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 |
A New Deal: Reforming US Defense Cooperation with Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia
April 19, 2013
Former US Army Chief George Casey and Congressman Jim Kolbe argue that the transitions in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia will be reversible unless and until their security agencies are better equipped to carry out their functions without abusing citizen rights or interfering in politics.
General Gurganus: There's Still More to Do in Afghanistan
With ISAF’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2014 fast approaching, it is useful to look back and see what failures and successes there have been. Have certain challenges been overcome? How do the Afghans see ISAF’s mission? On April 17, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted Major General Charles Gurganus, commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), and his deputy, Brigadier Stuart Skeates of the United Kingdom, to provide an after action report on their mission at Regional Command-Southwest, Afghanistan last year.
Strategy Session on on Future of US-Europe Relations with Mircea Geoana
April 17, 2013
On April 17, the Atlantic Council hosted Ambassador Mircea Geoană, Romania’s former foreign minister and ambassador to the United States, for a strategy session about the future of the US-European relationship in an era of budget austerity and emerging security challenges.
Strategy Session with Georgian Deputy Defense Minister Levan Dolidze
On April 15, the Atlantic Council hosted Levan Dolidze, first deputy defense minister of Georgia, for a strategy session to discuss Georgia’s ongoing defense reform, bilateral defense cooperation with the United States, and Georgia’s role and future in NATO.
Strategy Session with SACEUR Nominee General Breedlove
On April 15, the Atlantic Council hosted General Philip M. Breedlove, President Barack Obama’s nominee for Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and commander, US European Command (EUCOM), for a strategy session to discuss the challenges he would encounter in his new role.
There's No North Korea Crisis
Robert A. Manning | April 12, 2013
From the hysterical TV portrayals of goose-stepping North Korean troops, breathless news reports of North Korean warnings of war, and maps depicting the range of imminent missile launches (complete with retired U.S. generals explaining the targets), you might think there is a crisis on the Korean Peninsula. But there is no crisis, only a farce.
Barry Pavel Discusses North Korea Threat (CTV News)
April 12, 2013Scowcroft Center Director Barry Pavel joins CTV News (Canada) to discuss the North Korea threat.
The Cyber 9/12 Project: Cyber Statecraft After Catastrophes
April 12, 2013On April 12, the Atlantic Council and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) will host the second scenario-driven, interactive conference to discuss the day-after response to a cyber incident.
The Future of the United States Air Force
April 11, 2013
Please join the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security on April 11 for a discussion with the Commander of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC), General Gilmary Michael Hostage, III.
Maintaining Air Dominance in the Face of New Challenges
On April 11, the Atlantic Council Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a discussion with the Commander of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC), General Gilmary Michael Hostage, III.
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The US Army Astride a New Era
Join the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security on May 29 for a discussion with the Chief of Staff of the United States Army, General Raymond T. Odierno.
Evolving US-European Security Cooperation with the Gulf States
On May 23, the Atlantic Council’s Middle East Peace and Security Initiative at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security is hosting a panel discussion on new developments in security cooperation among the United States, its European allies, and the Gulf states, and how they are likely to evolve in the coming years.
Technology and Governance in the World's Cities
On Thursday, May 16, the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight initiative (SFI) of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a roundtable discussion with Dr. Mathew Burrows, counselor for the US National Intelligence Council and Dr. Parag Khanna, senior fellow at the New America Foundation and adjunct professor of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.
Strategy Session on Hungarian and NATO Security Challenges with Csaba Hende
On May 16, 2013 the Atlantic Council hosted H.E. Csaba Hende, Hungary’s minister of defense, for a strategy session about the most pressing challenges in Hungarian and transatlantic security leading up to the NATO June 2013 Defense Ministerial.
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.
