Insight & Impact

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Describe the kind of content you are highlighting here, why you are highlighting, and what it says about the work your program focuses on and how it makes an impact in the real world. Below, select three top pieces of commentary & analysis to feature from the past days or weeks. Update monthly via board process with Graeme Cranston-Cuebas and Vriddhi Sujan.

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In the News

May 15, 2015

Saab on the Challenges Facing the Creation of a Pan-Arab Fighting Force

By Bilal Saab

Politico quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab on the challenges in creating a pan-Arab military force:

In the News

May 15, 2015

Varangis on Russia’s Plan to Develop a New Aircraft Carrier

By Nicholas Varangis

Business Insider quotes the Transatlantic Security Initiative’s Nicholas Varangis on Russia’s investment in a new aircraft carrier:

Russia

In the News

May 15, 2015

Pavel and Nordenman: Restoring Order: Deterrence in Europe in the 21st Century

By Pavel and Nordenman

VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman write for the German Marshall Fund on why NATO needs to develop a renewed deterrence strategy as a result of Russia’s aggressive policies:

NATO Russia

In the News

May 14, 2015

Nordenman: Why the Chinese Navy is in the Mediterranean

By Magnus Nordenman

Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman writes for USNI News on the Chinese-Russian naval exercises in the Mediterranean:

China Russia

In the News

May 13, 2015

DefenseSystems Covers Atlantic Council Google Hangout on DOD and Silicon Valley

By Atlantic Council

DefenseSystems covers an Atlantic Council google hangout hosted by the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security on the potential for a Department of Defense-Silicon Valley partnership:

In the News

May 13, 2015

Manning: Taiwan Could Provide a Powerful Example for US-GCC Relations

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for The National on how the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act can provide a model for the future of US-Gulf relations:

In the News

May 13, 2015

FCW Covers Atlantic Council Google Hangout on DOD and Silicon Valley

By Atlantic Council

Federal Computer Week covers an Atlantic Council google hangout hosted by the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security on the Department of Defense’s outreach to Silicon Valley:

In the News

May 12, 2015

Brzezinski on Ukraine Ceasefire Violations

By Ian Brzezinski

USA Today quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on the Minsk agreement and violations of the ceasefire in Ukraine:

Ukraine

In the News

May 12, 2015

Saab and Pavel: A Fresh Start with the Gulf?

By Pavel and Saab

VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel and Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab write for Foreign Affairs on how to repair ties with Washington’s Arab partners:

In the News

May 11, 2015

LeBaron on US Relations with Gulf Leaders

By Richard LeBaron

Politico quotes Nonresident Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron and Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States Yousef Al Otaiba on US relations with Gulf leaders: