Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Explore the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s latest insights, commentary, articles, media hits, and in-depth reports

All commentary & analysis

In the News

Jul 12, 2017

Braw in The Financial Times: How a University Doctorate Adds Power to a General’s Arsenal

By Elizabeth Braw

Read the full article here.

New Atlanticist

Jul 11, 2017

Zapad: A Window into Russia’s Military Mind?

Russia’s large-scale military exercise to be conducted in September can provide critical insight for NATO allies seeking to improve their readiness posture against an increasingly revanchist Russia, according to an Estonian defense official. “Russians train exactly as they intend to fight, thus Zapad will give up ample information on their military and political thinking as […]

Russia

In the News

Jul 9, 2017

Miller in The Arab Weekly: Why Cutting US Assistance to Tunisia is a Mistake

By Elissa Miller

Read the full article here.

North Africa

In the News

Jul 7, 2017

Vershbow Joins Bloomberg to Discuss G-20 Meeting Between Trump and Putin

By Alexander Vershbow

Watch the full interview here.

Ukraine

In the News

Jul 7, 2017

Manning in the Hill: On North Korea, Trump Should Take Teddy Roosevelt’s Advice

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

Korea

In the News

Jul 7, 2017

Manning and Engelke in Citiscope: 4 ingredients for the perfect tech hub

By Robert A. Manning, Peter Engelke

Read the full article here.

FutureSource

Jul 7, 2017

The UK: In the Midst of a Train Crash

By Ilana Bet-El

Not even the most United Kingdom-sceptic European could have imagined that just a year after the Brexit referendum Britain would appear to be teetering on the brink of disorder. Indeed, over the past year the group behind this scenario planning / train crash project analysed the various possibilities of danger to both the British state […]

Europe & Eurasia European Union

In the News

Jul 7, 2017

Manning in The Hill: On North Korea, Trump Should Take Teddy Roosevelt’s Advice

By Robert Manning

Read the full article here.

Korea

In the News

Jul 6, 2017

Kroenig Joins CBSN to Discuss Tump’s Speech in Poland

By Matthew Kroenig

Watch the full interview here.

In the News

Jul 6, 2017

Vershbow Joins Fox News to Discuss US-North Korea Relations

By Alexander Vershbow

Listen to the full broadcast here.

Korea

In the News

Jul 5, 2017

Greenwalt Joins Government Matters to Discuss the National Defense Authorization Act

By Bill Greenwalt

Watch the full interview here.

In the News

Jul 5, 2017

Manning Quoted by the Huffington Post on North Korea’s Launch of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

By Robert A. Manning

Read the full article here.

Korea

New Atlanticist

Jul 5, 2017

Entering a ‘Very Dangerous Era’ With North Korea

By Ashish Kumar Sen

North Korea’s successful test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that has the ability to strike Alaska could embolden Pyongyang to be more aggressive in the future, according to an Atlantic Council analyst. “With this nuclear ICBM ‘shield,’ the DPRK [North Korea] likely will be much more aggressive in every other area of its foreign […]

China East Asia

In the News

Jul 5, 2017

Ullman in Observer: Donald Trump Could Tweet the US Into War

By Harlan Ullman

Read the full article here.

In the News

Jul 5, 2017

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks – Strategic Outpost at 50 (Columns): Some Reflections

By David Barno and Nora Bensahel

Read the full article here.

In the News

Jul 5, 2017

Woods Quoted in The Parallax on Cyberattack in Ukraine

By Beau Woods

Read the full article here.

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

FutureSource

Jul 5, 2017

Can Technology Fight Corruption in Violence-prone States?

By Brent M. Eastwood

The scourge of global corruption has been well documented, but less is known about how rampant graft affects international security. Democratic capacity-building efforts, an important tool in fighting insurgencies in Iraq and Afghanistan, have been hobbled by corruption for over a decade. States with violent extremist groups are often made even more unstable when the […]

In the News

Jul 4, 2017

Woods Quoted in BBC on Cyberattack in Ukraine

By Beau Woods

Read the full article here.

Ukraine

In the News

Jul 4, 2017

Vershbow Quoted by the Kyiv Post on Russian Aggression Against Ukraine

By Alexander Vershbow

Read the full article here.

Russia

In the News

Jul 4, 2017

Kroenig Joins CBS to Discuss North Korea Missile Threat

By Matthew Kroenig

Watch the full broadcast here.

Korea
Load More

Newsletter

Stay connected with us by signing up for our weekly newsletter “The Strategist” to be notified of all upcoming events, new publications, recent media hits, and exclusive updates within the Scowcroft Center:

The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security works to develop sustainable, nonpartisan strategies to address the most important security challenges facing the United States and the world.

Learn more