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Sep 23, 2014

Former Pentagon Officials Discuss Better Buying Power 3.0 Release

By The Atlantic Council

On September 19, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a conference call on the Department of Defense’s Better Buying Power 3.0 initiative, which was announced earlier that morning. In his speech, Under Secretary Frank Kendall indicated that this third evolution of the DoD’s keystone initiative for improving the defense acquisition management system would […]

Transcript

Sep 19, 2014

Transcript: After the Summit, General Philip M. Breedlove on NATO’s Path Forward

By The Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council After the Summit:General Philip M. Breedlove on NATO’s Path Forward Welcome:Jon Huntsman,Chairman,Atlantic Council Moderator:Frederick Kempe,President and CEO,Atlantic Council Speaker:General Philip Breedlove,NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europeand Commander, U.S. European Command Location: Atlantic Council, Washington, D.C. Time: 11:00 a.m. EDTDate: Monday, September 15, 2014 Transcript by Federal News Service Washington, D.C.

NATO Security & Defense

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Sep 18, 2014

Peace after Gaza: A New Framework for a Changing Landscape

By The Atlantic Council

In the aftermath of seven weeks of conflict in Gaza, regional and international stakeholders are grappling with the day after. Efforts to address short-term issues such as relief and recovery that require immediate attention should not detract from broader issues including lasting stability, development, security, and political pluralism. Does the recent conflict allow for a […]

Commanders Series

Sep 17, 2014

Breedlove: NATO Has Begun Shaping Rapid Response Force

Alliance’s Commander Says New Force Will Include US Troops NATO has begun shaping the strengthened presence in Eastern Europe that the Alliance’s leaders approved ten days ago at their summit conference in Wales, its military commander, US Air Force General Philip Breedlove, said. US troops will be part of the new rapid-response force to be […]

NATO Russia

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Aug 28, 2014

Coordinating on Ukraine: Strategy Session with USG Interagency

By The Atlantic Council

The Atlantic Council on August 26 gathered experts, policymakers, and US government officials as part of its ongoing “Coordinating on Ukraine: Strategy Session with USG Interagency.” The off-the-record event, chaired by Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson, covered topics such as how to deal with Russian aggression in the Ukraine context and more broadly; what […]

Europe & Eurasia Russia

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Aug 11, 2014

Ambassador Oren on Gaza Crisis

By The Atlantic Council

Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren today expressed deep concern about Hamas’ strong media strategy in its “war of attrition” against Israel in Gaza. There is “no end in sight” to the conflict, he told an Atlantic Council conference call moderated by the Wall Street Journal’s Jay Solomon. “In Israel, we’ve come up with some very […]

Israel

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Aug 5, 2014

A Conversation with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama

By The Atlantic Council

Continuing the Atlantic Council’s series of high-level events around the US-Africa Leaders Summit, the Africa Center hosted H.E. John Dramani Mahama, president of the Republic of Ghana, for a roundtable discussion. Africa Center Director Dr. J. Peter Pham welcomed the Ghanaian delegation that included Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration H.E. Hanna Tetteh, […]

Africa

Article

Jul 31, 2014

Beware the Great Clash in Asia: China vs. America Is Getting Dangerous

By Robert A. Manning

Washington has pursued a policy cooperating with Beijing where interests overlapped—but the dynamics in the Asia-Pacific are changing. A little bit of honesty in U.S. policy toward Asia could go a long way in piercing the Chinese “victim narrative”, which entails China’s view that everything it dislikes in Asia is an outgrowth of a U.S. […]

China

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Jul 29, 2014

The Enemy of My Enemy: An Uneasy Coalition and the Threat of ISIS

By The Atlantic Council

The alarming expansion of the jihadist group the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) has prompted regional and international powerbrokers with vested security and economic interests in the broader Middle East to reassess their regional strategies. The United States and key Gulf states on one side, and Iran and Syria on the other, share […]

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In the News

Jul 29, 2014

Brzezinski Testifies Before House Committee on Downed MH17

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski testifies before the House Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia and Emerging Threats and the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade on the subject of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and the escalating crisis in Ukraine:

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