Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Pavel and Kroenig: The Proliferation Challenge to a Nuclear Deal with Iran

By Barry Pavel, Matthew Kroenig

VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig cowrite for the National Interest on what steps the P5+1 countries should take in order to achieve a comprehensive agreement with Iran while preventing significant proliferation risks attendant in such an agreement:

Saab on US Aid to Syria

By Bilal Y. Saab

The Associated Press quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on President Obama’s decision to provide $500 million in support to moderates within the Syrian opposition: 

Ullman: Too Many Archdukes, Too Many Bullets

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on events taking place in countries such as Pakistan, Iran, and Iraq:

Joyner: Explaining the Sinclair Demotion

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for The Hill on the case of Jeffrey Sinclair, the former deputy commander of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division involved in a sex scandal:

Joyner: Neoconservatives, the Iraq Debate, and Ad Hominem Attacks

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for the National Interest on why ad hominem attacks on those who advocated for the Iraq War makes for “poor debate:”

Cliff on Joint US-China Naval Exercises

By Roger Cliff

Reuters quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Roger Cliff on US-led naval exercises with China off of Hawaii:

Brzezinski: Putin’s Goal is to Reassert Russian Hegemony Over Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski

CNBC qutoes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on the draft law submitted by Ukraine’s president to parliament  suggesting that the country drastically change its gas storage and transportation system:

Working Group on Emerging Technologies and Innovation in the Gulf

As Paul Saffo, a senior fellow with the Brent Scowcroft Center and noted futurist, said, we have moved on from a consumer economy to a creative economy where makers and doers produce high economic and societal value with original ideas. Three-dimensional printing, do-it-yourself biology, and crowd-sourced ventures are just a few examples of this transformative […]

Benitez on NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins CCTV to discuss how Secretary Kerry’s visit to Iraq will impact NATO discussions on the ongoing crisis there:

Brzezinski on the Ceasefire in Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski

USA Today quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on challenges facing the ceasefire between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists:

Transition Seminar for NATO Secretary General-designate Stoltenberg

At a time when NATO is challenged by Russia’s continuing destabilization of Ukraine, faces a wide array of asymmetric security challenges, and seeks to navigate the transition in Afghanistan, the Alliance is also gearing up for a new Secretary General to lead NATO through this changing era of global competition and regional tensions.

NATO’s Challenges and Opportunities: An Italian Perspective

Given its key geopolitical location by the Mediterranean, Italy is often first among the NATO allies to experience the consequences of unrest and political instability in North Africa and the Middle East. Along with its substantial contributions to Operation Unified Protector over Libya, Italy is one of the Alliance’s most important voices in formulating Alliance […]

Ullman: Don’t Write Iraq Off Yet

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on the ongoing crisis in Iraq:

Tothova Jordan on NATO’s Approach to Cyber Threats

By Klara Tothova Jordan

New Europe quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Klara Tothova Jordan on calls for NATO to do more about cyber threats:

Saab on the Iran-Saudi Arabia Rivalry

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Bilal Y. Saab joins BBC Persian to discuss the rivalry and power struggle between Iran and Saudi Arabia: 

Conference Call: Debrief on Obama’s Trip to Europe and the NATO Defense Ministerial 6/11

Given Russia’s continuing destabilization of Ukraine, President Obama began the month of June in Europe reaching out to reassure America’s European allies of the United States and NATO’s resolute commitment to the defense and security of Europe. The President’s trip to Poland, Belgium, and France culminated in the announcement of the European Reassurance Initiative. This […]

Pavel on US Advisers in Iraq

By Barry Pavel

VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel joins CNN Newsroom to discuss President Obama’s decision to send 300 advisers to Iraq to help solve the ongoing crisis in Iraq: