About the program
The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security‘s Forward Defense practice is proud to host military fellows from participating branches of the US military and the armed forces of US allies and partners each year as part of a twelve-month fellowship program. The Scowcroft Center sees this as a unique and important opportunity for members of the military to gain experience in a civilian professional environment at an important time in their careers, work through a rigorous curriculum concentrated on strategic foresight and strategy development, and contribute to substantive debates on national security and foreign policy. Simultaneously, the Atlantic Council gains the opportunity to learn from fellows’ expertise, exchange knowledge, and further shared understanding of military thought and operations in accordance with General Brent Scowcroft‘s commitment to mentorship.
Meet our current military fellows
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Strategy paper series
During their twelve-month fellowship, each military fellow writes a strategy paper unpacking a critical twenty-first century security challenge.
Russia crisis military assessment
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Scowcroft Center military fellows provided regular assessments of the force developments surrounding Ukraine.
Scowcroft Center military fellowship alumni
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Forward Defense leads the Atlantic Council’s US and global defense programming, developing actionable recommendations for the United States and its allies and partners to compete, innovate, and navigate the rapidly evolving character of warfare. Through its work on US defense policy and force design, the military applications of advanced technology, space security, strategic deterrence, and defense industrial revitalization, it informs the strategies, policies, and capabilities that the United States will need to deter, and, if necessary, prevail in major-power conflict.