Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Manning: How Dangerous is Vladimir Putin?

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for International Economy on the dangers of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his miscalculations about upsetting the European post-Cold War order:

AFP Highlights Atlantic Council Event with General John Allen

By Atlantic Council

Agence France-Presse quotes General John Allen, Special Presidential Envoy for the Global Coalition to Counter ISIL, from an Atlantic Council event:

Manning: Sino-US Ties Can Be Reinforced From Top Down

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the Global Times on Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming state visit in September:

Germany’s Future Role in Transatlantic Security: A Conversation with Vice Admiral Andreas Krause, Chief of the German Navy

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Over the past year, tensions between Russia and NATO over the war in Ukraine have extended past NATO’s south-eastern border up to its most vulnerable north-eastern partners. It is along this border that Russia has launched three surprise military exercises in the past year, incorporating land, air, and sea offensive elements in scenarios eerily resembling […]

War Game Finds ISIS Escalating: Major Attack Unlikely to Alter US Approach

By Ashish Kumar Sen

How would the United States respond if the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) were to either take control of several Sunni neighborhoods in Baghdad or conduct a major terrorist attack on the al-Asad airbase in Iraq where US personnel are based? Neither development would spur the United States to draw down its presence […]

Jones on Doing Business in a Dicey Geopolitical Environment

By James L. Jones, Jr.

BRINK News interviews Brent Scowcroft Center Chairman General James L. Jones, Jr. on investing in foreign countries and how businesses can navigate today’s geopolitical environment:

Business Insider Cites the Atlantic Council

By Ian Brzezinski and Nicholas Varangis

Business Insider cites an Atlantic Council chart demonstrating the NATO-Russia exercise gap from a NATOSource article by the Scowcroft Center’s Ian Brzezinski and Nicholas Varangis:

Aronsson on NATO’s Spending Inefficiencies

By Lisa Aronsson

Business Insider quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Visiting Fellow Lisa Aronsson on inefficiencies in NATO spending and what that means for the two percent spending target:

Aronsson on NATO’s Defense Spending

By Lisa Aronsson

International Business Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Visiting Fellow Lisa Aronsson on NATO’s defense spending and what it means for an increasingly hostile Europe:

Germany Army Chief of Staff Bruno Kasdorf on the State of Transatlantic Security

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted Lieutenant General Bruno Kasdorf, the Chief of Staff of the German Army, on Monday, February 20. General Kasdorf presented the German perspective on international security issues, including the latest developments regarding NATO and Europe, in a new, dynamic security environment.

Aronsson: Is NATO’s Two Percent Spending Call Realistic?

By Lisa Aronsson

Brent Scowcroft Center Visiting Fellow Lisa Aronsson writes for Carnegie Europe’s blog on why NATO’s two percent spending target is not realistic:

Brzezinski on the “Exercise Gap” Between Russia and NATO

By Ian Brzezinski

BBC News quotes Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on the “exercise gap” between Russia and NATO from an Atlantic Council report:

Manning: China’s Affair with the ‘Other Korea’

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the National Interest on China’s relationship with North Korea and South Korea:

Breitenbauch: A l’Europe de réaffirmer ses valeurs démocratiques contre le terrorisme

By Henrik Breitenbauch

Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Henrik Breitenbauch writes for French-language newspaper Le Monde on the recent terrorist attacks in Europe:

Pavel on the Deadly Terrorist Attacks in Europe

By Barry Pavel

International Business Times quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on why terrorist attacks in Europe have been deadlier than those in the United States:

Kroenig to Testify on Regional Nuclear Dynamics

Matthew Kroenig, Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, will testify on regional nuclear dynamics before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Strategic Forces on February 25. More details here.

Ullman: Are Raging Hormones ISIS’s Latest Weapon?

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for the World Tribune on why young Muslims are joining ISIS:

Cliff on the Argentine-Chinese Fighter Deal

By Roger Cliff

Defense News quotes Asia Security Initiative Nonresident Fellow Roger Cliff on the potential for Argentina and China to jointly develop fighters: