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In the News

Apr 12, 2016

Jones Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Committee on Violent Extremism and the Role of Foreign Assistance

By James L. Jones

Read the full testimony here.

Cyber 9/12 Project

Apr 1, 2016

The day after: Preparing to respond to national cyber crises

By J.L. Billingsley

Given that all entities are susceptible to being hacked, how will (not would) a federal government like that of the United States respond to the potential compromise of a critical asset like the Global Positioning System (GPS)? For the fourth year in a row, the Atlantic Council has been at the forefront of proactively tackling […]

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

Event Recap

Mar 31, 2016

A Regional Approach for Nordic-Baltic Defense Cooperation

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On March 31, the Atlantic Council hosted a private workshop aimed at building a regional approach for Nordic-Baltic defense cooperation. The event convened a range of Nordic and Baltic experts, embassy representatives, and US government officials to develop new and actionable policy proposals to strengthen regional security and stability. Panel discussions focused on assessing Russian […]

NATO Russia

Event Recap

Mar 15, 2016

Autocracies Failed and Unfailed: Limited Strategies for State Building

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On Tuesday, March 15, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. the Strategy Initiative at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security released its third Atlantic Council Strategy Paper, “Autocracies Failed and Unfailed: Limited Strategies for State Building.”

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
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