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Commissioner Leland R. Miller is the co-founder and CEO of China Beige Book. A noted authority on China's economy and financial system, he is a frequent commentator on media outlets such as CNBC, Bloomberg TV, CNN, and FOX Business, and he has served as guest host of two of the financial world's top morning news shows, CNBC Squawk Box and Bloomberg Surveillance. His work is featured regularly in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post and many others. Before co-founding China Beige Book in 2010, Leland was a capital markets attorney based out of New York and Hong Kong and worked on the deal team at a major investment bank. He holds a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was Hardy C. Dillard fellow and editor-in-chief of the International Law Journal; a master's degree in Chinese History from Oxford University; a BA in European History from Washington & Lee University; and a graduate Chinese language fellowship from Tunghai University (Taiwan). He returned to W&L as the Williams School's Executive-in-Residence in 2015. Leland is an elected member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, an elected life member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a board member of the Global Interdependence Center, and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council. Commissioner Miller was appointed by Speaker Mike Johnson for a term expiring December 31, 2025.

Last fall Greece joined the Three Seas Initiative, which brings together 13 EU countries located between the Baltic, Black, Adriatic, and now the Aegean Seas. The Three Seas Initiative was initially founded with the economy in mind, to foster regional dialogue and boost investment, and with Greece's addition, its diplomatic and economic pull now extends to the Mediterranean. Ian Brzezinski, who has been following this initiative since it was founded, joins Thanos Davelis to break down why the Three Seas Initiative, which now includes Greece, is so important for the region.Ian Brzezinski leads the Brzezinski Group, a strategic advisory services firm, and serves as a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council's Europe Center and Brent Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security.You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:What is the Three Seas Initiative and why is it expanding?Greece becomes 13th member of Three Seas Initiative on EU's eastern flankGreece can serve as entry point for energy to the north, PM saysTurkey formally opens another former Byzantine-era church as a mosqueUN envoy returning to Cyprus for talks

Featuring conversations with:  Jamie Metzl, Senior Fellow at Brent Scowcroft Center, Atlantic Council, discusses the origins of COVID-19. Bob Pragada, CEO at Jacobs Solutions, explains the challenges of advanced manufacturing.   David Wolman takes us to the Alaskan Wilderness. We drive to the close with Marci McGregor, Senior Investment Strategist at the Chief Investment Office of Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank . Hosts: Carol Massar and Madison Mills. Producer: Bob BraggSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Featuring conversations with:  Jamie Metzl, Senior Fellow at Brent Scowcroft Center, Atlantic Council, discusses the origins of COVID-19. Bob Pragada, CEO at Jacobs Solutions, explains the challenges of advanced manufacturing.   David Wolman takes us to the Alaskan Wilderness. We drive to the close with Marci McGregor, Senior Investment Strategist at the Chief Investment Office of Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank . Hosts: Carol Massar and Madison Mills. Producer: Bob BraggSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David Osman of the IRF is joined by Leland Miller, the Founder and CEO of China Beige Book, an independent advisory firm that was established in 2010. ----more---- Leland Miller is a noted authority on China's economy and financial system. He is an elected member of the National Committee on US-China Relations, the Economic Club of New York and the Council on Foreign Relations. Leland is also a board member of the Global Interdependence Center and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council.   China Beige Book (CBB) operates its own extensive in-country private data network in China that provides independent economic data to their corporate and financial sector clients, including nearly two dozen of the world's largest central banks. Every quarter CBB collects private data from surveys of 4,000 executives across 34 industries.   In this podcast, Leland discusses the severe challenges that are facing the Chinese economy today. Using CBB's proprietary data and analysis, Leland assesses the current state of the mainland economy and explains the policy implications. He also discusses the prospects for Sino-US relations in the run up to the next US presidential election in 2024, with a particular focus on the crucial US-Taiwan relationship and the heightened risk of a clash with China.   In addition, Leland explains the poorly understood dynamics of the Chinese stock market, the impact of the ongoing regulatory crackdown on big companies and the investment implications for the year ahead.  

On February 4th Russia and China announced a renewed relationship that "has no limits". Three weeks later Russia began its invasion of Ukraine, violating the territorial sovereignty of an independent nation. In this month's episode we explore the relationship between these two countries and what the invasion signals for the future. Sarwar Kasmeri, host of the Polaris Live Podcast, joins us to provide his perspective on the issues and opportunities that he sees as the world grapples with the largest invasion of a European nation since World War II. Sarwar Kashmeri is an international relations specialist, author, and commentator, noted for his expertise on U.S. global strategy and national security. He speaks frequently before business, foreign policy and military audiences. He is the host of Polaris-Live, featuring 30 minute live conversations on the business and geopolitical impact of China's rapid rise to superpower status.Kashmeri is author of the Foreign Policy Association's report “The Telegram: A China Agenda For President Biden“ (2021); “China's Grand Strategy: Weaving a New Silk Road to Global Primacy,” (Praeger), his third book, was published in July 2019. It is a centennial book of the Foreign Policy Association where Sarwar is a Fellow. The book was released at a  Washington D.C. launch on 7 November 2019 featuring Kashmeri and former U.S. Defense Secretary, Chuck Hagel.He is also an Applied Research Fellow of the Peace and War Center of Norwich University, Vermont, USA. He served a four year term as a non-residential Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security of the Atlantic Council in Washington D.C. He serves on the American Advisory Board of UK's Ditchley Foundation.

