Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Future Communication Landscape for Public Diplomacy

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The use of information has long been a critical element of US foreign policy. In recent years, however, the growing complexity of the communication landscape makes effective global public engagement an increasingly challenging prospect. At the same time, the skills of public diplomacy and the integration of information are lost among many policy makers.

Jones: The Strategic Imperative of Trade

By James L. Jones, Jr.

Brent Scowcroft Center Chairman General James L. Jones, Jr. writes for the Connecticut Post on the strategic aspects of international trade:

AP Highlights Atlantic Council Event on China’s Proposed Infrastructure Bank

By Atlantic Council

The Associated Press quotes China’s Vice Finance Minister Zhu Guangyao’s statements at an Atlantic Council event on his country’s proposed infrastructure bank:

Grundman: Pentagon’s Offset Strategy Needs A Big Idea

By Steven Grundman

M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman writes for Aviation Week on the Pentagon’s focus on retooling military capabilities:

Germany’s Evolving Role in Transatlantic Security

On April 16, 2015, the Atlantic Council hosted members of the German Federal Armed Services Committee of the Bundestag for a discussion on Germany’s evolving role in transatlantic security and the future of US-German relations.

Metzl on China’s Slowing Economic Growth

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN to discuss China’s slowing economic growth and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank:

Strategy Session with Dr. Robert Malley, White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region

On April 15, 2015 the Middle East Peace and Security Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a private, off-the-record strategy session with Dr. Robert Malley, newly-appointed White House Coordinator for the Middle East, North Africa, and the Gulf Region. Middle East experts with experience in government, military, think tanks, […]

Manning on the Iran-China Energy Talks

By Robert Manning

Anadolu Agency’s Energy News Terminal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning on Iran’s talks with China for oil and natural gas trade and energy investments:

Pavel and Saab on the Gulf Arab States

By Pavel and Saab

The National quotes VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on efforts by the United States to reassure its Gulf Arab allies:

Burrows on the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

By Matthew Burrows

Bloomberg Business quotes Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows on US reaction to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank:

Benitez on Russian Military Exercises

By Jorge Benitez

Voice of America quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on Russian military exercises near the borders of NATO countries:

Benitez on US-Russia Tensions

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins CCTV America to discuss implementation of the Minsk agreement and continuing tensions between the United States and Russia:

ISIS and al-Qaeda: Assessing Terrorist Threats to the Homeland and Beyond

By Larry Luxner

The Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) may have grabbed global attention with its brutal terror tactics, but al-Qaeda is still a grave threat to US interests, two national security analysts said April 2 at the Atlantic Council. Bruce Riedel, a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and Bruce Hoffman, Director of Georgetown University’s […]