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Defense Industrialist

Jan 20, 2015

Arming the Anti-Terror Armies

By James Hasik

Middle Eastern armed forces need practical kit and service from Middle Eastern industry.   As Congressman Mack Thornberry pointed out with a letter in the Washington Post earlier this month, hashtags and placards don’t kill terrorists. People with guns and aircraft do. But what kind of guns and aircraft are best for fighting them is another matter—and who delivers them can matter […]

Afghanistan Iraq

In the News

Jan 15, 2015

Manning: Kim Jong Un Wants to Talk

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for the Wall Street Journal on why South Korea’s leadership should set some terms ahead of a potential summit with North Korea: 

Korea

Article

Jan 15, 2015

“A US-India comeback?”

By Nicholas Burns

THE UNITED STATES has a major opportunity this month to return to a close security and economic partnership with India — a priority of the last three American presidents. The new Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, signaled he wants to get beyond the problem-ridden last few years between Delhi and Washington by inviting President Obama […]

India

In the News

Jan 14, 2015

Manning: Shared Oil Interests in Middle East

By Robert Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Robert Manning writes for Global Times on what China’s role as the largest importer of oil means for its shared interests in the Middle East with the United States:

China

Event Recap

Jan 14, 2015

Discussion on the Political and Security Prospects of Central Asia

By Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center

On Tuesday, January 13th, the Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center hosted an off-the-record, small breakfast discussion on Central Asia with Ambassador Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General and Head of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, one of the leading experts on the region. The event was introduced […]

China Russia

Press Release

Jan 12, 2015

Atlantic Council Announces Project on Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future

By Olin Wethington

The Atlantic Council today announced the launch of the Project on Shaping the Asia-Pacific Future, housed in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.  The project aims to formulate practical policy recommendations related to some of the most pressing and fundamental requirements for long-term security and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region.

Indo-Pacific

In the News

Jan 9, 2015

Gopalaswamy on Economic Ties with India

By Bharath Gopalaswamy

South Asia Center Acting Director Bharath Gopalaswamy joins Voice of America to discuss business opportunities with India: 

India

New Atlanticist

Jan 9, 2015

Sri Lanka Election: A ‘Win for Democracy’

By Ashish Kumar Sen

A Longtime President’s Departure Gives US ‘an Opportunity,’ Gopalaswamy Says The defeat of Sri Lanka’s long-serving president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, presents an opportunity for the United States to deepen its ties with the South Asian island nation, which has grown closer to China over the past decade, says Atlantic Council analyst Bharath Gopalaswamy. Rajapaksa, who was […]

South Asia

In the News

Jan 9, 2015

Ullman: Kim Jung Un- Movie Critic Extraordinaire?

By Harlan Ullman

Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Adviser Harlan Ullman writes for the Huffington Post on the repercussions of the recently released movie “The Interview”:

Korea

Defense Industrialist

Jan 8, 2015

Damocles’ Depth Charge

By James Hasik

The US Navy may be putting its money into undersea automation.   The Chinese threat, Assistant Navy Secretary Sean Stackley told our audience at the Council yesterday, is “not countable”. Their land-based anti-ship missiles are legion, and they’re building submarines faster than he can buy his own Virginia-class boats, even at the congratulatory rate of two per year. The […]

China

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