Scowcroft Center Commentary, Analysis, & Reports

Stubbs in the Wall Street Journal

On January 8, Bruce Stubbs authored a letter to the editor in the Wall Street Journal in which he highlighted key recommendations from his recently published Atlantic Council report outlining ten challenges to implementing the US Marine Corps’ Force Design 2030 plan. Bruce Stubbs Director, Navy Strategy Division (OPNAV N-50), Office of the Chief of […]

Hinata-Yamaguchi in DW News

On January 15, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi was quoted in an article by German media platform DW News about the potential for Kim Jong Un to go to war in 2024. 

IPSI report on simultaneous conflicts referenced in VOA

On January 14, IPSI’s report, “The United States and its allies must be ready to deter a two-front war and nuclear attacks in East Asia,” was referenced in a VOA article, which underscored the report’s warning about the potential for China to target US bases in South Korea in a conflict with the United States.

Michta in RealClearWorld on the necessity of a revised US national security strategy

By Atlantic Council

On January 18, an article written by Andrew Michta, Director and Senior Fellow in the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative, was featured in RealClearWorld discussing how the United States requires a new national security strategy to better address both the war in Ukraine and larger “period of protracted systemic instability worldwide.”

Aronsson quoted in Voice of America on the future of security in the Black Sea region

By Lisa Aronsson

On January 15, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Lisa Aronsson was mentioned in an article in Voice of America where she discussed her latest report titled “The Future of Security in the Black Sea Region,” (original source in Russian).   

Hinata-Yamaguchi on NPR

On January 14, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Ryo-Hinata Yamaguchi spoke with NPR about the potential effects of the Taiwanese presidential election outcome on cross-Strait relations. 

Hinata-Yamaguchi in SCMP

On January 14, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi was quoted in a South China Morning Post article on President Vladimir Putin’s promise to visit the disputed Kuril Islands. 

Hinata-Yamaguchi in VOA

On January 14, IPSI Nonresident Senior Fellow Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi was quoted in a VOA article, where he discussed Seoul’s “increasing capacity to deal with international security issues.” 

Braw featured in CEPA’s Europe Edge on criminalizing Russia’s propaganda machine

By Elisabeth Braw

On January 14, Transatlantic Security Initiative senior fellow Elisabeth Braw was featured in the Center for European Policy Analysis’ Europe Edge, where she discussed Russia’s malign influence campaigns and how European nations are crafting their responses to combat their influence.

Kerg featured on “Why We Fight ~ 1943” podcast

On January 14, IPSI nonresident fellow Brian Kerg spoke on an episode of the Why We Fight ~ 1943 podcast about the story of the Marines at Tarawa in November 1943 and present-day takeaways from this battle. 

Michta in Politico discussing the need for a new US national security strategy

By Atlantic Council

On January 14, Andrew Michta, Director and Senior Fellow of the Scowcroft Strategy Initiative, was published by Politico on why Congress’s failure to pass the Ukraine aid package in December 2023 demonstrates that the United States should develop a new national security strategy. He argues that “the U.S. and its allies should have laid out […]

Ambassador Stefanini featured in Formiche

By Stefano Stefanini

On January 14, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Ambassador Stefano Stefanini wrote an op-ed in Formiche that analyzed Africa’s role in the G7 and how Italy could serve as an interlocutor in Western institutions for the interests of countries in the so-called Global South (original source in Italian).   

Zysk quoted in High North News on Russian maritime capabilities

By Katarzyna Zysk

On January 12, Transatlantic Security Initiative nonresident senior fellow Katarzyna Zysk was quoted in an article in High North News where she discussed her latest analysis of Russian maritime capabilities in the North Sea.   

Dean featured on new episode of Defence Connect podcast

On January 11, IPSI nonresident senior fellow Peter Dean spoke as a featured guest on an episode of the Defence Connect podcast for a discussion on “shaping the Australian Navy’s future fleet.”