Listen to the interview here.

O’Reilly on His Efforts to Improve Ground Based Interceptor Reliability

By Patrick O’Reilly

The Los Anges Times cites Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Patrick O’Reilly’s efforts to improve Ground Based Interceptor reliability while as Director of the Missile Defense Agency:

China and America: At a Dangerous Tipping Point

By Robert A. Manning, James Clad

The notion of a cooperative U.S.-Chinese economic relationship, balanced by security hedging, has run aground. Just a year ago, presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping met in California and, in shirtsleeves, proclaimed a “new type of major-power relationship.” A noble aspiration, perhaps. But in the interim, such stage-managed optimism has been dangerously overtaken by a […]

Joyner: Leaders Must Watch Their Words on Military Sexual Assault

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner cowrites for The Hill on why leaders must be cautious when discussing the issue of military sexual assault:

Kramer: A New Western Strategy Toward Russia

By Franklin Kramer

Brent Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Franklin D. Kramer cowrites for The Hill‘s Congress Blog on shaping a long-term Western strategy towards Russia:

Ullman: Lost Opportunities

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on lost opportunities for the Obama administration, particularly in regards to the Bowe Bergdahl release and the president’s recent trip to Europe:

Manning: Are China and America at a Dangerous Tipping Point?

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning cowrites for the National Interest on the strained US-China relationship: 

Burrows on How Cybercrime Impacts Insurance Considerations

By Mathew Burrows

Insurance Journal quotes Director of the Strategic Foresight Initiative, a division of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Mathew Burrows, on the challenges to managing risks in the digital age:

SpaceX President Speaks of Need to Rebuild US Dominance in Space

By Gwynne Shotwell

The Washington Post features the Brent Scowcroft Center of International Security’s event with President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell:

Atlantic Council Event with SpaceX President Featured

By Gwynne Shotwell

NASA Spaceflight featured the Atlantic Council’s event with the President and COO of SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell:

Kordosova: European Reassurance Initiative is “Much Needed”

By Simona Kordosova

World Politics Review quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Associate Director Simona Kordosova on the US-Polish relationship and the new European Reassurance Initiative that President Obama announced during his recent trip to Warsaw:

Benitez on Seventieth Anniversary of D-Day

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins CCTV to discuss the seventieth anniversary of D-Day:

Saab Contributes Chapter to New Book on Middle East Security

By Bilal Saab

Resident Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Bilal Saab has contributed a chapter to a forthcoming book on the challenges to security in the Middle East:

Brattberg: Britain Outside Europe? The Swedish View

By Erik Brattberg

IP Journal, published by the German Council on Foreign Relations, features an op-ed by Scowcroft Center Fellow Erik Brattberg on the rift in relations that could arise between Great Britain and Sweden should Britain decide to exit the European Union:

Cyber Statecraft Report Cited in Warning About Cloud Services

Computer World cites a recent report published by the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, warning of vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure should web-based cloud services be compromised: