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Dec 3, 2015

Global System on the Brink: Pathways Toward a New Normal

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On December 3, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security launched a new report, “Global System on the Brink: Pathways toward a New Normal.” This joint global trends assessment conducted by the Scowcroft Center’s Strategic Foresight Initiative (SFI) and the Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) observed potential channels […]

Commanders Series

Dec 1, 2015

The Future of American Airpower: A Conversation with General Mark A. Welsh III

By Alex Ward

On December 1, 2015, the Atlantic Council hosted General Mark Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, for a Commanders Series event entitled, “The Future of American Airpower.” In a discussion moderated by the Council’s Barry Pavel, Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, […]

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Dec 1, 2015

The Future Landscape of European Security

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On Tuesday, December 1, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security welcomed General Micael Bydén, Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces for a private strategy session on “The Future Landscape of European Security.” The session featured a wide range of political and military experts, former government officials, and scholars who spoke on a variety […]

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Nov 23, 2015

Japan’s Security Role and Capabilities In the 2020s

By Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security

Atlantic Council Japan’s Security Role and Capabilities In the 2020s Introduction: Barry Pavel, Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council Speakers: David B. Shear, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense Dr. Narushige Michishita, Japan Scholar, Asia Program, Woodrow Wilson […]

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Nov 23, 2015

Japan’s Security Role and Capabilities in the 2020s

By Juyeong Koh

On November 17, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a public launch of the report Japan’s Security Role and Capabilities in the 2020s, authored by Dr. Roger Cliff, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Scowcroft Center.

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Nov 18, 2015

Captains of Industry Series: The Space Race in Business

By Brent Scowcroft Center

Atlantic Council Captains of Industry Series: The Space Race in Business Opening Speaker: Jacob Markish, Principal, Renaissance Strategic Advisors Panelists: Paul Domorski, CEO, Artel Clayton Mowry, President, Arianespace, Inc. Jay Gibson, CEO and President, XCOR Kay Sears, President, Intelsat General Eric Thoemmes, Vice-President, Space and Missile Defense Programs, Lockheed Martin Introduction and Moderator: Steven Grundman, […]

Captains of Industry Series

Nov 18, 2015

The Space Race in Business

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On November 18, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, as part of its Captains of Industries Series, hosted a discussion entitled “The Space Race in Business,” moderated by the Council’s M.A. and George Lund Fellow on Emerging Defence Challenges Steven Grundman. The event explored current issues and trends in the space […]

Art of Future Warfare

Nov 12, 2015

After the war: Veterans and post-conflict issues of the future

By Atlantic Council

On November 12, 2015, the Atlantic Council’s Art of Future Warfare Project hosted an event entitled “After the War: Veterans and Post-Conflict Issues of the Future.” The panel featured Dr. Linda Spoonster Schwartz, Department of Veterans Affairs Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning, and three acclaimed authors of publications focused on combat and what happens […]

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Nov 9, 2015

Exclusive Call on China-Taiwan Presidential Meeting

By Atlantic Council

Exclusive Call on China-Taiwan Presidential Meeting with Roger Cliff Nonresident Senior Fellow, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Atlantic Council and Tiffany Ma Director of Political and Security Affairs The National Bureau of Asian Research On Monday, November 9, at 9:00 a.m. EST, a special members and press call with Dr. Roger Cliff, Nonresident Senior […]

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Nov 5, 2015

Climate Change, Economic Resilience, and US National Security

By Global Energy Center

On Thursday, November 5 the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a discussion on the immediate impacts of climate change on US economic and national security.