Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Explore the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s latest insights, commentary, articles, media hits, and in-depth reports

All commentary & analysis

In the News

Feb 21, 2015

Seip: Accepting the Invitation

By Mark Seip

Scowcroft Center Navy Senior Fellow Mark Seip writes for foreign language newspaper the Helsinki Times on Finland participating in air exercises with the United States:

Northern Europe

In the News

Feb 20, 2015

WSJ Quotes Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

The Wall Street Journal quotes Atlantic Council event on the nuclear deal with Iran:

Iran

In the News

Feb 18, 2015

Brzezinski on Russian Sanctions

By Ian Brzezinski

CNBC quotes Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on why the new Russian sanctions are simply symbolic: 

Russia

Global Aggregation of Cyber Risk

Feb 18, 2015

Breaking the Cyber-Sharing Logjam

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Internet makes everyone neighbors in cyberspace, connected by a digital infrastructure that serves as the bedrock of their communities. But despite pockets of excellence, the neighborhood-watch system is broken. Not all kinds of sharing are equal, as many organizations involved in cyber defense are net consumers—not suppliers—of shareable cybersecurity information.

In the News

Feb 18, 2015

Ullman: Suppose America Retrenches: A thought Experiment

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on what would happen if the United States downsized its current international role:

In the News

Feb 15, 2015

Ullman: A Journalist’s Journalist – Arnaud de Borchgrave

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on Arnaud de Borchgrave’s career in journalism:

In the News

Feb 15, 2015

Benitez on the Future of NATO

By Jorge Benitez

Defense News quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on new programs between Washington and its NATO partners:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Feb 13, 2015

Brzezinski on the Ceasefire Agreement for Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski

Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the ceasefire agreement for Ukraine, why he’s pessimistic that it will end the violence, and what the West needs to do to enforce the terms:

Ukraine

In the News

Feb 13, 2015

Kroenig: Stability Before Disarmament

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on nuclear deterrence and disarmament:

In the News

Feb 13, 2015

Joyner: Obama’s ISIS AUMF: A Convenient (But Necessary) Excuse

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for the National Interest on President Obama seeking Congressional support for an escalation in the fight against ISIS:

New Atlanticist

Feb 12, 2015

Airstrikes will Strengthen ISIS, says Fayyad

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Former Palestinian Authority Prime Minister says root causes must be addressed The ongoing coalition airstrikes against the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham will do very little to destroy the militant group and may, in fact, enhance its ability to recruit more fighters, according to Salam Fayyad, a former Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority. […]

Iraq National Security

In the News

Feb 12, 2015

Ward: The Indispensable Superpartner: How America Should Lead

By Alex Ward

Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Alex Ward writes for the National Interest on President Obama’s second and final National Security Strategy and what it means for the United States to be a superpartner instead of a superpower:

In the News

Feb 12, 2015

Seip: The Future US Navy: Balanced, Accessible

By Mark Seip

Brent Scowcroft Center Navy Senior Fellow Mark Seip writes for Defense News on the future of the US Navy and its current budget challenges:

New Atlanticist

Feb 11, 2015

A setback for democracy in Malaysia?

By HuiHui Ooi

The decision by Malaysia’s highest court to uphold the sodomy conviction of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim has raised questions about the intentions of Prime Minister Najib Razak’s administration and whether Malaysia is becoming an illiberal quasi-democracy. The conviction has sparked an uproar in Malaysia. There is widespread belief that Anwar is being politically persecuted and […]

In the News

Feb 11, 2015

Joyner: Is Obama Real(ist) Confused?

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for War on the Rocks on the differences between the Obama administration’s updated National Security Strategy and President Obama’s actual national security strategy:

In the News

Feb 11, 2015

Joyner: National Security Strategy to National Defense Strategy

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for RealClearDefense on why President Obama’s recently released National Security Strategy was a missed opportunity:

In the News

Feb 10, 2015

Joyner: The Domestic Side of National Security

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for The Hill on the domestic policy agenda in the Obama administration’s “National Security Strategy”:

In the News

Feb 10, 2015

Joyner: Obama’s National-Security Wish List

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for the National Interest on why President Obama’s National Security Strategy is not actually a strategy:

In the News

Feb 9, 2015

Brzezinski on Arming Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski

Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski joins NPR’s The Diane Rehm Show to discuss the Obama administration’s debate over whether the United States should send military aid to Ukraine:

Ukraine

In the News

Feb 7, 2015

Grundman on the Harris-Exelis Deal

By Steven Grundman

Defense News quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman on the Harris-Exelis deal and emerging themes in corporate development in the defense market:

Defense Industry Security & Defense
Load More

Newsletter

Stay connected with us by signing up for our weekly newsletter “The Strategist” to be notified of all upcoming events, new publications, recent media hits, and exclusive updates within the Scowcroft Center:

The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security works to develop sustainable, nonpartisan strategies to address the most important security challenges facing the United States and the world.

Learn more