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Dec 13, 2015

Pavel on the US Foreign Military Sales System

By Barry Pavel

Defense News quotes Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on pushback from the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee following international and domestic complaints on the slow and time consuming foreign military sales system: 

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Dec 12, 2015

Manning: Abe’s India Visit Highlights Asia’s Security Ties

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for Nikkei Asian Review on the increase in overlapping defense ties between the United States, Japan, and other Asia-Pacific countries as they look to counter China’s increasingly assertive military posture: 

India Japan

In the News

Dec 11, 2015

Benitez on UN-Russian Relations

By Jorge Benitez

Stars and Stripes quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow and NATOSource Director Jorge Benitez on NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Phillip Breedlove’s approach toward Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s intervention in Ukraine:

NATO Russia

In the News

Dec 9, 2015

Bensahel on Congressional Debate to Authorize the Use of Military Force

By Nora Bensahel

The New York Times quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel on the Congressional debate to authorize the use of military force, and whether a vote is likely soon:

In the News

Dec 9, 2015

USNI News Features Atlantic Council Event on Taiwan’s Defense Role

By Robert Manning

USNI News features an Atlantic Council event on the future of Taiwan’s defense role, quoting Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning on how US arm sales to Taiwan could affect relations with Beijing:

China

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Dec 9, 2015

Brzezinski on Russia and ISIS

By Ian Brzezinski

CNBC quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on the rise of Russian troops being dedicated to fight against ISIS: 

Russia

In the News

Dec 9, 2015

Completing Europe Featured in President of the Republic of Croatia Newsletter

By Atlantic Council

The Newsletter of the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia features Completing Europe: From the North-South Corridor to Energy, Transportation, and Telecommunications Union, a report jointly published by the Atlantic Council and Central Europe Energy Partners on the need for infrastructure development across Central Europe in the energy, transportation, and telecommunications sectors: Read […]

In the News

Dec 7, 2015

Burrows: Here’s the Playbook for Getting US-Russian Cooperation Back on Track

By Matthew J. Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative Director Mathew J. Burrows cowrites for The National Interest on how the United States and Russia can find common ground for cooperation, highlighting a recently released report by the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative and the Moscow-based Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) that discusses how to find that common ground:

Russia

In the News

Dec 7, 2015

Barno on Women in the Military

By Dave Barno

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Dave Barno joins Federal News Radio’s Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss the implications of Defense Secretary Ash Carter’s announcement that all jobs in the US military will now be open to women:

In the News

Dec 7, 2015

Bensahel on New Defense Spending Deal

By Nora Bensahel

Washington Examiner quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel on how a new two-year defense spending deal will allow contractors to go on the offensive and lobby for more and bigger projects:

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