Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Pavel on the Need for a New National Strategy

By Barry Pavel

VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel joins Federal News Radio’s Pentagon Solutions to discuss the need for a new national security  strategy to address the power of the individual: Listen to the interview here.

Oren on New Palestinian Unity Government

By Michael Oren

The New York Times quotes Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren on Israel’s refusal to engage in peace negotiations with the new Palestinian government which incorporates the Hamas party:

Brattberg on European Union Elections

By Erik Brattberg

Deutsche Welle quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg on the leadership vacuum in the European Union following recent elections:

Ward: There’s No Obama Doctrine. Period.

By Alex Ward

Brent Scowcroft Center Program Assistant Alex Ward writes for The Diplomat on President Obama’s foreign policy–or the lack thereof:

Pavel on Obama’s Foreign Policy Speech at West Point

By Barry Pavel

VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel joins KQED’s Forum with Michael Krasny to discuss President Obama’s foreign policy, the controversial release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, and future relations with China, India, and Russia:

Brzezinski: Ukrainian Crisis is “Not a Blip”

By Ian Brzezinski

CTV, Canadian Television, interviews Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on whether Russia’s current actions are an aberration or a trend, and where the West might look for future flashpoints of agression. Watch the interview here.

Brzezinski on Russian Reconciliation with the West

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins CTV to discuss whether Russia will reconcile with the West given the crisis in Ukraine: Watch the full interview here.

Missile Denfese Conference Featured

By US and Global Missile Defense

The Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s annual US and Global Missile Defense Conference was featured by Breaking Defense, highlighting the real-world limits when using lasers in missile defense:

Adm. Winnefeld, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Speaks on Missile Defense at Atlantic Council

The Wall Street Journal previews the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security ahead of its annual global missile defense conference, as well as the expected remarks of the keynote speaker and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. James Winnefeld:

Pavel on Obama’s Address at West Point

By Barry Pavel

VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel joins KPCC’s AirTalk to discuss President Obama’s address to the graduating class at the US Military Academy at West Point:

Transcript: Defense Cooperation in the Arabian Gulf

Moderator: Michele Dunne, Senior Associate, Middle East Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace  Panelists: Kevin J. Cosgriff, Former Commander, U.S. Fifth Fleet, U.S. NavyMichael Eisenstadt, Senior Fellow and Director, Military and Security Studies Program, The Washington Institute for Near East PolicyBilal Y. Saab, Senior Fellow for Middle East Security, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, […]

Transcript: What’s Next? Missile Defense in 2030

Moderator: Barry Pavel, Vice President and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atla Panelists: James N. Miller, President, Adaptive Strategies LLC; Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, US Department of Defense; Board Director, Atlantic Council Robert Stein, Senior Fellow, U.S. Defense Science Board Dean Wilkening, Physicist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Former Senior Research Scientist, Center […]

Transcript: Missile Defense in the Asia Pacific

MODERATOR: RANDALL SCHRIVER, FOUNDING PARTNER, ARMITAGE INTERNATIONAL; PRESIDENT AND CEO, PROJECT 2049 INSTITUTE   PANELISTS: PATRICK CRONIN, SENIOR ADVISOR AND SENIOR DIRECTOR OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC SECURITY PROGRAM, CENTER FOR NEW AMERICAN SECURITY DAVID GOMPERT, ADJUNCT SENIOR FELLOW, RAND CORPORATION

Transcript: The United States and Global Missile Defense Transatlantic Missile Defense Architecture

Moderator: John Rood, Vice President, Business Development, Raytheon     Panelists: Robert G. Bell, Senior Civilian Representative of the Secretary of Defense in Europe & Defense Advisor, US Mission to NATO Alexis Morel, Director of Strategic Affairs, Thales Kurt Volker, Executive Director, The McCain Institute for International Leadership, Arizona State University; Senior Adviser, Brent Scowcroft […]