Scowcroft Center Commentary & Analysis

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Testimony

Mar 15, 2016

Six Ways the US Can Defeat Putin and Bolster Ukraine

By Ian Brzezinski

The transatlantic community has a significant stake in assuring Ukraine’s trajectory as a modern, democratic, and prosperous European state. A strategy to assist Ukraine in accomplishing that objective must impose greater economic and geopolitical costs on Russia for its aggression, enhance Ukraine’s capacity for self-defense, assist Kyiv’s efforts to reform its political and economic institutions, […]

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Mar 15, 2016

Herbst and Brzezinski Testify Before Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Ukrainian Reforms After Russia’s Invasion

By John Herbst and Ian Brzezinksi

Read testimony from The Hon. John E. Herbst here.

Russia Ukraine

Atlantic Council Strategy Paper Series

Mar 4, 2016

A US strategy for sustainable energy security

By Scowcroft Center

On Friday, March 4, 2016 from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. the Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security released its second Atlantic Council Strategy Paper, “A US Strategy for Sustainable Energy Security.” The paper, written by the Atlantic Council’s Eurasian Energy Futures Initiative Director David Koranyi and which features a […]

Commanders Series

Feb 12, 2016

Commanders Series with General Robert Neller, Commandant of the Marines Corps

By Brent Scowcroft Center

General Neller discussed the current state and the future of the US Marine Corps, given a rapidly changing and turbulent global security environment. Called an “innovative strategist” by Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, General Neller outlined his priorities for the Marine Corps and discussed how the service can help the United States achieve its strategic […]

Event Recap

Feb 9, 2016

Cross-Straits Series: Conflict in the Taiwan Strait?

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 9, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a discussion on the possibility and consequences of a war in the Taiwan Strait. The featured discussants were Dr. Roger Cliff, Nonresident Senior Fellow of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council; Ms. Tiffany Ma, Director of Political […]

Event Recap

Feb 3, 2016

Shaping the US Arctic Agenda

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 3, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record strategy session with Executive Director of the White House Arctic Executive Steering Committee Ambassador Mark Brzezinski on “Shaping the US Arctic Agenda.”

Europe & Eurasia

Congressional Relations

Feb 2, 2016

America’s Role in the World

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 2, the Atlantic Council hosted Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA-6) for an “America’s Role in the World” address.

Event Recap

Feb 1, 2016

Defense and Deterrence on NATO’s Eastern Flank

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On February 1, the Atlantic Council hosted a private strategy session with the Undersecretary of State from the Polish Ministry of National Defense, Tomasz Szatkowski.

Poland

Art of Future Warfare

Jan 21, 2016

US CYBERCOM and the NSA: A Strategic Look with ADM Michael S. Rogers

By Brent Scowcroft Center

The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a Commanders Series event with Admiral Michael S. Rogers, the Commander of US Cyber Command and Director of the National Security Agency, regarding his strategic priorities for 2016.

Emerging Defense Challenges

Jan 19, 2016

Defense-Industrial Policy Series: Acquisition for Special Operations Forces

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On January 19, 2016, the Atlantic Council hosted Mr. James F. Geurts, the Acquisition Executive for US Special Operations Command, for a Defense-Industrial Policy Series event entitled, “Acquisition for Special Operations Forces.” In a discussion moderated by the Council’s Steven Grundman, M.A. and George Lund Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Mr. Geurts spoke […]

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