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In the News

Mar 17, 2015

Cole: Breaking Through the Fog: Rethinking a Morning Military Ritual

By August Cole

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Fellow August Cole writes for War on the Rocks on creative thinking and modern warfare:

In the News

Mar 17, 2015

Stephan: How to Stop Extremism Before It Starts

By Maria Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria J. Stephan cowrites for Foreign Policy on how ordinary citizens and communities are combatting extremism:

In the News

Mar 11, 2015

Chiu on UK Defense Spending

By Daniel Chiu

The Telegraph quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Daniel Chiu on whether the United Kingdom plans to increase its defense spending and US reaction:

In the News

Mar 11, 2015

Ward: Arming Ukraine: Insights from the Spanish Civil War

By Alex Ward

Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Alex Ward writes for War on the Rocks on how President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s debate over whether to send weapons to the Spanish Republic as it fought Generalissimo Francisco Franco and his force provides a parallel to President Obama’s decision today over whether to arm Ukraine:

Ukraine

In the News

Mar 10, 2015

Stephan: Develop Non-Military Options to Empower Communities Against Violent Extremism and Its Drivers

By Maria Stephan

Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Maria J. Stephan writes for Political Violence @ a Glance on how local populations can challenge corruption and institutionalized repression using nonviolent means:

In the News

Mar 5, 2015

String: NATO Unleashed: Stopping Russia in Its Tracks

By Marik String

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Marik String writes for the National Interest on the need for NATO to enhance its capacity to prevent further Russian aggression in Eastern Europe:

NATO Russia

In the News

Mar 4, 2015

Metzl: Japan’s Sensitive Military Normalization

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for Project Syndicate on how ISIS’s brutal murder of two Japanese hostages in January has caused the country to rethink its post-World War II pacifism:

Japan

In the News

Mar 3, 2015

Deutsche Welle Quotes Atlantic Council Event on ISIS

By Atlantic Council

Deutsche Welle quotes General John Allen about US policy on ISIS from an Atlantic Council event:

In the News

Mar 3, 2015

Bloomberg Highlights Atlantic Council Event

By Atlantic Council

Bloomberg View highlights General John Allen’s remarks at an Atlantic Council event on Monday about Turkey’s role in the fight against ISIS:

Turkey

In the News

Mar 3, 2015

Manning: How Dangerous is Vladimir Putin?

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for International Economy on the dangers of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his miscalculations about upsetting the European post-Cold War order:

Russia