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In the News

Sep 8, 2014

Pavel on Responding to World Crises Today

By Barry Pavel

Bloomberg quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on why the crises recently dominating world headlines represent a revolution in global affairs:

In the News

Sep 6, 2014

Benitez on Combating ISIS: “Turkey [Can] Play a Leading Role”

By Jorge Benitez

The Daily Sabah quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on Turkey’s role in fighting the threat from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

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Sep 6, 2014

Pavel on NATO Defense Budgets

By Barry Pavel

Defense News quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on the agreement made by NATO member countries to spend two percent of their gross domestic product on defense: 

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In the News

Sep 5, 2014

Beyond Airstrikes, How the United States Can Accelerate the Islamic State’s Defeat

By Bilal Y. Saab

This piece originally apeared in Defense One. There is broad agreement among policy makers and defense analysts in Washington that U.S. airstrikes alone are insufficient to counter the Islamic State group. There is greater clarity on the level of military, political and economical efforts required to reduce and eliminate the threat. What’s missing, however, is a discussion of […]

In the News

Sep 5, 2014

Benitez on New NATO Force to Deter Russia: “Too Little, Too Late”

By Jorge Benitez

The Associated Press quotes NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on the new force planned by NATO to deter Russia: 

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In the News

Sep 5, 2014

Benitez on NATO Sanctions against Russia

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez joins Channel News Asia to discuss the NATO Summit in Wales and the new sanctions expected to be announced against Russia:

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In the News

Sep 4, 2014

Musselman: Speaking Putin’s Language

By Chris Musselman

Brent Scowcroft Center US Navy Senior Fellow Chris Musselman writes for the National Interest on why the NATO Alliance should adopt a policy of “strategic ambiguity” when trying to curb Russian aggression in Ukraine:

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In the News

Sep 4, 2014

Brattberg on Coalition Efforts to Battle ISIS

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg joins Saudi News KSA 2 to discuss international efforts to form a coalition to combat the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham:

In the News

Sep 4, 2014

Tothova Jordan: Would NATO Go to War Over a Cyberattack?

By Klara Tothova Jordan

Brent Scowcroft Center Assistant Director Klara Tothova Jordan writes for the National Interest on the new plan NATO will present for improving cyberdefense: 

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In the News

Sep 4, 2014

Opening Remarks by NATO Secretary General Rasmussen at the Atlantic Council Future Leaders Summit

Ladies and Gentlemen,Dear Friends, Kolinda, Thank you very much indeed for that very kind, and also in a way a bit surprising, introduction. I didn’t know that we met at Alpe d’Huez. But surely I do remember climbing Alpe d’Huez : the 21 curves really represent a challenge. But I think for a Secretary General […]

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