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Jun 15, 2015

Kroenig: Why Democracies Dominate: America’s Edge over China

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for the National Interest on why the United States maintains an edge over China:

China Politics & Diplomacy
President Barack Obama, July 28, 2014

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Jun 12, 2015

Non-Military Options for Stopping Further Russian Aggression in Ukraine

By David Horn and Marik String, Foreign Affairs

To date, the United States has “blocked” approximately 130 Russian and Ukrainian officials, businessmen, separatists, and companies.

European Union International Organizations

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Jun 11, 2015

Scowcroft Center’s Next Generation Report on Stronger US-German Relations Released in Washington, DC

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 9, the Atlantic Council hosted two roundtables to mark the release of the new report from the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s US-German Next Generation Fellows: “Through a New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship.” The American Council on Germany (ACG) co-hosted both the morning and the evening events. The report, which […]

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Jun 10, 2015

Scowcroft Center’s Next Generation Report on Stronger US-German Relations Released in Berlin

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 9, Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft (German Atlantic Association), hosted the release of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s new report “Through a New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship” at the German Federal Press Office in Berlin. The report, which twelve young Americans and Germans wrote in a little more than six weeks, […]

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David Cameron, Angela Merkel, and Barack Obama, June 4, 2014

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Jun 10, 2015

NATO Publics Reluctant to Provide Military Aid to Allies Under Attack

By Katie Simmons, Bruce Stokes, and Jacob Poushter, Pew Research Center

Going forward, most NATO members are willing to provide economic aid to Ukraine and offer it NATO membership.

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Prime Minister David Cameron and President Barack Obama, June 17, 2015

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Jun 9, 2015

Obama Again Urges Cameron to Keep NATO Defense Spending Commitment

By BBC

Barack Obama has pressed David Cameron to maintain Britain’s commitment to meeting the Nato target of spending 2% of GDP on defence.

NATO Security & Defense

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Jun 9, 2015

Schechter and Marczak: Iowans Need Better Answers from Presidential Candidates on Cuba

By Peter Schechter and Jason Marczak

Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center Director Peter Schechter and Deputy Director Jason Marczak write for the Des Moines Register on why liberalizing relations with Cuba should be important to Iowa primary voters:

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Jun 9, 2015

Where Do Trillion-Dollar Asset Managers Hail From?

By Global Business and Economics

Of the 16 investment firms in the world that hold more than $1 trillion in assets, the US leads with 12 representatives, including well-known firms like BlackRock, Vanguard Group, and the asset management arms of Goldman Sachs and Bank of New York Mellon.

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JCS Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, May 7, 2015

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Jun 8, 2015

Dempsey: Russia Using Long-Range Aviation and Nuclear Forces to Send Clear Signal to Europe

By Julian Barnes, Wall Street Journal

Excerpts from interview with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey by Julian Barnes, Wall Street Journal.

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Jun 7, 2015

Aronsson: US Chooses Path on Foreign Policy

By Albin Aronsson

Brent Scowcroft Center Intern Albin Aronsson writes for Svenska Dagbladet about the major visions of US national security strategy and foreign policy, the debate that is ongoing in Washington, and why it is important for Sweden to follow and understand this debate:

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