Scowcroft Center Commentary & Analysis

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Oct 9, 2013

Peter Ho Discusses Building Actionable Foresight

On October 9, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion on building actionable foresight for urban resilience with Mr. Peter Ho, Senior Advisor for the Centre for Strategic Futures in the Republic of Singapore. 

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Oct 7, 2013

Strategy Session with Swedish Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee

On October 7, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record strategy session with the Swedish Parliament Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Oct 7, 2013

A Conversation on NATO’s Future

On October 7, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record strategy session with delegates from the US Mission to NATO and prominent members of international media outlets to discuss NATO’s future role in transatlantic and global security.

NATO Security & Defense

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Oct 3, 2013

Discussing Mutual Assured Stability

On October 3, 2013 the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record workshop on the idea of “Mutual Assured Stability” with the leading experts in the field of US-Russia relations, hosted by Center Vice Chair Ellen Tauscher and former Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov.

Europe & Eurasia Russia

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Oct 3, 2013

Future Challenges to the Transatlantic Alliance

On October 3, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record strategy session with Supreme Allied Commander Transformation General Jean-Paul Paloméros on future challenges to the transatlantic alliance. The discussion revolved around NATO-EU relations, the NATO 2014 summit agenda, and the Alliance’s future after the Afghanistan mission winds down. Participants also […]

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Oct 2, 2013

Strategy Session: Implications of Zapad 2013

On October 2, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Embassy of Estonia organized an off-the-record strategy session on the implications of the Zapad 2013 Russian military exercises that occurred near the Baltic region in September 2013.

Captains of Industry Series

Oct 2, 2013

Melcher Discusses the Business of Defense in an Age of Austerity

On October 2nd, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security launched the Atlantic Council Captains of Industry series, a forum for leaders of major defense contractors to discuss their plans for navigating the new realities facing their businesses. The first speaker was David Melcher, CEO and president of Excelis, a $5.5 billion global aerospace, defense, […]

Captains of Industry Series

Oct 2, 2013

Transcript: The Business of Defense in an Age of Austerity

On October 2nd, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security launched the Atlantic Council Captains of Industry series, a forum for leaders of major defense contractors to discuss their plans for navigating the new realities facing their businesses. The first speaker was David Melcher, CEO and president of Excelis, a $5.5 billion global aerospace, defense, and information […]

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Sep 30, 2013

Discussion with Tobias Ellwood MP

On September 30, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion on the relationship between the United Kingdom and the United States as they face myriad global challenges with Mr. Tobias Ellwood MP, member of the British Parliament for Bournemouth East.

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Sep 18, 2013

Experts Gather in Norway to Discuss NATO in an Era of Global Competition

On September 18, the Atlantic Council and the Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies (IFS) convened top subject-matter experts in a strategy workshop on deterrence and collective defense in Oslo, Norway. Participants discussed new challenges and tools of deterrence, the future role of nuclear weapons in NATO’s deterrence posture, regional missile defense architectures in Europe, and […]

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