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New Atlanticist

Nov 29, 2014

Obama Likely to Seek a ‘Wartime’ Defense Secretary

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council’s Barry Pavel: Pentagon Priorities Have Changed Since Hagel Was Chosen In the days since Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned, two prominent candidates to replace him have said publicly they will not do so. They are former Undersecretary of Defense Michele Flournoy and Rhode Island Democratic Senator Jack Reed. As President Barack Obama seeks […]

New Atlanticist

Nov 28, 2014

The Cheapening of Oil and What It Means

By New Atlanticist

Atlantic Council’s Manning: US May Benefit, But Must Review Its Strategy, in a New World of ‘Peak Demand’ World oil prices have slipped again (to about $73 a barrel) after the global cartel, OPEC, declined on November 27 to cut the amount of crude petroleum its members pump into the planet’s economy. Instead, OPEC followed […]

Energy & Environment Energy Markets & Governance

In the News

Nov 28, 2014

Seip: Mr. Hagel’s Ouster Solves Little

By Mark Seip

Brent Scowcroft Center US Navy Fellow Mark Seip writes for the Washington Post on why Chuck Hagel’s dismissal as defense secretary will “do little to change the direction of the fight against the Islamic State or broader national foreign policy:”

In the News

Nov 26, 2014

Ullman on ISIS: Existential or Exaggerated Danger?

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on the danger of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

FutureSource

Nov 26, 2014

The Future of Energy: Shale, Bringing Energy Back to the West

By Jack Shaked

It seems like every day, an entirely new advancement or discovery is made in the energy sector. From solar to fusion to thorium, it is hard to determine what the future of energy will look like and what impacts these advances will have on the world. Over the next few weeks, The Future of Energy […]

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

In the News

Nov 26, 2014

Manning on Upcoming OPEC Meeting

By Robert Manning

Anadolu Agency quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning on the upcoming meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries: 

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Nov 25, 2014

Washington Post Cites Metzl’s “Genesis Code”

By Jamie Metzl

The Washington Post lists the Genesis Code, a new book by Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl, as one of three new sci-fi novels that depict frightening alternate realities: 

In the News

Nov 25, 2014

Kroenig on Iran Talks: “There Has Been Little Progress”

By Matthew Kroenig

Voice of America quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig on the extension of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 powers:

Iran

In the News

Nov 25, 2014

Pavel on Hagel’s Resignation

By Barry Pavel

The Independent quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on the resignation of former Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel:

New Atlanticist

Nov 24, 2014

An Iran Nuclear Deal: Better Than Nothing if We Get It, But Not a Resolution

By Ashish Kumar Sen

Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig on the Extension of Nonproliferation Talks As Iran and six other nations announced a seven-month extension of their effort to reach a deal to limit the Iranian nuclear program, the Atlantic Council’s Matthew Kroenig said Iran will pose a nonproliferation threat even if a deal is struck. Kroenig, a nonresident senior […]

Iran

In the News

Nov 24, 2014

Kroenig on Nuclear Negotiations Extension

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig joins France 24 to discuss the recent extension of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 countries: Watch the full interview here.

Iran

In the News

Nov 24, 2014

Kordosova on US Policy on Central Europe

By Simona Kordosova

Brent Scowcroft Center Associate Director Simona Kordosova joins Estonian National TV to discuss Václav Havel’s legacy and US policy toward Central Europe: Watch the full interview here (segment starts at 28:00).

Central Europe

In the News

Nov 24, 2014

Kroenig: Apply More Pressure on Iran

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for USA Today on the recent extension of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries:

Iran

In the News

Nov 22, 2014

Burrows: How the Middle East’s First Nuclear War Started

By Mathew Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows writes a fictional piece for Politico on the possible paths forward following the outcomes of nuclear talks with Iran: 

Iran

In the News

Nov 22, 2014

Jones on Shared Objectives with Turkey

By James L. Jones, Jr.

Hurriyet Daily News quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Chairman General James L. Jones, Jr. on Turkish involvement in the ongoing crisis in Syria:

Turkey

In the News

Nov 21, 2014

Metzl on Interest-Rate Cuts in China

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins Bloomberg’s Bottom Line to discuss China’s surprise interest-rate cuts:

China

In the News

Nov 21, 2014

Jones and Olechnowicz on Completing Europe

By James L. Jones, Jr.

Brent Scowcroft Center Chairman General James L. Jones, Jr., Jr. cowrites for the Hill with President and CEO of Grupa LOTOS S.A Pawel Olechnowicz on the North-South Corridor:

In the News

Nov 21, 2014

Kroenig on Latest Round of Nuclear Talks

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig joins BBC to discuss the latest round of nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 countries:

Iran

Report

Nov 21, 2014

Completing Europe – From the North-South Corridor to Energy, Transportation, and Telecommunications Union

By Atlantic Council and CEEP

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, much progress has been made toward fulfilling the vision of a Europe whole and free. However, much work remains to complete a critical element of this vision, the creation of a single European market. That will require the development of infrastructure networks that bind together the […]

In the News

Nov 20, 2014

Manning: Obama’s Faltering ISIS Strategy

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the National Interest on Obama’s Middle East policy:

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