Content

bsc fsr ac memo 22919999 002402063f85431ecfc5b8c1db107fc4d9781735

FutureSource

Jun 7, 2017

The 2017 UK General Election and the Future of US-UK Relations

By Claire Yorke

On June 8, the United Kingdom will vote in its second general election in just over two years. The last election in May 2015 resulted in a Conservative government, and led to the June 2016 national referendum on Britain’s membership in the European Union. Following the result in favor of Brexit, Prime Minister David Cameron—the leader […]

United Kingdom United States and Canada

NATOSource

Jun 7, 2017

Trump National Security Team Blindsided by NATO Speech

By Susan Glasser, Politico

When President Donald Trump addressed NATO leaders during his debut overseas trip little more than a week ago, he surprised and disappointed European allies

NATO Security & Defense

Defense Industrialist

Jun 7, 2017

What’s the real effect of America First on the arms trade?

By James Hasik

Volvo’s sale of Renault Trucks Defense won’t be a test of anything. The report in Defense News this week on how “Three bidders emerge in battle to buy Renault Trucks Defense” contains a prediction of just who won’t win that auction. For some time, Volvo has been aiming to sell RTD, and bids are now in from […]

Defense Industry Economy & Business

Issue Brief

Jun 7, 2017

US liquefied natural gas exports outlook

By Bud Coote

The rise in US natural gas production, enabled by the shale boom, is influencing global markets and geopolitics. As domestic natural gas production grows, so too has US export capacity and the potential to drive shifts in the global market for liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

Issue Brief

Jun 7, 2017

US liquefied natural gas exports outlook

By Bud Coote

The rise in US natural gas production, enabled by the shale boom, is influencing global markets and geopolitics. As domestic natural gas production grows, so too has US export capacity and the potential to drive shifts in the global market for liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Energy & Environment Oil and Gas

NATOSource

Jun 2, 2017

Meeting the Russian Hybrid Challenge: A Comprehensive Strategic Framework

By Franklin D. Kramer and Lauren M. Speranza

Hybrid challenges continue to threaten security across the Euro-Atlantic community.

Cybersecurity European Union

Uncategorized

Jun 2, 2017

Meeting the Russian Hybrid Challenge: A Comprehensive Strategic Framework

By Franklin D. Kramer and Lauren M. Speranza

Hybrid challenges continue to threaten security across the Euro-Atlantic community.

Cybersecurity European Union

Defense Industrialist

May 27, 2017

Exports and end-use

By James Hasik

We can ask the US Army to arm, advise, and assist its allies in the Iraqi Army, or we can ask the Army to consolidate its spreadsheets. For Iraqis, this fight is existential, and I’d rather they simply crushed ISIS. Wars may be audits themselves, but wars this hot may be no time for audits.

Arms Control Defense Industry

Issue Brief

May 24, 2017

The Kremlin’s gas games in Europe: Implications for policy makers

By Ilya Zaslavskiy

“Gazprom is one of the Kremlin’s main cash generators and international political tools. The company subsidizes Russia’s wars in Ukraine and Syria, as well as the Kremlin’s well-funded effort to undermine European unity through propaganda and support for anti-European parties,” writes Ilya Zaslavskiy in “The Kremlin’s Gas Games in Europe: Implications for Policy Makers,” a […]

Central Europe Eastern Europe

Issue Brief

May 24, 2017

The Kremlin’s gas games in Europe: Implications for policy makers

By Ilya Zaslavskiy

“In addition to concerns over corrupt business practices, Gazprom’s operations are particularly disconcerting as the Kremlin uses the company to exert control over the post-Soviet space while deepening European dependence on Russian gas,” Zaslavskiy argues in the issue brief.

Central Europe Eastern Europe

Experts

Events