Scowcroft Center Commentary & Analysis

Global Trends and US Grand Strategy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis

By Jason Harmala

On Monday October 3rd the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative and the New America Foundation hosted an all-day roundtable workshop entitled Global Trends and US Grand Strategy: Towards a Necessary Synthesis. The workshop, which included the participation of government officials, business leaders, members of the intelligence community, and researchers, offered an early look at the […]

The Future of US Posture Towards Cross-Strait Relations

By Adrienne Chuck

On September 28th, the Atlantic Council hosted the first of their five Cross-Strait Series seminars of the year.

Implementation of the ‘Canada First’ Defence Strategy in the Americas

By Jason Harmala

On September 23, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program held a discussion with Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw.

Nordic-Baltic Security in the 21st Century: Continued Transformation Toward a Larger Role in the World?

By Adrienne Chuck

On September 7, the Atlantic Council held an all-day conference on Nordic-Baltic security, which examined key strategic challenges for the countries of the Nordic-Baltic region, how to further strengthen regional cooperation, and how the region can play a larger role in transatlantic and global security.The event also featured the release of “Nordic-Baltic Security in the […]

Atlantic Council Launches Brent Scowcroft Center and Rafik Hariri Center

By Jason Harmala

The Atlantic Council announced two ambitious new initiatives: the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East.

Prospects for Nordic-Baltic Security and Defense Cooperation

Thursday, March 31, 2011, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program welcomed Edward Lucas, The Economist’s Central and Eastern Europe Correspondent and International Editor.

The 2012 NATO Summit Agenda

Wednesday, March 2, 2011, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted Fabrice Pothier, Head of Policy Planning in the private office of the NATO Secretary General, in a small group discussion with the Council’s Strategic Advisors Group.

The Future of NATO: Views from the Baltic

The State Secretary of Defense of Latvia Janis Sarts and the State Secretary of Defense of Estonia Mikk Marran visited the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program on March 2, 2011 as part of its Transatlantic Initiative on Nordic-Baltic Security.

NATO in the Global Commons: Global Perspectives

On February 3 the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted an all-day workshop on “NATO in the Global Commons: Global Perspectives.”