Insight & Impact

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In the News

Mar 26, 2014

Brattberg: Would Sweden Join NATO?

By Erik Brattberg

Deutsche Welle quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg on whether Sweden and Finland will eventually opt to join NATO:

Northern Europe

In the News

Mar 25, 2014

Pavel: How Low Will Defense Budget Go?

By Barry Pavel

VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel is quoted by Stars & Stripes on whether Congress will increase defense spending:

In the News

Mar 25, 2014

Brzezinski: Three Ways NATO Can Bolster Ukraine’s Security

By Ian Brzezinski

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski writes in the Washington Post on how NATO can deter further Russian aggression:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Mar 24, 2014

Kramer: A Real Response to Russia

By Franklin D. Kramer

Brent Scowcroft Center Distinguished Fellow Franklin D. Kramer writes in U.S. News and World Report on how to check Russia’s ambitions in Europe’s East:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Mar 20, 2014

Pavel: Obama’s “Incremental” Approach

By Barry Pavel

McClatchy news quotes VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on President Obama’s approach to global affairs:

Ukraine

In the News

Mar 18, 2014

O’Reilly Receives Polish Armed Forces Gold Award

By Patrick O’Reilly

Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow, Lieutenant General Patrick O’Reilly (Ret.) received the Polish Armed Forces Gold Award from the Polish Ministry of Defense on March 18. General O’Reilly was recognized for his contributions while he was director of the Missile Defense Agency at the US Department of Defense, where he served on the negotiating team […]

In the News

Mar 13, 2014

Oren: Why Gaza Conflict Risks Wider War

By Michael Oren

Brent Scowcroft Center Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren writes for CNN on conflict in the Gaza Strip:

Israel Middle East

In the News

Mar 13, 2014

Brzezinski: Russia Trying to Remake the Map of Europe

By Ian Brzezinski

Ian Brzezinski, senior fellow for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe to discuss the US response to Russia’s occupation of Crimea:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Mar 12, 2014

Brzezinski: Yatsenyuk Visit Shows US Commitment

By Ian Brzezinski

Ian Brzezinski, senior fellow for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, is quoted by Deutsche Welle on Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s visit to the White House:

Ukraine

In the News

Mar 11, 2014

Saab on Gulf Relations

By Bilal Saab

Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Bilal Saab is quoted by The National on how tensions within the Gulf Cooperation Council are affecting security interests in the United States:

International Organizations Politics & Diplomacy