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In the News

Oct 6, 2015

Pavel and Engelke: US Strategy in a New Geopolitical Age

By Pavel and Engelke

Vice President, Arnold Kanter Chair, and Director of the Brent Scowcroft Center Barry Pavel and Strategic Foresight Initiative Resident Senior Fellow Peter Engelke cowrite for the Journal of Investment Consulting on the need for US leadership and strategic thinking: Read the full article here.

In the News

Oct 6, 2015

Bensahel on the United States in Afghanistan

By Nora Bensahel

CNN quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Nora Bensahel on whether President Obama will decide to keep or not to keep US forces in Afghanistan:

Afghanistan

In the News

Oct 6, 2015

Barno and Bensahel: Got Landpower?

By Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellows for Military Affairs and National Security Policy Dave Barno and Nora Bensahel write for War on the Rocks on the importance of maintaing US land forces: 

In the News

Oct 2, 2015

Benitez on Russia in Syria

By Jorge Benitez

Newsweek quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow and NATOSource Director Jorge Benitez on the Obama administration’s possible strategies against Russia deployments in Syria:

Russia Syria

In the News

Oct 1, 2015

Manning: Bridging the Trust Deficit in US-China Ties?

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for YaleGlobal on the challenges the United States and China face in overcoming their trust deficit:

China

In the News

Oct 1, 2015

Benitez on Russian Consequences in Syria

By Jorge Benitez

The Daily Signal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow and NATOSource Director Jorge Benitez on the Obama administration’s handling of Russian airstrikes and military intervention in Syria:

Russia Syria

In the News

Sep 30, 2015

Manning: Asian Stability Hangs in the Balance

By Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning cowrites for East Asia Forum Quarterly on current Sino-Japanese relations: 

China Japan

In the News

Sep 29, 2015

Benitez on the Suwalki Gap

By Jorge Benitez

Foreign Policy quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow and NATOSource Director Jorge Benitez on the militarization of the area of land between Poland and Lithuania:

Poland Russia

In the News

Sep 28, 2015

Castello-Catchot on Spain’s Parliamentary Elections

By Carles Castello-Catchot

Brent Scowcroft Center Chief of Staff Carles Castello-Catchot joins Voice of America to discuss the results of the parliamentary elections in Spain, and what those results mean for the pro-secessionist group ‘Together for Yes’ in Catalonia:

Southern & Southeastern Europe

In the News

Sep 27, 2015

Hasik on Humvees and the New JLTV

By James Hasik

Bloomberg Business quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Defense James Hasik on the new JLTV and continued need for Humvees in the US military: