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May 13, 2013

Europe’s Strategic Future: Implications of the Eurozone Crisis

By Atlantic Council and the Royal United Services Institute

The Atlantic Council and the Royal United Services Institute have issued a joint publication entitled Europe’s Strategic Future: Implications of the Eurozone Crisis. The report features perspectives from the United States, the United Kingdom, and India analyzing how the Eurozone crisis is likely to impact Europe’s role in the world. Download the PDF

Europe & Eurasia European Union

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Apr 24, 2013

Stabilizing Afghanistan: Proposals for Improving Security, Governance, and Aid/Economic Development

By Tobias Ellwood

Tobias Ellwood, a leading UK parliamentarian from the Conservative party, urges the international community to make adjustments to its approach in supporting Afghanistan, if it is to achieve its aims post-2014. In a new Atlantic Council report released today, Stabilizing Afghanistan: Proposals for Improving Security, Governance, and Aid/Economic Development, Ellwood argues that the international community will […]

Afghanistan

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Apr 19, 2013

A New Deal: Reforming US Defense Cooperation with Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia

By George Casey and Jim Kolbe

Former US Army Chief George Casey and Congressman Jim Kolbe argue that the transitions in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia will be reversible unless and until their security agencies are better equipped to carry out their functions without abusing citizen rights or interfering in politics. A New Deal: Reforming US Defense Cooperation with Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia […]

Libya North Africa

Issue Brief

Mar 19, 2013

Does Beijing Have a Strategy? China’s Alternative Futures

By Robert A. Manning and Banning Garrett

This Atlantic Council brief, authored by Robert A. Manning and Banning Garrett, assesses the challenges China faces–worsening pollution, corruption, and a growth model that needs sweeping reforms and examines the difficulties Beijing faces in addressing them.

China Politics & Diplomacy

Issue Brief

Mar 13, 2013

A strategy for US engagement in the Middle East: Contain threats, embrace dignity

By Michele Dunne and Barry Pavel

The Middle East Peace and Security Initiative is pleased to release a new issue brief, “A Strategy for US Engagement in the Middle East: Contain Threats, Embrace Dignity.” Michele Dunne, director of the Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and Barry Pavel, director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security evaluate challenges and opportunities […]

Middle East United States and Canada

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Mar 5, 2013

NATO Global Partnerships: Strategic Opportunities and Imperatives in a Globalized World

By Franklin D. Kramer

International security in today’s globalized world demands a framework responsive to interconnectedness, multiple power centers, shared vulnerabilities, and dramatic change. To meet these diverse challenges that affect the security of its members, NATO, as the West’s premier security organization, must reach beyond the transatlantic arena. Download PDF

NATO NATO Partnerships

Issue Brief

Feb 21, 2013

Cyber Conflict and the WPR: Congressional Oversight of Hostilities in the Fifth Domain

By Jason Healey and A.J. Wilson

The Obama administration is sending mixed messages about the role that Congress should play in creating policies that would prevent the possibility of a catastrophic cyber attack, according to a new issue brief released by the Cyber Statecraft Initiative of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.  Download the PDF

Issue Brief

Feb 7, 2013

The US and the Gulf States: uncertain partners in a changing region

By Richard LeBaron

The Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East and the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security are pleased to release a new issue brief, “The United States and the Gulf States: Uncertain Partners in a Changing Region.” Senior Fellow Richard LeBaron evaluates the relationship between the United States and the Gulf states as they face […]

The Gulf

Issue Brief

Dec 17, 2012

Naval Future: International Preponderance Through Naval Partnership

By Martin Murphy and Lee Willett

In this issue brief Martin Murphy and Lee Willett make the case for deepening naval cooperation among the so-called “Five Eyes” countries of the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Download the PDF

Report

Dec 10, 2012

Global trends 2030: alternative worlds

By National Intelligence Council

The Global Trends project engages expertise from outside government on factors of such as globalization, demography and the environment, producing a forward-looking document to aid policymakers in their long term planning on key issues of worldwide importance.