Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Ullman: Obama Needs a Sense of History and a Strategy

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on why President Obama needs a sense of history when thinking about his strategy for combating the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

Breedlove: NATO Has Begun Shaping Rapid Response Force

Alliance’s Commander Says New Force Will Include US Troops NATO has begun shaping the strengthened presence in Eastern Europe that the Alliance’s leaders approved ten days ago at their summit conference in Wales, its military commander, US Air Force General Philip Breedlove, said. US troops will be part of the new rapid-response force to be […]

Grundman on New NASA Contract

By Steven Grundman

Los Angeles Daily News quotes M.A. and George Lund Fellow for Emerging Defense Challenges Steven Grundman on the possibility that NASA may choose SpaceX as a contractor for future projects: 

Burrows on a Future Declassified

By Mathew Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows joins Federal News Radio to discuss his new book, Future Declassified: Megatrends that will Undo the World Unless We Take Action:  Listen to the full interview.

Pavel on Obama’s Strategy for Combating ISIS

By Barry Pavel

Defense One quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on whether President Obama should seek presidential authorization for combating the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

Benitez: Was the NATO Summit a Success?

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins Defense News to discuss the NATO Summit in Wales:

Burrows on the Future Declassified

By Mathew Burrows

The Scientific American cites excerpts from a new book by Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows, The Future Declassified: Megatrends That Will Undo the World Unless We Take Action:

Lodal: Five Ways for NATO, United States to Support Ukraine

By Jan Lodal

Brent Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Jan Lodal writes for the Washington Post on five ways that NATO and the United States can support Ukraine:

Obama’s ISIS Strategy Likely to Put 5,000 US Troops Around Iraq Within 90 Days, Former CIA Chief Says

By Alex Ward and Liz Harper

Hayden: Plan Is a Step Forward, But US Should Know ‘We Are Putting Americans in Harm’s Way’ President Barack Obama’s new strategy for confronting the explosive growth of the ISIS militant movement in Iraq and Syria puts the United States “in a better place than we have been,” said General Michael Hayden, Atlantic Council board […]

Tothova Jordan: NATO Must Boost its Cyber Capabilities Now

By Klara Tothova Jordan

Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Klara Tothova Jordan writes for Defense One on why the NATO Alliance must boost its cyber defense posture:

Ullman: What if 9/11 Had Not Happened?

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on whether the world would be a safer place today if the September 11 attacks had never happened:

Pavel on NATO Defense Spending

By Barry Pavel

The Diplomat quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on defense spending among NATO member countries:

Pavel on US Strategy for Countering ISIS Threat

By Barry Pavel

The New York Times quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on President Obama’s address regarding his strategy for combating the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

Pavel on Obama’s Plans for Combating ISIS

By Barry Pavel

Politico quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on the strategy President Obama announced for combating the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham: 

Manning: “Moscow [Wants to Be a] Force in the Pacific”

By Robert Manning

Stars and Stripes quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning on Russian involvement in the north Pacific Ocean:

Pavel on Responding to World Crises Today

By Barry Pavel

Bloomberg quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on why the crises recently dominating world headlines represent a revolution in global affairs:

Benitez on Combating ISIS: “Turkey [Can] Play a Leading Role”

By Jorge Benitez

The Daily Sabah quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on Turkey’s role in fighting the threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

Pavel on NATO Defense Budgets

By Barry Pavel

Defense News quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on the agreement made by NATO member countries to spend two percent of their gross domestic product on defense: 

Moore’s Law 2.0?

By Thomas A. Campbell

In 1965, Dr. Gordon E. Moore wrote an article (PDF) based on a trend he noticed that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit (IC) doubles approximately every two years. Fueled by unrelenting demands from more complex software, faster games, and greater broadband video, this observation was later dubbed Moore’s Law and has held […]