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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

Watch the full interview here.

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:

New Atlanticist

Jan 16, 2016

Taiwan Just Elected its First Female President. Here’s Why it Matters.

By Robert A. Manning

There was little ambiguity in the landslide victory of Tsai Ing-wen and Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP): Tsai won 56.1 percent of the vote, nearly twice that of Kuomintang (KMT) candidate Eric Chu, and the DPP won sixty-eight of the 113 seats in parliament. The election victory of the DPP, whose charter includes the goal […]

China Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jan 15, 2016

Manning Quoted by CNBC on Taiwan’s Economic Dependency on China

By Robert A. Manning

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China

Article

Jan 15, 2016

Farewell to Victimhood

By Salam Fayad

Download (PDF) In the wake of mounting violence and unrest in the Palestinian territories and Israel over the past three months, over forty thousand Palestinians have taken to the streets to protest Israel’s occupation and its policies in Jerusalem. Reuters recently reported that 24 Israelis and at least 142 Palestinians have been killed in clashes […]

Israel Middle East

New Atlanticist

Jan 14, 2016

Indonesia an obvious target as ISIS seeks to expand footprint

By John T. Watts

The terrorist attacks in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, on January 14 are concerning, but hardly surprising. The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the attacks, a first for the group inside the world’s largest Muslim country. It is clear that ISIS is seeking to increase its global footprint and searching for […]

Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jan 14, 2016

Manning on Saudi Arabia’s Economy

By Robert A. Manning

Anadolu Agency quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning on Saudi Arabia’s need for economic reforms:

Saudi Arabia

In the News

Jan 14, 2016

Jones on Military Alliance Between Gulf States

By James L. Jones

Gulf News quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Chairman General James L. Jones, Jr. on the need for a military alliance between Gulf states:

Middle East

In the News

Jan 14, 2016

Chuck Hagel on President Barack Obama’s Syria Strategy

By Atlantic Council

The Guardian features an Atlantic Council event with Atlantic Council Distinguished Statesman and former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, quoting him on President Barack Obama’s Syria strategy:

In the News

Jan 14, 2016

Chuck Hagel on Handling of National Security Issues

By Atlantic Council

Politico features the Atlantic Council event “Reflections of a Former Secretary of Defense,” quoting Atlantic Council Distinguished Statesman and former Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on President Barack Obama’s handling of national security issues: 

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