Peter Warren Singer is Strategist and Senior Fellow at New America. He has been named by the Smithsonian as one of the nation’s 100 leading innovators, by Defense News as one of the 100 most influential people in defense issues, and by Foreign Policy to their Top 100 Global Thinkers List. Mr. Singer is the author of multiple best-selling, award winning books in both fiction and nonfiction. Described in the Wall Street Journal as “the premier futurist in the national-security environment,” Mr. Singer is considered one of the world’s leading experts on changes in 21st century warfare, with more books on the military professional reading lists than any other author, living or dead. He has consulted for the U.S. Military, Defense Intelligence Agency, and FBI, as well as advised a range of entertainment programs, including for Warner Brothers, Dreamworks, Universal, HBO, Discovery, History Channel, and the video game series Call of Duty.August Cole is an author and futurist exploring the future of conflict through fiction and other forms of storytelling. He is a non-resident fellow at the Brute Krulak Center for Innovation and Creativity at Marine Corps University and a non-resident senior fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council; he directed the Council’s Art of the Future Project, which explores creative and narrative works for insight into the future of conflict, from its inception in 2014 through 2017. Mr. Cole is a regular speaker to private sector, academic, and U.S. and allied government audiences. He also leads the Strategy team for the Warring with Machines AI ethics project at the Peace Research Institute Oslo.Messrs. Singer and Cole co-authored the best selling Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War, a near-future thriller about the next world war. Foreign Policy states “Every Army officer should read it…. we need to imagine what war will look like in the future so that we are prepared to win.” Last year, Messrs. Singer and Cole co-authored Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution — our colleagues at War on the Rocks stated that this novel “will do more for defense experts’ understanding of this brave new world with literature than a thousand non-fiction assessments would have.”In today’s podcast, Messrs. Singer and Cole discuss the power of fictional intelligence; the importance of storytelling, narrative, and verisimilitude in crafting tales of future possibilities that resonate and inform; and the significance of imagination. The following bullet points highlight key insights from our discussion: FicInt, also known as fictional

August Cole is an author exploring the future of conflict through fiction and other forms of “FICINT” storytelling, and serves as a Non-Resident Fellow for the Krulak Center at Marine Corps University. His talks, short stories, and workshops have taken him from speaking at the Nobel Institute in Oslo to presenting at SXSW Interactive to tackling the “Dirty Name” obstacle at Fort Benning. With Peter W. Singer, he is the co-author of the best-seller Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War (2015) and Burn In: A Novel of the Real Robot Revolution (2020). A former Wall Street Journal reporter, besides being a Krulak Center Non-Resident Fellow, he is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council; he directed the Council's Art of Future Warfare Project, which explored creative and narrative works for insight into the future of conflict, from its inception in 2014 through 2017. He also consults on creative foresight at SparkCognition, an artificial intelligence company. He's long been a friend and contributor to the Krulak Center's activities, acting as a writing mentor for the “Destination Unknown” graphic novel series, and a judge for several of the Center's creative writing contests. Intro/outro music is "Evolution" from BenSound.com (https://www.bensound.com) Follow the Krulak Center's activities below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brute.krulak.39 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thekrulakcenter/ Twitter: @TheKrulakCenter YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcIYZ84VMuP8bDw0T9K8S3g Krulak Center homepage on The Landing: https://unum.nsin.us/kcic

SPEAKERS Annie Jacobsen Journalist; Former Contributing Editor, Los Angeles Times Magazine; Author, First Platoon In Conversation with Max Brooks Writer; Fellow, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and the Modern War Institute at West Point; Author, World War Z In response to the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, this program took place and was recorded live via video conference, for an online audience only, and was live-streamed by The Commonwealth Club of California from San Francisco on January 21st, 2021

President-elect Joe Biden sees the world very differently than President Trump. He’s promised to reinvigorate diplomacy, and his approach to a range of pressing national security challenges – from Afghanistan to Iran to China – will likely diverge starkly from that of the current president. Biden has also begun to assemble his foreign policy team. State Department senior staffers and long-time Biden aides Anthony Blinken and Jake Sullivan will reportedly be nominated as Secretary of State and National Security Advisor (respectively), and Pentagon veteran Michelle Flournoy will be Biden's pick for Secretary of Defense.  Who are these people and what does their selection mean for Biden's approach to international relations? Do these choices augur a confrontation between Biden and his progressive critics on foreign policy? Vox national security writer Alex Ward joins host Mark Hannah for a conversation on the last two months of the Trump administration, and the future of American foreign policy under President-elect Biden.   Alex Ward is a staff writer for Vox on international security and defence, and co-host of Vox’s Worldly podcast on international affairs. He formerly was an associate director at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security and holds an MA from American University in International Relations. Follow him on Twitter at @AlexWardVox.

