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The Transatlantic Security Initiative’s mission is to contribute to a strong and resilient transatlantic relationship that is prepared to deter and defend, succeed in strategic competition, and harness emerging capabilities to address future threats and opportunities. This mission endures across changing political dynamics on both sides of the Atlantic and in the face of new and evolving threats.

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The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security works to develop sustainable, nonpartisan strategies to address the most important security challenges facing the United States and the world.

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Testimony

Jul 9, 2020

Ian Brzezinski testifies to House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Russian bounties on US troops

Russian Bounties on US Troops: Why Hasn’t the Administration Responded?

Russia Security & Defense

In the News

Jul 9, 2020

Ian Brzezinski quoted in Dallas Morning News on US troop withdrawal from Germany

Europe & Eurasia NATO

New Atlanticist

Jul 2, 2020

What Poland wants when it comes to US troops

By Teri Schultz

It's not a place the Polish government wants to be: caught between its crucial transatlantic ally the United States and its neighbor, Europe's most powerful country, Germany.

Defense Policy Germany

In the News

Jun 29, 2020

Busch in The Hill: Withdrawing from the WTO would punish the US, not China

By Marc L. Busch

Marc Busch writes that US “unilateralism” against China is giving rise to a very different approach to trade policy more harmful to US commerce than supportive of foreign policy objectives.

China Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Jun 26, 2020

Germany may not like the American messenger. But it should heed his message.

By Jeffrey Lightfoot

The US president and the German government have given up on one another and withdrawn to their own camps, ignoring the growing structural issues in their bilateral ties that promise to linger no matter who wins the US presidential elections this fall.

Defense Policy Germany

New Atlanticist

Jun 25, 2020

What’s at stake in Trump’s plans to withdraw troops from Germany

By Katherine Golden

On June 15, US President Donald J. Trump confirmed press reports that he is planning to pull 9,500 US troops out of Germany, leaving 25,000 in the country. Here’s how the Atlantic Council’s experts are assessing the decision and its significance.

Defense Policy Germany

In the News

Jun 16, 2020

Ambassador Alexander Vershbow quoted in Military Times on US military aid to Ukraine

Europe & Eurasia Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 15, 2020

Busch in The Hill: US trade policy caught in a lobster trap

By Marc L. Busch

China Economy & Business

Timely Commentary & Analysis

Jun 9, 2020

Binnendijk in Defense News: The folly of a NATO troop withdrawal decision

By Hans Binnendijk

A draw down of US forces in Germany could have consequences for defense and deterrence in Northeastern Europe, NATO's Readiness Initiative, and the transatlantic relationship, writes Hans Binnendijk.

Europe & Eurasia Germany

In the News

Jun 9, 2020

Ian Brzezinski cited in the Economist on NATO’s future relationship with China

Ian Brzezinski was quoted in the Economist on policy options NATO could take to address China's rise and malign activities.

China Europe & Eurasia

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