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Fri, Dec 20, 2019
Top ten risks of 2020
2020 will likely bear more resemblance to the 1930s, as some of the developments which did not reach a denouement in the past year cross the finish line. Several simmering conflicts, symptoms of a global system under strain from US President Donald J. Trump’s “anti-globalist” America First doctrine, could well reach breakpoints in 2020. This may include a shift from the mere corroding of multilateral institutions and US alliances toward total dysfunction.
New Atlanticist by Robert A. Manning, Mathew J. Burrows
Fri, Jun 1, 2018
Navigating a multipolar-values world
Authoritarianism, corruption, and violent nonstate actors challenge democracy, while the human rights regime is pressured by the War on Terror. Additionally, the values of feminism and free trade are under siege by isolationism, protectionism, and nationalism. These forces do not only threaten Sweden, but also Europe, the US, and the entire liberal world order as established by the West.
Event Recap by Christian Trotti
Fri, Feb 9, 2018
Whither America: A Strategy for Repairing America’s Political Culture
On December 11 the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security launched the thirteenth volume in the Atlantic Council Strategy Papers series.
Event Recap
Thu, Jan 25, 2018
People Power Movements and International Human Rights: ICNC Monograph Launch
On January 25, 2018, Dr. Mathew Burrows, director of the Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, welcomed the International Center for Nonviolent Conflict (ICNC) for the launch of their latest monograph “People Power Movements and International Human Rights: Creating a Legal Framework.” Dr. Maciej Bartkowski, a […]
Event Recap by Emily Dean
Thu, Oct 19, 2017
A strategy for the Trans-Pacific century: Final report of the Atlantic Council’s Asia-Pacific Strategy Task Force
The culmination of a full year of analysis by the Atlantic Council’s Asia-Pacific Strategy Task Force, A Strategy for the Trans-Pacific Century argues for deeper engagement between the United States’ Atlantic and Pacific partners to uphold the liberal rules-based order in Asia and beyond. As the rise of China creates reverberations felt not only within […]
Event Recap by Shaun Ee
Thu, Sep 14, 2017
America’s Role in the World – Global Threats, Global Perspectives
On September 14, the Atlantic Council and the Pew Research Center hosted a conversation with a panel of experts to discuss Pew’s latest survey analyzing global perspectives and the greatest risks and threats facing the world today. The report focuses on global perspectives on the greatest risks facing the world today, from national security concerns […]
Event Recap by Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative
Wed, Sep 6, 2017
Launch: State Department Reform Report
Keynote Speaker The Honorable Ed RoyceChairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee A Conversation with Amb. Thomas PickeringVice PresidentHills and Company Amb. Chester CrockerJames R. Schlesinger Professor of Strategic StudiesGeorgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service Amb. David MillerBrent Scowcroft Senior FellowAtlantic Council Rand BeersFormer Deputy Assistant to the Presidentfor Homeland SecurityUS National Security Council […]
Congressional Relations by Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative
Tue, Jun 27, 2017
Big Data: A Twenty-First Century Arms Race
We are living in a world awash in data. Accelerated interconnectivity, driven by the proliferation of internet-connected devices, has led to an explosion of data—big data. A race is now underway to develop new technologies and implement innovative methods that can handle the volume, variety, velocity, and veracity of big data and apply it smartly […]
Event Recap by Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative
Thu, Jun 22, 2017
An Historic Opportunity to Partner with India
The Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Atlantic Council Memos to the President series aims at providing distinct, bold recommendations to President Donald Trump for the most pressing items on his agenda. An Historic Opportunity to Partner with India recommends President Trump extend three vital capabilities to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Washington, DC on June 25 […]
Article by Bharath Gopalaswamy