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In the News

Jun 15, 2015

Kroenig: Why Democracies Dominate: America’s Edge over China

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for the National Interest on why the United States maintains an edge over China:

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 15, 2015

Kroenig: Why Is Obama Abandoning 70 Years of US Nonproliferation Policy?

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for Tablet on why the nuclear deal with Iran is faulty and dangerous: 

Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Jun 14, 2015

Metzl: Doomsday: The Coming Collapse of North Korea

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for the National Interest on why North Korea’s regime is close to collapse:

Korea

In the News

Jun 12, 2015

Manning on China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

By Robert A. Manning

US News & World Report quotes Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Senior Fellow Robert Manning on the implications of the sentencing of China’s former security chief, Zhou Yongkang:

In the News

Jun 12, 2015

Manning on Oil Exports

By Robert A. Manning

US News & World Report quotes Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Senior Fellow Robert Manning on using oil exports as a tool of US foreign policy:

In the News

Jun 11, 2015

Nordenman: BALTOPS 2015 Highlights New Friction Between West, Russia

By Magnus Nordenman

Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman writes for US Naval Institute News about BALTOPS, an annually recurring multinational exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner forces to defend the Baltic region:

Northern Europe

Event Recap

Jun 11, 2015

Modernizing Army Acquisitions

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 10, the Atlantic Council welcomed Heidi Shyu, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology. She spoke on what it would take to modernize Army acquisition as part of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Defense-Industrial Policy Series.

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Event Recap

Jun 11, 2015

Scowcroft Center’s Next Generation Report on Stronger US-German Relations Released in Washington, DC

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 9, the Atlantic Council hosted two roundtables to mark the release of the new report from the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s US-German Next Generation Fellows: “Through a New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship.” The American Council on Germany (ACG) co-hosted both the morning and the evening events. The report, which […]

Germany United States and Canada

In the News

Jun 11, 2015

Saab: Can the House of Saud Survive ISIS?

By Bilal Y. Saab

Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for Foreign Affairs on Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism campaign against ISIS and its relationship to entrenched religious divisions:

Saudi Arabia

Event Recap

Jun 10, 2015

Scowcroft Center’s Next Generation Report on Stronger US-German Relations Released in Berlin

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 9, Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft (German Atlantic Association), hosted the release of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s new report “Through a New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship” at the German Federal Press Office in Berlin. The report, which twelve young Americans and Germans wrote in a little more than six weeks, […]

Germany United States and Canada

In the News

Jun 9, 2015

Lindsay on Future of Urban Transport

By Greg Lindsay

Bloomberg quotes Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Greg Lindsay on the New Cities Foundation launch of the ambitious Connected Mobility Initiative to explore the future of urban transport:

In the News

Jun 8, 2015

String: Putin on the Brakes

By Marik String

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Marik String cowrites for Foreign Affairs on what to do now that the Euopean Union’s sanctions on Russia are set to expire:

European Union International Organizations

Report

Jun 8, 2015

Through a new prism: A Next generation strategy for the US-German relationship

By The US-German Next Generation Project Fellows

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the US-German relationship faces new challenges. While official cooperation and interaction between Berlin and Washington continue to be robust on a wide range of issues, the German and American publics have grown less familiar with each other. Diminishing personal ties between the two peoples threaten to […]

In the News

Jun 8, 2015

Hasik on Bradley Replacement

By James Hasik

Defense News quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Hasik on the two design contracts awarded by the US Army for the Future Fighting Vehicle, which could yield a Bradley replacement or technology spinouts to upgrade the Bradley: 

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Event Recap

Jun 8, 2015

The Renewable Energy Transition: The Impact on Climate Change, Energy Security, and Economic Development

By The Global Energy Center

On Monday, June 1, 2015 the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center, in cooperation with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), hosted an event titled “The Renewable Energy Transition: The Impact on Climate Change, Energy Security, and Economic Development.” Panelists included Adnan Amin, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency, Amos Hochstein, Special Envoy and Coordinator […]

In the News

Jun 7, 2015

Aronsson: US Chooses Path on Foreign Policy

By Albin Aronsson

Brent Scowcroft Center Intern Albin Aronsson writes for Svenska Dagbladet about the major visions of US national security strategy and foreign policy, the debate that is ongoing in Washington, and why it is important for Sweden to follow and understand this debate:

Northern Europe United States and Canada

In the News

Jun 4, 2015

Manning: Response to PacNet #30 “Launch the Perry Process 2”

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning writes for PacNet on why the North Korean nuclear problem may not have a solution: 

Korea

In the News

Jun 4, 2015

Manning on Closer US India Ties

By Robert Manning

The Washington Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning on the United States and India joining forces to counter Chinese aggression in the South China Sea:

China India

Congressional Relations

Jun 2, 2015

Congressional Perspectives on Defense-Industrial Issues

By The Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

On Thursday, May 28, 2015, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security welcomed professional staff members, William Greenwalt and Vickie Plunkett, of the Senate and House Armed Services committees, respectively. Steven Grundman, the Atlantic Council’s M.A. and George Lund Fellow, moderated the latest event in the Corporate Strategy Forum, titled Congressional Perspectives on Defense-Industrial Issues.

New Atlanticist

Jun 2, 2015

New Policy Priorities for the Transatlantic Partnership

By Kirsten Verclas

More than twenty-five years after the end of the Cold War, the United States and Germany remain close political and economic allies. However, personal ties between the two allies have diminished. In Germany, favorable opinions of the United States are at an all-time low. On the other side of the Atlantic, the United States is […]

Germany
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