Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

O’Reilly on His Efforts to Improve Ground Based Interceptor Reliability

By Patrick O’Reilly

The Los Anges Times cites Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Patrick O’Reilly’s efforts to improve Ground Based Interceptor reliability while as Director of the Missile Defense Agency:

China and America: At a Dangerous Tipping Point

By Robert A. Manning, James Clad

The notion of a cooperative U.S.-Chinese economic relationship, balanced by security hedging, has run aground. Just a year ago, presidents Barack Obama and Xi Jinping met in California and, in shirtsleeves, proclaimed a “new type of major-power relationship.” A noble aspiration, perhaps. But in the interim, such stage-managed optimism has been dangerously overtaken by a […]

Joyner: Leaders Must Watch Their Words on Military Sexual Assault

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner cowrites for The Hill on why leaders must be cautious when discussing the issue of military sexual assault:

Kramer: A New Western Strategy Toward Russia

By Franklin Kramer

Brent Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Franklin D. Kramer cowrites for The Hill‘s Congress Blog on shaping a long-term Western strategy towards Russia:

Ullman: Lost Opportunities

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for UPI on lost opportunities for the Obama administration, particularly in regards to the Bowe Bergdahl release and the president’s recent trip to Europe:

Manning: Are China and America at a Dangerous Tipping Point?

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning cowrites for the National Interest on the strained US-China relationship: 

Burrows on How Cybercrime Impacts Insurance Considerations

By Mathew Burrows

Insurance Journal quotes Director of the Strategic Foresight Initiative, a division of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Mathew Burrows, on the challenges to managing risks in the digital age:

SpaceX President Speaks of Need to Rebuild US Dominance in Space

By Gwynne Shotwell

The Washington Post features the Brent Scowcroft Center of International Security’s event with President and COO of SpaceX, Gwynne Shotwell:

Atlantic Council Event with SpaceX President Featured

By Gwynne Shotwell

NASA Spaceflight featured the Atlantic Council’s event with the President and COO of SpaceX Gwynne Shotwell:

Kordosova: European Reassurance Initiative is “Much Needed”

By Simona Kordosova

World Politics Review quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Associate Director Simona Kordosova on the US-Polish relationship and the new European Reassurance Initiative that President Obama announced during his recent trip to Warsaw:

Benitez on Seventieth Anniversary of D-Day

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins CCTV to discuss the seventieth anniversary of D-Day:

Saab Contributes Chapter to New Book on Middle East Security

By Bilal Saab

Resident Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Bilal Saab has contributed a chapter to a forthcoming book on the challenges to security in the Middle East:

Brattberg: Britain Outside Europe? The Swedish View

By Erik Brattberg

IP Journal, published by the German Council on Foreign Relations, features an op-ed by Scowcroft Center Fellow Erik Brattberg on the rift in relations that could arise between Great Britain and Sweden should Britain decide to exit the European Union:

Cyber Statecraft Report Cited in Warning About Cloud Services

Computer World cites a recent report published by the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, warning of vulnerabilities to critical infrastructure should web-based cloud services be compromised:

SpaceNews: SpaceX Aims to Boost Rocket Production

By Atlantic Council

SpaceNews cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell: 

Defense News: SpaceX Expects Launcher Certification This Year

By Atlantic Council

Defense News cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell: 

Bloomberg Businessweek: SpaceX President Says Life at Risk Without Space Travel

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg Businessweek cites the Atlantic Council for hosting an event with SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell:

Ullman: The Longest Day and Our Finest Hour

By Harlan Ullman

UPI publishes a D-Day op-ed by Senior Advisor to the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Harlan Ullman:

Brattberg: Obama Must Use Europe Trip to Reinforce US Leadership

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg co-writes for The National Interest on why President Obama should use his trip to Europe as an opportunity to reaffirm US support for European security: