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In the News

Mar 20, 2015

Stephan: Resisting ISIS

By Maria Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria J. Stephan writes for Sojourners on how to utilize collective nonviolent action to combat ISIS:

In the News

Mar 20, 2015

Kroenig on Iran’s Nuclear Capabilities

By Matthew Kroenig

The Weekly Standard quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig on Iran’s nuclear capabilities and what a nuclear deal would mean:

Iran

Art of Future Warfare

Mar 20, 2015

How the Next Great War Begins

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Art of Future Warfare, an initiative of the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, hosted an event titled “How the Next Great War Begins” on March 17. The event served as a conclusion to the initiative’s recent essay contest that explored the same question. With a distinguished panel that included Admiral James […]

In the News

Mar 20, 2015

Cole on the Next Great Superpower Conflict

By August Cole

ValueWalk quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow August Cole on his novel Ghost Fleet, cowritten with Peter Singer, from a panel at South by Southwest Interactive 2015:

In the News

Mar 20, 2015

Kroenig on NATO Strategy Toward Russia

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for Survival, debating his critics over NATO strategy toward Russia:

NATO Russia

In the News

Mar 20, 2015

Seip and Clayton: Congress Must Match the Money to the Navy’s Strategy

By Mark Seip and Alex Clayton

Scowcroft Center Navy Senior Fellow Mark Seip and Scowcroft Center Intern Alex Clayton write for Defense One on how US naval ambition could be undermined by a lack of adequate funding from Congress:

In the News

Mar 20, 2015

Brzezinski on Violent Extremism and Russian Aggression

By Ian Brzezinski

Voice of America quotes Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on the confluence of violent extremism and Russian aggression in the Balkans:

The Balkans

Transcript

Mar 19, 2015

Transcript: America’s Role in the World

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Full transcript of the Strategy Initiative launch through the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.

In the News

Mar 19, 2015

Metzl on the Putin-Kim Alliance

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper to discuss the increasing importance of the Russia-North Korea relationship and what that means for the United States:

Korea Russia

In the News

Mar 19, 2015

Cole Speaks at South by Southwest Interactive 2015

By August Cole

Extreme Tech highlights a panel at South by Southwest Interactive 2015 featuring Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow August Cole discussing his novel Ghost Fleet cowritten with Peter Singer on the next great superpower conflict:

New Atlanticist

Mar 18, 2015

Future Tense: A Creative Look at How the Next Great War Begins

By Larry Luxner

In one scenario, an intelligence officer named Army Maj. Morgan Maltz is arrested on suspicion of espionage and possible treason. The top-secret computer files he sold to Beijing have allowed China to destroy a crucial Pentagon undersea communications cable, putting the entire Asia-Pacific region on its highest alert since World War II. In another, a […]

Report

Mar 18, 2015

The Healthcare Internet of Things: Rewards and Risks

By Jason Healey, Neal Pollard, and Beau Woods

The Internet of Things of digital, networked technology is quickly moving to the forefront of society, the global economy, and the human experience. Individuals wear networked devices to learn more about themselves, their diet, their exercise regimen, and their vital signs. Doctors can adjust and optimize implanted medical devices, such as pacemakers, quickly and accurately—and […]

In the News

Mar 17, 2015

Cole: Breaking Through the Fog: Rethinking a Morning Military Ritual

By August Cole

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow August Cole writes for War on the Rocks on creative thinking and modern warfare:

In the News

Mar 17, 2015

Stephan: How to Stop Extremism Before It Starts

By Maria Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria J. Stephan cowrites for Foreign Policy on how ordinary citizens and communities are combatting extremism:

Event Recap

Mar 16, 2015

Atlantic Council Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative Launch: America’s Role in the World

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On March 13, the Atlantic Council formally launched its new Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative through the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The Council is undertaking efforts to help the United States work with its closest allies and partners to lead in an increasingly complex and turbulent world. These projects will address strategic issues […]

Event Recap

Mar 16, 2015

Private Breakfast Discussion-Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative Launch

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On March 13, the Atlantic Council launched its Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative, supported by the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. The event began with a private breakfast to kick off the America’s Role in the World effort, hosted by Jon Huntsman, Chairman of the Atlantic Council, and Fred Kempe, President and CEO of […]

New Atlanticist

Mar 13, 2015

US Foreign Policy Falls Victim to Partisan Gridlock Ahead of 2016 Elections

By Larry Luxner

Atlantic Council launches strategy initiative to boost Washington’s global influence With the 2016 presidential elections a little over a year and a half away, analysts agree that the partisan bitterness consuming Washington is hurting US leadership on the world stage. That bitterness reached a new low in March when a group of 47 Republican senators […]

In the News

Mar 11, 2015

Chiu on UK Defense Spending

By Daniel Chiu

The Telegraph quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Daniel Chiu on whether the United Kingdom plans to increase its defense spending and US reaction:

In the News

Mar 11, 2015

Ward: Arming Ukraine: Insights from the Spanish Civil War

By Alex Ward

Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Alex Ward writes for War on the Rocks on how President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s debate over whether to send weapons to the Spanish Republic as it fought Generalissimo Francisco Franco and his force provides a parallel to President Obama’s decision today over whether to arm Ukraine:

Ukraine

In the News

Mar 10, 2015

Stephan: Develop Non-Military Options to Empower Communities Against Violent Extremism and Its Drivers

By Maria Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria J. Stephan writes for Political Violence @ a Glance on how local populations can challenge corruption and institutionalized repression using nonviolent means:

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