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In the News

Jan 28, 2016

Washington Post Highlights Stephan’s Book on Nonviolent Resistance

By Maria J. Stephan

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In the News

Jan 27, 2016

Engelke Joins US Water Partnership to Discuss Promoting Transboundary Water Cooperation

By Peter Engelke

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In the News

Jan 26, 2016

Barno and Bensahel in War on the Rocks: Preparing for the Next Big War

By Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel

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In the News

Jan 26, 2016

Ward in The National Interest: What America’s ISIS Strategy Is Missing

By Alex Ward

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In the News

Jan 25, 2016

Burrows Joins KCRW to Discuss the Future of US Diplomacy in Syria

By Mathew J. Burrows

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Syria

In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Stephan in Foreign Policy: The Peacebuilder’s Field Guide to Protest Movements

By Maria Stephan

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In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Burrows in ISN: The Changing Face of Globalization

By Mathew Burrows

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In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Defense News Features Atlantic Council Brent Scowcroft Center Event Series

By Atlantic Council

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 22, 2016

Manning in Nikkei Asian Review: After Taiwan’s Political Earthquake: What Next?

By Robert A. Manning

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China Indo-Pacific

New Atlanticist

Jan 21, 2016

How Do You Disrupt ISIS’ Social Media Strategy and Safeguard Freedoms?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

NSA Director Michael S. Rogers says online censorship goes to the ‘heart of the whole American construct’ The Obama administration is “trying to come to grips with” how to prevent terrorists from using technology as a recruiting tool, while at the same time safeguarding individual freedoms, Adm. Michael S. Rogers, the Commander of US Cyber […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Art of Future Warfare

Jan 21, 2016

US CYBERCOM and the NSA: A Strategic Look with ADM Michael S. Rogers

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a Commanders Series event with Admiral Michael S. Rogers, the Commander of US Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency, regarding his strategic priorities for 2016.

New Atlanticist

Jan 21, 2016

Will Iran receive the sanctions relief it expects?

By Matthew Kroenig

Last week marked “implementation day” of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, better known as the Iran nuclear deal. With the deal formally in effect, Iran will begin receiving sanctions relief, leading many to conclude, as NPR recently reported, that “European and Asian companies are expected to flock to Iran now that the UN sanctions […]

Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Jan 21, 2016

NBC Features Atlantic Council Brent Scowcroft Center Event Series

By Atlantic Council

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 21, 2016

The Hill Features Atlantic Council Brent Scowcroft Center Event Series

By Atlantic Council

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 20, 2016

Brent Scowcroft Center SOCOM Event Featured in Defense News

By Atlantic Council

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Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Jan 20, 2016

Burrows in The National Interest: Is America Ready for a Multipolar World?

By Mathew J. Burrows

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United States and Canada

Emerging Defense Challenges

Jan 19, 2016

Defense-Industrial Policy Series: Acquisition for Special Operations Forces

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On January 19, 2016, the Atlantic Council hosted Mr. James F. Geurts, the Acquisition Executive for US Special Operations Command, for a Defense-Industrial Policy Series event entitled, “Acquisition for Special Operations Forces.” In a discussion moderated by the Council’s Steven Grundman, M.A. and George Lund Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Mr. Geurts spoke […]

In the News

Jan 19, 2016

Metzl Joins CNN to Discuss Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Visit to the Middle East and China’s Middle East Challenge

By Jamie Metzl

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China Middle East

In the News

Jan 19, 2016

Horrell in USNI News: Politicizing Navigation

By Steven Horrell

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Iran

In the News

Jan 18, 2016

Stephan: How the World is Proving Martin Luther King Right about Nonviolence

By Maria Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria J. Stephan cowrites for the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage on the surprising success of nonviolent campaigns and lessons learned from the past five years:

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