Scowcroft Center Commentary & Analysis

All Elements of National Power

On July 22, the Atlantic Council held a report rollout for a report by the Combatant Command Task Force, chaired by retired General James J. Jones, Jr., called “All Elements of National Power: Moving Towards a New Interagency Balance for US Global Engagement.”

The US Future in Space

How should US space programs adjust to sequestration? How does the US regain the lead in liquid propulsion rockets? What can the US do to inspire young people to get involved in space? Those were just some of the topics which General William L. Shelton, commander of US Air Force Space Command, discussed at the […]

Transition Seminar for the Republic of Macedonia’s Minister of Defense Zoran Jolevski

As Russia continues to destabilize Ukraine, many of NATO’s European partners are anxious to walk through NATO’s ‘open-door’ to Alliance membership to guarantee their security and further integrate with the Euro-Atlantic community. But NATO has recently hinted that the Alliance will not be adding any new members at its upcoming summit in Wales this September.

Corporate Strategy Forum: Defense Management and Industrial Challenges

The Atlantic Council Corporate Strategy Forum met on Tuesday, July 15, for discussion on “Defense Management and Industrial Challenges” with Arnold Punaro, chairman of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), and Brett Lambert, a senior fellow at NDIA.

NATO in an Era of Global Competition

On June 25, the Atlantic Council and Norwegian Institute of Defence Studies held a capstone conference and report roll-out for the joint project: NATO in an Era of Global Competition. This eighteen-month effort, conducted jointly between the Atlantic Council and the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies, aimed to define the role of NATO and the […]

NATO Head Policy Planner: Multi-Polarity is Full-Blown and Demands ‘Strategic Flexibility’

By Megan Poole

Fabrice Pothier Proposes a New Posture for NATO in an Era of Global Competition The arch of crisis from West Africa, through the Sahel, and across the Middle East to Central Asia is broadening and intensifying daily, according to a senior NATO official. Overlapping this arch of crisis is an arch of “unstable deterrence,” as […]

Agenda: Nato in an Era of Global Competition

NATO in an Era of Global Competition This event took place on June 25, 2014. This eighteen-month effort, a joint project of the Atlantic Council and the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies, aims to define the role of NATO and the broader transatlantic community in an era of emerging security challenges, global power shifts, and new […]