Scowcroft Center Commentary & Analysis

Taiwanese Deputy Minister of Defense Yang Assesses Asia-Pacific Security Environment

On April 30, the Atlantic Council hosted Mr. Andrew Yang, deputy minister of national defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan), for a discussion on the Asia-Pacific security environment and the Republic of China’s defense transformation.

Video Conference with NATO’s James Appathurai

On April 25, the Atlantic Council held an off-the-record video conference with James Appathurai, NATO deputy assistant secretary general for political affairs and security policy (PASP) and the secretary general’s special representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, on NATO’s major priorities in the aftermath of the NATO Foreign Ministers meeting, which took place in […]

Roundtable on Urbanization and the Global Future

On Thursday, April 25 the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight initiative (SFI), of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, hosted a roundtable discussion with Dr. Tim Campbell, chairman of the board at the Urban Age Institute, Mr. William Cobbett, manager of Cities Alliance, Ms. Reta Jo Lewis, special representative for global intergovernmental affairs, US Department […]

The United States Should Reform Defense Cooperation with Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia

By Jason Harmala

With a number of political systems in the Middle East upended by the Arab Spring and increasing concerns about military-to-military relationships with transitioning countries, the United States has a unique opportunity to reexamine and reform its defense cooperation with Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia in particular. On April 19, the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle […]

Strategy Session on Future of US-Europe Relations with Mircea Geoana

On April 17, the Atlantic Council hosted Ambassador Mircea Geoană, Romania’s former foreign minister and ambassador to the United States, for a strategy session about the future of the US-European relationship in an era of budget austerity and emerging security challenges. 

Maintaining Air Dominance in the Face of New Challenges

On April 11, the Atlantic Council Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a discussion with the Commander of the United States Air Force’s Air Combat Command (ACC), General Gilmary Michael Hostage, III.