GeoStrategy Initiative Analysis and Events

Read and watch the GeoStrategy’s timely reports, issue briefs, articles, events, and videos to assess the world’s biggest strategic issues. The GeoStrategy Initiative develop sustainable, nonpartisan strategies to address the most important security challenges facing the United States and its allies and partners. Its competencies in long-range foresight and strategy development are vital assets to government and business leaders as they navigate a complex and unpredictable world.

Analysis

In the News

Oct 8, 2014

Manning: Will Fracking Fizzle?

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for US News and World Report on the future of the Shale Revolution:

Energy & Environment

Event Recap

Oct 8, 2014

Global Trade Agenda

By Atlantic Council

Experts Sound Off on Importance of TPP/TTIP During the Transatlantic Interests in the Asia Pacific in 2025 conference members of the “Global Trade Agenda” panel, moderated by Paula Stern of the Stern Group and board director of the Atlantic Council, discussed the implications of future trade agreements and trade liberalization on Asia and the transatlantic […]

Event Recap

Oct 8, 2014

Luncheon Conversation

By Atlantic Council

“Kurt Campbell Discusses the US Shift in Foreign Policy Towards the Asia Pacific” Over a luncheon conversation, moderated by Atlantic Council Executive Vice President Damon Wilson, The Hon. Kurt Campbell, founder and CEO of The Asia Group, discussed the United States’ strategic foreign policy shift towards Asia. In his speech, Dr. Campbell discussed the challenges […]

Event Recap

Oct 8, 2014

Outlook to 2025: The Transatlantic Partnership in Asia

By Atlantic Council

High Powered Panel Discusses What Asia’s Rise Will Look Like by 2025 “In the future, the GDP of China, Japan, and India will be greater than that of the US and the EU”, noted Hans-Christian Hagman, director of strategic analysis for the Government of Sweden, warning that the world eleven years from now will inherently […]

Event Recap

Oct 8, 2014

Scene Setter: The United States’ and Europe’s Relationship with Asia

By Atlantic Council

On October 7, as part of the Transatlantic Interests in Asia Pacific in 2025 conference, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security in conjunction with the Swedish Foreign Ministry, hosted Helena Sangeland, deputy director general and head of the Department for Asia and the Pacific Region of the Swedish Foreign Ministry for a roundtable discussion […]

Event Recap

Oct 8, 2014

Keynote: The Rise of China – The True Game Changer

By Atlantic Council

“Geoff Dyer Discusses the Rise of China and the Implications it Will Have on US and European Interests” The second panel of the Atlantic Council’s “Transatlantic Interests in the Asia Pacific in 2025” conference titled “The Rise of China – The True Game Changer”, featured noted Financial Times’ journalist Geoff Dyer in conversation with moderator […]

In the News

Oct 6, 2014

Stephan: How the Hong Kong Protesters Can Win

By Maria J. Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria J. Stephan writes for Foreign Policy on the ongoing protests in Hong Kong:

China

Issue Brief

Oct 3, 2014

Diplomacy for a diffuse world

By Roxanne Cabral, Peter Engelke, Katherine Brown, and Anne Terman Wedner

“Diplomacy for a Diffuse World,” the latest from the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative, in partnership with the US Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, examines how key global trends—the diffusion of power and the rise of individual empowerment—significantly impact the way the United States government must conduct diplomacy.

Civil Society Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Sep 18, 2014

Storify: #RenewingSpace: The Future of Human Space Exploration

By The Atlantic Council

Exploring space firsthand seems more elusive now than ever before with waning public interest and the termination of more than twenty NASA human space exploration programs in the last twenty-five years. Transcripts: Final Frontier – Morning Session Final Frontier – Afternoon Session Final Frontier – Jill Tarter Despite these setbacks, efforts are underway to build […]

Space Technology & Innovation

In the News

Sep 15, 2014

Burrows on a Future Declassified

By Mathew Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows joins Federal News Radio to discuss his new book, Future Declassified: Megatrends that will Undo the World Unless We Take Action:  Listen to the full interview.

In the News

Sep 12, 2014

Burrows on the Future Declassified

By Mathew Burrows

The Scientific American cites excerpts from a new book by Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew Burrows, The Future Declassified: Megatrends That Will Undo the World Unless We Take Action:

FutureSource

Sep 5, 2014

Moore’s Law 2.0?

By Thomas A. Campbell

In 1965, Dr. Gordon E. Moore wrote an article (PDF) based on a trend he noticed that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit (IC) doubles approximately every two years. Fueled by unrelenting demands from more complex software, faster games, and greater broadband video, this observation was later dubbed Moore’s Law and has held […]

In the News

Aug 21, 2014

Burrows Mentioned in American Interest

By Mathew J. Burrows

Strategic Foresight Director Mathew J. Burrows and his forthcoming book, The Future, Declassified, are mentioned in the American Interest: 

In the News

Aug 21, 2014

Stephan on Civil Resistance Movements

By Maria Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria Stephan speaks with NPR’s Morning Edition on why civil resistance movements succeed. Listen to the story here.

Regional Security Initiative

Aug 18, 2014

Middle East 2020: Shaped by or shaper of global trends?

By The Atlantic Council

In his latest report, Middle East 2020: Shaped By or Shaper of Global Trends,Mathew Burrows, director of the Strategic Foresight Initiative in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, addresses the possible medium- and long-term consequences of the ongoing developments in the region and the various factors driving the monumental changes.

Middle East

In the News

Aug 12, 2014

Burrows: The Strongmen Cometh

By Mathew Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative director Mathew Burrows writes for US News & World Report on the return of authoritarianism to governments across the Middle East:

Iraq North Africa

In the News

Jun 17, 2014

Stephan: Drop Your Weapons

By Maria Stephan

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria Stephan cowrites for Forreign Affairs on when and why civil resitance works:

In the News

Jun 10, 2014

Burrows on How Cybercrime Impacts Insurance Considerations

By Mathew Burrows

Insurance Journal quotes Director of the Strategic Foresight Initiative, a division of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Mathew Burrows, on the challenges to managing risks in the digital age:

Cybersecurity Security & Defense

In the News

May 27, 2014

Campbell and Garrett on National Security Implications of 4D Printing

By Banning Garrett

Bloomberg Businessweek cites “The Next Wave: 4D Printing,” a report by Brent Scowcroft Center’s Strategic Foresight Initiative Senior Fellows Thomas Campbell and Banning Garrett along with Skylar Tibbetts, on the national security implications of 4D printing:

New Atlanticist

May 15, 2014

Beyond 3D Printing: Programming the Material World

By Thomas A. Campbell

New technologies are converging in a cresting tsunami. Robotics, autonomous vehicles, big data, the “internet of everything,” nanotechnology and other technology sectors are being mashed up in ways incredible to those who studied engineering even as recently as the 1990s. In particular, 3D printing (additive manufacturing)1 revolutionizes the future with its potential to make almost […]

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Events

Public Event Mon, April 13, 2026 • 10:00 am ET

Philanthropy and the future of food security
Climate Change & Climate Action Energy & Environment Resilience & Society
Public Event Wed, March 4, 2026 • 9:30 am ET

War with Iran and its geopolitical implications
Conflict Iran Middle East National Security
Public Event Tue, February 10, 2026 • 12:00 pm ET

Global Foresight 2036: What will the next decade bring?
China Economy & Business Energy & Environment Europe & Eurasia
Online Event Tue, December 9, 2025 • 11:30 am ET

Making sense of the National Security Strategy
Americas Europe & Eurasia Indo-Pacific National Security
Online Event Tue, November 11, 2025 • 1:00 pm ET

From risk to resilience: The future of food security in the Americas
Americas Brazil Climate Change & Climate Action Economy & Business
Online Event Fri, June 20, 2025 • 4:00 pm ET

Sweden’s foreign minister on the 2025 NATO Summit agenda
Europe & Eurasia NATO Northern Europe Politics & Diplomacy
Online Event Tue, October 29, 2024 • 6:00 pm ET

Elections 2024: Congressman Mike Turner on geopolitics and the next US president

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Congressman Mike Turner, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, lays out his expectations of the foreign policy challenges facing the next administration and what lies ahead for the 119th Congress.
Economy & Business Elections Politics & Diplomacy Resilience & Society
Public Event Thu, October 10, 2024 • 3:15 am ET

Elections 2024: Sen. Mark Warner on the global risks facing the next president

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—The Virginia lawmaker outlines how a future administration can prepare for and respond to geopolitical challenges.
Economy & Business Elections Politics & Diplomacy Resilience & Society
Public Event Mon, September 9, 2024 • 11:30 am ET

Elections 2024: Senator Chris Murphy on the future of Democratic foreign policy

AN #ACFRONTPAGE EVENT—Senator Chris Murphy discusses the future of Democratic foreign policy ahead of the 2024 US presidential election.
Economy & Business Elections Politics & Diplomacy Resilience & Society
Public Event Wed, June 26, 2024 • 8:00 am ET

Reporters at risk: Latin America and the Caribbean
Americas Caribbean Civil Society Conflict
Public Event Wed, June 12, 2024 • 2:00 pm ET

The art of diplomacy: Historic agreements that changed the world
Crisis Management International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy Security & Defense
Public Event Fri, April 26, 2024 • 1:00 pm ET

Report launch: The sixth domain and the role of the private sector
Conflict Cybersecurity Infrastructure Protection National Security
Public Event Thu, March 14, 2024 • 2:00 am ET

Reporters at risk: On the frontlines in Ukraine and Gaza
Civil Society Conflict Europe & Eurasia Middle East
Public Event Mon, February 26, 2024 • 5:00 pm ET

Redefining US strategy with Latin America and the Caribbean for a new era
Americas Brazil Caribbean Central America
Public Event Mon, February 12, 2024 • 2:00 pm ET

Countering China and Russia in Latin America and the Caribbean
Caribbean China Freedom and Prosperity Latin America
Public Event Wed, October 18, 2023 • 6:00 am ET

Combating food insecurity and malnutrition: A national security imperative
Civil Society National Security Politics & Diplomacy Resilience
Public Event Wed, March 8, 2023 • 4:00 pm ET

A conversation with Stephen J. Hadley | Hand-Off: The foreign policy George W. Bush passed to Barack Obama
China Europe & Eurasia Iran Iraq
Online Event Tue, February 8, 2022 • 9:00 am ET

Report launch | Global Strategy 2022: Thwarting Kremlin aggression today for constructive relations tomorrow
Financial Sanctions and Economic Coercion Geopolitics & Energy Security NATO Rule of Law
Flagship Event Mon, December 6, 2021 • 11:00 pm ET

Is it time for an Alliance of Democracies?
Australia European Union France Germany
Public Event Fri, October 23, 2020 • 12:00 pm ET

Report Launch – States on the cusp: Tackling global illicit trade’s threat to society and governance
Africa Corruption Economy & Business Latin America
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