Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Busch in The Hill: In losing China tariffs at the WTO, the US dodged a bullet

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that had the WTO found certain US tariffs on China legal, it would have created an endless spiral of countermeasures that put US exports at risk around the world.

Kroenig and Ashford discuss the state of American democracy and institutions

By Atlantic Council

On September 25, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig and the Cato Institute’s Emma Ashford discussing the latest news in international affairs. In this column, they discuss public opinion about American involvement in the Middle East; President Trump’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly; and the state of American democracy […]

Hunter: Businesses don’t operate in a financial vacuum — don’t hamstring pension managers

By Atlantic Council

Hunter in The Hill: Businesses don’t operate in a financial vacuum —don’t hamstring pension managers

Dohner quoted in MENAFN on remarks on China’s BRI

By Atlantic Council

On September 23, Robert Dohner, nonresident senior fellow at the Asia Security Initiative and former deputy assistant secretary at the US Department of the Treasury, was quoted in an article titled “China’s Lack of Transparency is Creating ‘Antisynopathy’” by MENAFN for his comments on China’s Belt and Road Initiative, originally published in an Atlantic Council […]

Ashford’s Power Problems podcast: A tour of South Asia

By Atlantic Council

On the September 22 Power Problems podcast, Paul Staniland of the University of Chicago joins Emma to discuss current events in India, Pakistan, and South Asia. More about our expert

Roberts on China’s economic reform and sustainable growth

By Atlantic Council

Nonresident senior fellow at the Asia Security Initiative and a veteran China journalist Dexter Tiff Roberts’ new book “Myth of Chinese Capitalism” was featured in an article on Global Atlanta on September 22, along with his remarks during a virtual lecture hosted by the Georgia Tech Center for International Business Education and Research and the […]

Warrick calls for DHS reform in letter to Houston Chronicle

By Atlantic Council

In response to an article in the Houston Chronicle advocating for the dismantlement of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Forward Defense Non-Resident Senior Fellow Thomas Warrick writes that DHS can be reformed, including through the recommendations of the Atlantic Council’s Future of DHS Project. More about our experts:

Durkovich participates in panel on homeland security and transnational crime

By Atlantic Council

On October 12, Caitlin Durkovich, Forward Defense non-resident senior fellow and Future of DHS co-director, spoke on a panel hosted by the Criminal Investigations and Network Analysis Center (CINA), a DHS Center of Excellence led by George Mason University.

Kroenig discusses Biden’s agenda for US national security policy

By Atlantic Council

On September 17, The Dispatch published a piece by Matthew Kroenig on how Biden would handle relations with geopolitical challengers like Russia, Iran, North Korea, and China.

Preble in War on the Rocks: The Revenge of Ideology, Net Assessment

By Atlantic Council

On the September 17 Net Assessment podcast, Christopher Preble and co-hosts debate whether US-China competition should be framed mostly as an ideological competition, or rather as a competition over power in the Asia Pacific and globally. More about our expert

Hu featured in World of Intelligence podcast on OSINT, disinfo, and ethics

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Evanna Hu joins the "World of Intelligence" podcast to discuss the timely topics of open-source intelligence (OSINT), disinformation, and ethics.

Cole publishes article in the Journal of Future Conflict

By Atlantic Council

Forward Defense Nonresident Senior Fellow August Cole published an article with Peter W. Singer titled “Thinking the Unthinkable with Useful Fiction” in the Fall 2020 edition of Queen’s University Journal of Future Conflict. The article explains how fictional intelligence, or FICINT, can be used successfully in future conflicts.

Busch in The Hill: Congress should retire, not reform, the Generalized System of Preferences

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that the United States' Generalized System of Preferences has surpassed its usefulness and that signing bilateral free trade agreements presents a better path forward.

Manning in The Hill: Is Trump following in Nixon’s footsteps?

By Atlantic Council

Bob considers Trump’s mirroring of Nixon’s foreign policy strategy to reduce US troop presence overseas and hold allies more accountable. More about our expert

Hunter calls for Biden to undo Trump administration’s support for Saudi blockade of Qatar

By Atlantic Council