Scowcroft Center in the News

Roberts featured in TaiwanPlus News on Biden-Xi virtual meeting

On November 16, Dexter Tiff Roberts was featured in TaiwanPlus News on the impact of the US-China virtual meeting on Taiwan’s security. Roberts asserted that both countries were unlikely to agree on the Taiwan issue given Xi’s recent aggressive approach towards Taipei. Roberts stated that although guardrails between the United States and China would limit “the […]

Kroenig in the Financial Times on China’s nuclear build-up

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Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Matthew Kroenig speaks with Financial Times on China’s test of a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle.

Ashford in H-Diplo: Oil and great power politics

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On November 15, Emma Ashford authored a review of two books, Rosemary A. Kelanic’s Black Gold and Blackmail: Oil and Great Power Politics and Emily Meierding’s The Oil Wars Myth: Petroleum and the Causes of International Conflict, in H-Diplo. Using the books, Ashford probes the question of why the United States going from an energy […]

Preble on the Crashing the War Party podcast: US is no longer “the indispensable” — so what now?

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On November 12, Christopher Preble featured on the Crashing the War Party podcast, where he discussed his latest Assumptions Testing paper, which examines the notion that the United States is indispensable for the global order. Preble examined the question of what the international order might look like without American hegemony. More about our expert

Eftimiades in the New Delhi Times on password theft

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Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Nicholas Eftimiades speaks in the New Delhi Times on the theft of passwords by hacking groups.

Kroenig and Ashford debate COP26 and the Pentagon’s new report on China’s military buildup

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On November 5, Foreign Policy published a biweekly column featuring Scowcroft Center deputy director Matthew Kroenig and New American Engagement Initiative senior fellow Emma Ashford assessing the latest news in international affairs. In the column, they discuss climate progress and pitfalls at COP26, including discrepancies between China’s climate commitments and actions. Later, they assess capabilities and intentions in […]

Ashford on SpectatorTV: Why does Taiwan matter so much?

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On November 11, Emma Ashford featured on SpectatorTV’s “The Week in 60 minutes” where she discussed the major strategic questions over the US relationship with Taiwan and highlighted the dangers posed to US security and prosperity if it engages in conflict with China over the status of the island. Ashford examined the benefits of strategic […]

Preble on the Net Assessment podcast: Richard Haass is here!

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On November 11, Christopher Preble and Net Assessment podcast co-hosts Melanie Marlowe (CSIS), and Zack Cooper (AEI) welcomed special guest Richard Haass, President of the Council on Foreign Relations. The four discussed what the United States has gotten right and wrong the last few decades, focusing particularly on decisions about when to use force as […]

Kohistany in King 5 on her efforts to relocate Afghan refugees.

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Forward Defense nonresident senior fellow Lyla Kohistany speaks on King 5 news about her organization's role in helping Afghan refugees.

Manning in The Hill: The tragic politics of climate change

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On November 9, Robert Manning published an op-ed in The Hill on the COP26 climate conference and the US stance at the conference. Manning pointed to the dark irony of President Biden calling on countries to end their dependence on oil while at the same time asking OPEC countries to increase their production. There were […]