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

Aug 15, 2014

Jones: How to Save Iraq and Honor American Sacrifice

By James L. Jones, Jr.

Scowcroft Center Chairman Gen. James L. Jones, Jr., USMC (Ret.) writes for the Wall Street Journal on a strategy for Iraq: 

Iraq

In the News

Aug 14, 2014

Brzezinski on NATO’s Crucial Summit

By Ian Brzezinski

Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski writes for CNN.com, with RAND’s Stephen Larrabee, on the upcoming NATO Summit in Wales: 

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

Aug 13, 2014

Ward: Air Force Has the Strategic Edge

By Alex Ward

Alex Ward, program assistant for the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, writes for RealClearDefense on the Air Force’s groundbreaking strategy report, “A Call to the Future”:

In the News

Aug 13, 2014

Joyner: No, We’re Not Supporting Regime Change in Iraq

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Joyner writes in the Hill on the US role in pushing out Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki:

Iraq

In the News

Aug 12, 2014

Burrows: The Strongmen Cometh

By Mathew Burrows

Strategic Foresight Initiative director Mathew Burrows writes for US News & World Report on the return of authoritarianism to governments across the Middle East:

Iraq North Africa

In the News

Aug 12, 2014

Saab: Rolling Back ISIS

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab joins Background Briefing with Ian Masters to discuss how the United States can combat ISIS in Iraq:

Iraq

In the News

Aug 11, 2014

Oren on the Conflict Between Israel and Hamas

By Michael Oren

US News and World Report cites the Atlantic Council for hosting a conference call with Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren on the conflict between Israel and Hamas:

Israel Middle East

In the News

Aug 8, 2014

Saab on US Airstrikes in Iraq

By Bilal Y. Saab

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow for Middle East Security Bilal Y. Saab joins BBC World News to discuss the ongoing crisis in Iraq: 

In the News

Aug 8, 2014

Pavel on Obama’s Changing Policy in Iraq

By Barry Pavel

The Wall Street Journal quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on President Obama’s authorization of targeted airstrikes in Iraq:

In the News

Aug 8, 2014

Pavel on Obama’s Use of the Military Option

By Barry Pavel

McClatchy quotes VP and Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on President Obama’s reluctance to use the military in solving conflicts abroad: