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In the News

May 7, 2014

Brattberg: Should NATO Go Global Or Back to Basics?

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg writes for The Hill’s Congress Blog on why NATO should have a global focus:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 7, 2014

Oren: “Israel Doesn’t Spy Against the United States”

By Michael Oren

YNet quotes Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren on Israel’s response to a Newsweek report that claims that Israeli intelligence officials have “crossed red lines” in the United States:

Israel

Event Recap

May 7, 2014

The Future of the US-Taiwan Relationship

Signed in 1979, the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA) serves as the cornerstone of US-Taiwan relations. It guarantees crucial support for Taiwan’s security, economic prosperity, and democratization from the United States. The Atlantic Council celebrated the thirty-fifth anniversary of the TRA on Capitol Hill with a discussion on the future of the US-Taiwan relationship. Rep. Ed […]

Regional Security Initiative

May 7, 2014

The Gulf rising: Defense industrialization in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

By Bilal Y. Saab

Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been quietly but steadily developing their indigenous defense capabilities over the past decade, according to a new report by the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center. In The Gulf Rising: Defense Industrialization in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, senior fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab […]

Defense Industry Middle East

Commanders Series

May 6, 2014

Schissler: The “Transatlantic Link is Under Renovation”

Faced with a coercive Russia, declining defense resources, and additional contingencies in Europe’s east, how can NATO plan, deter against, and form a strategy to deal with these and other challenges? What does the future of NATO look like as it looks to adapt to face the challenges of individual empowerment and other global trends? […]

NATO Security & Defense

Article

May 5, 2014

Arms and Influence in the Gulf

By Bilal Y. Saab

Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Get to Work Since the formation of the modern Arab state system in the mid-twentieth century, no Arab country has succeeded in building and sustaining an indigenous national defense industry. Egypt tried hard, but ultimately failed because it lacked the requisite financial and human capital. Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq came closest, […]

In the News

May 2, 2014

Benitez on Increased Defense Spending Among NATO Allies

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez is quoted by the Washington Times on an upcoming meeting of NATO defense and finance ministers: 

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 2, 2014

Pavel: Some Nations Feeling [Ukraine] Crisis More Deeply Than Others

By Barry Pavel

Bloomberg Businessweek quotes VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on Eastern Europe’s request for NATO support to help solve the crisis in Ukraine and whether the organization should and is likely to increase its presence in the region:

NATO Russia

In the News

May 1, 2014

Manning on Duality in the US-China Relationship

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning joins CCTV to discuss the relationship between the United States and China and whether it is affected by events in Ukraine:

China Russia

In the News

May 1, 2014

String on Using Energy to Undermine Putin

By Marik String

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Marik String cowrites for the Wall Street Journal on how energy exports from the United States can make Ukraine more independent:

Russia Ukraine

Captains of Industry Series

Apr 30, 2014

Thomas Enders Delivers Remarks on the State of European Defense

“European defense is in an appalling state,” Thomas Enders, CEO of Airbus Group said during an Atlantic Council Captains of Industry event held immediately following the Council’s two-day Toward a Europe Whole & Free conference on April 30.

Captains of Industry Series

Apr 30, 2014

Transcript: Atlantic Council Captains of Industry with Thomas Enders, CEO, Airbus Group

Welcome: Brent Scowcroft, Chairman, International Advisory Board, Atlantic Council Moderator: Frederick Kempe, President and CEO, Atlantic Council Speaker: Thomas Enders, CEO, Airbus Group

In the News

Apr 30, 2014

Cliff on China’s Military Rise

By Roger Cliff

Defense News quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Roger Cliff on how China’s military is supported by European Union firms: 

China

Event Recap

Apr 30, 2014

Barroso Discusses Europe’s Unity in Light of Ukraine Crisis, TTIP, and EU Elections

By Anni Piiparinen

Testing Europe’s Unity The Atlantic Council kicked off the second day of the conference “Toward a Europe Whole and Free” with a keynote conversation featuring José Manuel Durão Barroso, president of the European Commission. With the crisis in Ukraine unfolding, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations on the agenda, and the European Parliament […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

Event Recap

Apr 30, 2014

Defining a Strategy for Europe’s East

This special panel on Defining a Strategy for Europe’s East included national leaders from Lithuania, which hosted the last EU summit on the Eastern Partnership, and from Latvia, which will host the next Eastern Partnership summit in 2015.

Central Europe Eastern Europe

In the News

Apr 29, 2014

Brattberg on Additional US Sanctions Against Russia

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg joins Saudi News KSA 2 to discuss new US sanctions against Russia:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Apr 29, 2014

The Diplomat: Ukraine and the Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Atlantic Council

The Diplomat mentions the Atlantic Council for hosting an event on applying American power in the 21st century:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Apr 28, 2014

Manning: Asia Pivot Is the Right Policy, But the Wrong Tactics

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for U.S. News and World Report on whether President Obama’s pivot to Asia is a mistake:

Indo-Pacific

In the News

Apr 28, 2014

Brzezinski on New Sanctions Against Russia

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss what impact new US sanctions against Russia could have:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Apr 25, 2014

Ward and Fishman on Pivoting To Africa

By Alex Ward

Brent Scowcroft Center Program Assistant Alex Ward and Africa Center Program Assistant Sam Fishman write for US News and World Report on the importance of including Africa in the Obama Administration’s foreign policy agenda:

Africa
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