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New Atlanticist

Dec 14, 2015

Senator Urges Congress to Confront ‘Stark’ Vet Suicide Rates

By Alejandro Alvarez

Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) calls for ‘all hands on deck’ in Congress as suicide rates exceed combat losses US armed forces today lose more troops to suicide than to active combat, Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-IN) said at the Atlantic Council on Dec. 10, while calling on Congress to develop an effective system to help veterans […]

In the News

Dec 14, 2015

Bloomberg Business Highlights Event with UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon MP

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Bloomberg Business highlights the Brent Scowcroft Center’s special event with United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defense Rt. Hon. Michael Fallon MP on the recently released UK Strategic Defense and Security Review:

In the News

Dec 13, 2015

Pavel on the US Foreign Military Sales System

By Barry Pavel

Defense News quotes Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on pushback from the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee following international and domestic complaints on the slow and time consuming foreign military sales system: 

In the News

Dec 12, 2015

Manning: Abe’s India Visit Highlights Asia’s Security Ties

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for Nikkei Asian Review on the increase in overlapping defense ties between the United States, Japan, and other Asia-Pacific countries as they look to counter China’s increasingly assertive military posture: 

India Japan

New Atlanticist

Dec 11, 2015

British Defense Secretary Calls for Tightening Noose Around ISIS

By Ashish Kumar Sen

The US-led coalition that is conducting airstrikes on the Islamic State in Syria should more deliberately target the terrorist group’s infrastructure and “tighten the noose” around its de facto capital Raqqa, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said at the Atlantic Council on Dec. 11.  “I hope now we are going to see new focus on […]

United Kingdom

In the News

Dec 11, 2015

Benitez on UN-Russian Relations

By Jorge Benitez

Stars and Stripes quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow and NATOSource Director Jorge Benitez on NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Phillip Breedlove’s approach toward Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s intervention in Ukraine:

NATO Russia

Event Recap

Dec 10, 2015

Implementing Camp David: US-GCC Security Cooperation Since the Summit

By Brent Scowcroft Center

President Obama convened leaders from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in May 2015 to discuss reassurance and security cooperation in light of the P5+1 nuclear agreement with Iran. The United States and Gulf Arab monarchies agreed to improve future cooperation on ballistic missile defense, counter-proliferation, counterterrorist financing, cybersecurity, and a range of other issues. […]

In the News

Dec 9, 2015

Bensahel on Congressional Debate to Authorize the Use of Military Force

By Nora Bensahel

The New York Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel on the Congressional debate to authorize the use of military force, and whether a vote is likely soon:

In the News

Dec 9, 2015

USNI News Features Atlantic Council Event on Taiwan’s Defense Role

By Robert Manning

USNI News features an Atlantic Council event on the future of Taiwan’s defense role, quoting Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning on how US arm sales to Taiwan could affect relations with Beijing:

China

In the News

Dec 9, 2015

Brzezinski on Russia and ISIS

By Ian Brzezinski

CNBC quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on the rise of Russian troops being dedicated to fight against ISIS: 

Russia

In the News

Dec 9, 2015

Completing Europe Featured in President of the Republic of Croatia Newsletter

By Atlantic Council

The Newsletter of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia features Completing Europe: From the North-South Corridor to Energy, Transportation, and Telecommunications Union, a report jointly published by the Atlantic Council and Central Europe Energy Partners on the need for infrastructure development across Central Europe in the energy, transportation, and telecommunications sectors: Read […]

Event Recap

Dec 9, 2015

Cross Strait Series: The Future of Taiwan’s Defense Role

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On December 9, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Asia Security Initiative hosted a Cross-Straits Series event on the future of Taiwan’s defense role. The discussion brings together Ms. Joanna Yu Taylor, Adjunct Member of the RAND Corporation; Mr. Robert Manning, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security; and […]

New Atlanticist

Dec 8, 2015

Is the United States a Less Reliable Ally?

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Some Arab Gulf states seen looking at Russia, China as ‘alternatives’ The United States’ friends and allies in the Middle East see Washington as a less reliable partner and are “talking fairly openly about alternatives” such as Russia and China, retired Gen. James L. Jones, Jr., a former US National Security Advisor, said on Dec. […]

International Organizations Iran

Event Recap

Dec 8, 2015

European Security: After Paris

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On Tuesday, December 8, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a roundtable discussion with Joëlle Jenny, Director for Security Policy and Conflict Prevention at the European External Action Service (EEAS). The discussion examined European security after the terrorist attacks in Paris and the role of the EU in addressing the multiple threats to […]

Europe & Eurasia National Security

Event Recap

Dec 8, 2015

SDSR: Warfare in the Information Age

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On December 8, the Atlantic Council hosted a private roundtable on “SDSR: Warfare in the Information Age” featuring General Sir Richard Barrons, Commander, Joint Forces Command, UK Armed Forces. General Barrons, who assisted with the 2010 Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR) as Assistant Chief of General Staff, discussed some of the outcomes of the […]

National Security Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 7, 2015

Burrows: Here’s the Playbook for Getting US-Russian Cooperation Back on Track

By Matthew J. Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew J. Burrows cowrites for The National Interest on how the United States and Russia can find common ground for cooperation, highlighting a recently released report by the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative and the Moscow-based Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) that discusses how to find that common ground:

Russia

In the News

Dec 7, 2015

Barno on Women in the Military

By Dave Barno

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Dave Barno joins Federal News Radio’s Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the implications of Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s announcement that all jobs in the US military will now be open to women:

In the News

Dec 7, 2015

Bensahel on New Defense Spending Deal

By Nora Bensahel

Washington Examiner quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel on how a new two-year defense spending deal will allow contractors to go on the offensive and lobby for more and bigger projects:

Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Dec 7, 2015

Barno and Bensahel: Now Women Should Register for the Draft

By Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellows for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel write for Time on the importance of gender equality in the Selective Service System:

In the News

Dec 6, 2015

Defense News Highlights Commander Series Event

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Defense News highlights the Brent Scowcroft Center Commander Series event with General Mark Welsh III on the future of American airpower:

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