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In the News

Nov 1, 2016

Braw Joins KCRW to Discuss NATO’s Presence in the Baltic Sea

By Elisabeth Braw

Listen to the full discussion here.

In the News

Oct 31, 2016

Bensahel Quoted by Federal News Radio on the Army’s Promotion System

By Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Oct 31, 2016

Leland Interviewed by Markets Insider on China’s Economy

By Leland Miller

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China

In the News

Oct 31, 2016

Du Mont Joins Adaptive Leadership Network Conference at Harvard University

By Malia Du Mont

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In the News

Oct 31, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by Express on Russian Submarine Spotted Off British Coast

By Magnus Nordenman

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Russia

In the News

Oct 31, 2016

Ward Quoted by Federal News Radio on Trump and Clinton’s Call for Defense Spending

By Alexander Ward

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In the News

Oct 28, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by CNN on Potential for a New Cold War with Putin

By Magnus Nordenman

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Russia

Event Recap

Oct 27, 2016

Tackling Root Causes of Conflict in the Middle East

By Tyler M. Nocita

On Thursday, October 27, 2016, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted Sweden’s State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Annika Söder for a conference on US-European cooperation in the Middle East. Söder delivered keynote remarks, in which she emphasized that the Middle East is undergoing a period of rapid transition and instability, threatened by a […]

Europe & Eurasia Middle East

In the News

Oct 27, 2016

Braw in Foreign Policy: Europe’s Militaries Have a Sharing Problem

By Elisabeth Braw

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New Atlanticist

Oct 26, 2016

Defining an Arctic Strategy

National security and climate change makes it imperative for the United States to develop the strategic infrastructure needed to play a key leadership role.

Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia

Event Recap

Oct 26, 2016

Bolstering Nordic Defense

By Lauren Speranza and Marija Vaicekauskaite

On October 26, the Transatlantic Security Initiative hosted a public discussion on “Bolstering Nordic Defense” at the Army Navy Club. The event served as the release of the Atlantic Council’s new issue brief: The Future of US-Swedish Defense Cooperation.

NATO Security & Defense

Issue Brief

Oct 26, 2016

Enhancing the US-Swedish defense relationship

By Magnus Nordenman

Security and deterrence in the Baltic Sea region.

NATO Partnerships Northern Europe

In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Healey Quoted by PBS on The Democrats’ Hacked Emails

By Jason Healey

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In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Nordenman Quoted by Defense News on Increasing Sweden and US Technological Cooperation

By Magnus Nordenman

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In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Benitez Quoted by Politifact on NATO in the Upcoming Election

By Jorge Benitez

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In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Manning in The National Interest: The Philippines Are Just a Symptom of America’s Asia Pivot Problem

By Robert A. Manning

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In the News

Oct 26, 2016

Metzl Joins Wall Street Journal To Discuss His New Book “Eternal Sonata”

By Jamie Metzl

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New Atlanticist

Oct 25, 2016

Trouble with the Philippines

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Tensions between the United States and the Philippines—a former US colony with which Washington has had a mutual defense treaty since 1951—have put a question mark over the future of the relationship and are being watched warily by countries in the Asia-Pacific. Noting that the US-Philippines treaty alliance has been a “foundation for stability and […]

China Russia

In the News

Oct 25, 2016

Brooks in Real Clear Defense: Home Depot or Homeland Security

By Max Brooks

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Crisis Management Economy & Business

In the News

Oct 25, 2016

Manning Quoted by Yonhap News on Potential US Communications with North Korea

By Robert A. Manning

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Korea
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