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 7, 2014

Brattberg: Should NATO Go Global Or Back to Basics?

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg writes for The Hill’s Congress Blog on why NATO should have a global focus:

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 7, 2014

Oren: “Israel Doesn’t Spy Against the United States”

By Michael Oren

YNet quotes Atlantic Council Ambassador-in-Residence Michael Oren on Israel’s response to a Newsweek report that claims that Israeli intelligence officials have “crossed red lines” in the United States:

Israel

In the News

May 2, 2014

Benitez on Increased Defense Spending Among NATO Allies

By Jorge Benitez

NATOSource Director and Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez is quoted by the Washington Times on an upcoming meeting of NATO defense and finance ministers: 

NATO Security & Defense

In the News

May 2, 2014

Pavel: Some Nations Feeling [Ukraine] Crisis More Deeply Than Others

By Barry Pavel

Bloomberg Businessweek quotes VP and Brent Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel on Eastern Europe’s request for NATO support to help solve the crisis in Ukraine and whether the organization should and is likely to increase its presence in the region:

NATO Russia

In the News

May 1, 2014

Manning on Duality in the US-China Relationship

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning joins CCTV to discuss the relationship between the United States and China and whether it is affected by events in Ukraine:

China Russia

In the News

May 1, 2014

String on Using Energy to Undermine Putin

By Marik String

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Marik String cowrites for the Wall Street Journal on how energy exports from the United States can make Ukraine more independent:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Apr 30, 2014

Cliff on China’s Military Rise

By Roger Cliff

Defense News quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Roger Cliff on how China’s military is supported by European Union firms: 

China

In the News

Apr 29, 2014

Brattberg on Additional US Sanctions Against Russia

By Erik Brattberg

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Fellow Erik Brattberg joins Saudi News KSA 2 to discuss new US sanctions against Russia:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Apr 29, 2014

The Diplomat: Ukraine and the Trans-Pacific Partnership

By Atlantic Council

The Diplomat mentions the Atlantic Council for hosting an event on applying American power in the 21st century:

Russia Ukraine

In the News

Apr 28, 2014

Manning: Asia Pivot Is the Right Policy, But the Wrong Tactics

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for U.S. News and World Report on whether President Obama’s pivot to Asia is a mistake:

Indo-Pacific