Program Publications
Stabilizing Afghanistan: Proposals for Improving Security, Governance, and Aid/Economic Development
A New Deal: Reforming US Defense Cooperation with Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia
Does Beijing Have a Strategy? China's Alternative Futures
A Strategy for US Engagement in the Middle East: Contain Threats, Embrace Dignity
NATO Global Partnerships: Strategic Opportunities and Imperatives in a Globalized World
Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security
The Atlantic Council’s flagship International Security Program was relaunched as the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security in September 2012. The Scowcroft Center continues the Council's long-standing focus on NATO and the transatlantic partnership, while also studying 'over the horizon' regional and functional security challenges to the United States, its allies, and partners. The Scowcroft Center works collaboratively with the Council's other regional and functional programs to produce analysis with a global perspective. The Center will honor General Brent Scowcroft’s legacy of service and embody his ethos of non-partisan commitment to the cause of international security, support for US international leadership in cooperation with allies and partners, and legacy of mentorship to the next generation of leaders. General James L. Jones is the Center’s founding chairman and Ellen Tauscher, George Lund, and Virginia A. Mulberger serve as the vice chairs. Barry Pavel, holder of the Center’s Arnold Kanter Chair, will lead the program’s day-to-day activities as its director.Work within the Scowcroft Center orients around the following seven practice areas:
| Transatlantic Security | Strategic Foresight Initiative |
| Cyber Statecraft Initiative | Emerging Defense Challenges Initiative |
| Middle East Security Initiative | Asia Security Initiative |
| Brent Scowcroft Leadership Network |
Banning Garrett the Future of US-China Relations (Euro Atlantic Quarterly)
May 17, 2013Scowcroft Center Strategic Foresight Resident Senior Fellow for Global Trends and Innovation Banning Garrett contributed an article (pdf) to the Spring 2013 issue of Euro Atlantic Quarterly on US-China relations and the outlook for the future.
What's Next, Malaysia?
HuiHui Ooi | May 16, 2013
As expected, the National Front (BN) coalition won Malaysia’s May 5 election, but not without widespread allegations of electoral fraud, including the use of Bangladeshi migrants as illegal voters and other gerrymandering tactics. The opposition People’s Pact (PR) coalition leader Anwar Ibrahim refused to concede defeat and held a protest rally on May 8, attended by about 100,000.
What's at Stake in the UN Arms Trade Treaty?
May 15, 2013
Please join the Atlantic Council on Wednesday, May 15 for a discussion of what’s at stake in the Arms Trade Treaty approved last month by the UN General Assembly.
East Asia's Future: Nationalism or Integration?
May 15, 2013Please join the Atlantic Council on May 15 for a panel discussion on growing nationalism in northeast Asia and the implications of this trend for the integration of the region and the notion of an Asia-Pacific community.
Strategy Session on Transatlantic Defense with German Air Force Chief of Staff
May 14, 2013
On May 15, the Atlantic Council hosted Lieutenant General Karl Müllner, Germany’s Air Force chief of staff, for a strategy session about pertinent issues in transatlantic and German defense in an era of budget austerity and emerging security challenges.
Park-Obama Summit Bolsters US-ROK Alliance, Impacts Northeast Asia
Robert A. Manning | May 13, 2013
Successful summits tend to be more about symbolism than substance. South Korean President Park Geun-hye’s summit with US President Barack Obama certainly had its share of symbolism: the first foreign trip of the ROK’s new first woman President, 60th anniversary of the US-ROK alliance, and US-ROK messages to North Korea, to Japan and China.
Disruptive Technologies Prompt Concerns About Privacy, Unemployment
On Friday, May 10, 2013 the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight initiative (SFI), of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, in partnership with Singularity University, hosted a discussion with Mr.
How Are Disruptive Technologies Changing Our World?
May 10, 2013Please join the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Strategic Foresight Initiative, in partnership with Singularity University, for a special presentation on Friday, May 10 from two leading thinkers in the t
Defense: And What Will Europe Do?
Sven Biscop | May 10, 2013
The debate about European defense tends to focus on the need to spend more and deploy more. One deceptively simple question is usually ignored: why? Americans seem to assume that more European capabilities will be deployed where it is convenient for the United States. Europeans just seek to avoid the difficult debate that it would provoke – until now.
France's White Book: Both Good and the Bad for the US and NATO
Jeff Lightfoot | May 08, 2013
France’s new White Book on defense and national security offers no radical thinking on the future posture and structure of France’s military and national security establishment, maintaining previous strategic ambitions and positions even in the face of a faltering economy. This is both good news and bad news for Washington and other major French allies.
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What's at Stake in the UN Arms Trade Treaty?
Please join the Atlantic Council on Wednesday, May 15 for a discussion of what’s at stake in the Arms Trade Treaty approved last month by the UN General Assembly.
East Asia's Future: Nationalism or Integration?
Please join the Atlantic Council on May 15 for a panel discussion on growing nationalism in northeast Asia and the implications of this trend for the integration of the region and the notion of an Asia-Pacific community.
Strategy Session on Transatlantic Defense with German Air Force Chief of Staff
On May 15, the Atlantic Council hosted Lieutenant General Karl Müllner, Germany’s Air Force chief of staff, for a strategy session about pertinent issues in transatlantic and German defense in an era of budget austerity and emerging security challenges.
How Are Disruptive Technologies Changing Our World?
Please join the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Strategic Foresight Initiative, in partnership with Singularity University, for a special presentation on Friday, May 10 from two leading thinkers in the t
Armenia-NATO Relations: Challenges and Prospects
On May 7, the Atlantic Council hosted an off-the-record roundtable discussion with senior experts on NATO and the South Caucasus. The event was organized jointly with Policy Forum Armenia, a virtual think tank with interest in Armenia’s development and national security.
Major General Rossi Strategy Session on Army Quadrennial Defense Review
On May 3, the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted Major General John G. Rossi for a strategy session. As the director of the US Army Quadrennial Defense Review office, Major General Rossi came to the Council to garner feedback to inform the Army’s contribution to this important defense review at a critical time.
Taiwanese Deputy Minister of Defense Yang Assesses Asia-Pacific Security Environment
On April 30, the Atlantic Council hosted Mr. Andrew Yang, deputy minister of national defense of the Republic of China (Taiwan), for a discussion on the Asia-Pacific security environment and the Republic of China's defense transformation.