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guests Gen. Jim Jones, USMC Ret., President Obama’s first national security advisor and chairman of the Atlantic Council think tank; Bartholomew "Bat" Sparrow, PhD, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin who is the author of “The Strategist: Brent Scowcroft and the Call of National Security,” and Barry Pavel, the director of the Brent Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council, discuss the life and legacy of American national security icon Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF Ret., with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian.

Everything you need to know you can learn from zombies. Author Max Brooks pretty much laid out a lot of what we're been dealing with during this coronavirus pandemic in his novel "World War Z" that came out in 2006. He will have a virtual panel at this year's Comic-Con@Home called "Zombies and Coronavirus: Planning for the Next Big Outbreak." Brooks says of his panel, "People can expect to hear us discuss this real plague that we're dealing with. But through the metaphor of zombies, because the best tool of education is pop culture." His panel is at noon on July 24 but the YouTube link will remain on the Comic-Con Channel even after the convention ends, which allows anyone to watch the discussion any time. We also discuss his new book "Devolution." I know this is not cinema but it is zombies, which I love, and Brooks is the son of filmmaker/comedian Mel Brooks and film actress Anne Bancroft so there is a cinema connection! In addition to his writing, Brooks holds duel fellowships at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and the Modern War Institute. Check out a podcast that aims for the head.

Technology is now the defining element of US-China strategic competition. Australia preserves a deep enmeshment with the United States’ scientific infrastructure, at the same time that it maintains a geopolitical and economic relationship with China. The US-China competition will leave Australia increasingly vulnerable as the US Congress and the Trump administration move to protect Washington’s technological advantage over Beijing. The more the United States pulls away, the more Australia will be pressured to limit its science and technological interaction with China. How does Washington view the technology competition with Beijing? What does this mean for the future of the R&D industry in Australia, including in universities and technology start-ups? How can Australia and the United States work together to avoid some of these potentially unintended consequences? Does Canberra need to boost R&D and cybersecurity investments to build its own technological ‘weight?’ To discuss these issues, USSC hosted a webinar event featuring Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security William Greenwalt, CEO of the Cyber Institute at Australian National University Professor Lesley Seebeck, and US Studies Centre Research Fellow and author of the report Tech wars: US-China technology competition and what it means for Australia, Brendan Thomas-Noone in conversation with US Studies Centre Director of Foreign Policy and Defence Ashley Townshend.

Lessons learned from previous emergency relief efforts Theresa Hull, Assistant Inspector General for Audit, Acquisition, Contracting and Sustainment at the DoD OIG, highlights what the DoD OIG found in its new report looking at past emergency responses to help the defense contracting community respond to the current pandemic The National Defense Strategy and defense budgets Bill Greenwalt, Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council, discusses a new report about the impact of the National Defense Strategy on the defense budget, and the likelihood of budget increases New NDAA draft doesn’t include Space Force procurement changes Kaitlyn Johnson, Associate Director of the Aerospace Security Project at CSIS, explains the status of including space acquisition reforms in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act

On this episode of the DefAero Report Daily Podcast, sponsored by Bell, our guest is Barry Pavel, vice president and director of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council on COVID-19 lessons learned, governing and organizational changes needed to respond to future crises, as well as his advice for domestic and international senior leaders.

In this episode of the Strategy Bridge Podcast we talk with August Cole about how fiction and imaginative thinking can inform how we approach national security affairs. Cole is a non-resident senior fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. From 2014-2017 he directed the Art of Future Warfare Project which explored creative and narrative works for insight into the future of conflict. He works on creative futures at SparkCognition, an artificial intelligence company, and along with Peter Singer he is the author of two novels “Ghost Fleet” and “Burn-In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution.”

Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser for the International Security Program at CSIS, discusses the significance of the president using the Defense Production Act to tell General Motors to start making more ventilators Bill Greenwalt, Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council at Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, explains why the House Armed Services Committee is delaying its markups of the National Defense Authorization Act because of the coronavirus Joseph Kirschbaum, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management at the GAO, discusses how the GAO is helping the Defense Department stay focused on tracking and implementing its own recommendations for improving its nuclear enterprise

Robert Work, former Deputy Secretary of Defense, breaks down what the Pentagon’s latest budget request means for technology spending and executing the National Defense Strategy. Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses proposed cuts to the Department of Defense’s fourth estate agencies. Corbin Evans, director of Regulatory Policy at NDIA, discusses what companies think about the Pentagon’s new cybersecurity certification, and how they will implement it.

Michael Child, Deputy Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations at DoD, discusses how the office plans to oversee the military’s international operations, and the importance of quarterly reports. Corbin Evans, director of regulatory policy at the National Defense Industrial Association, discusses ways to improve cybersecurity at military contractors. Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses how the defense appropriations process will play out, and the potential for a year without an NDAA.

Former Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James discusses the nomination of Barbara Barrett to the role, and what the Senate may ask during her confirmation hearing. Kristen Kociolek, director at the Government Accountability Office, discusses the oversight landscape within the Pentagon, and how to reduce duplication between them. Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses what impact the budget deal has on Pentagon funding and appropriations, and recent developments with the JEDI acquisition.

Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses his new report on the Defense Industrial Base, and why the “5 Eyes” model from the intelligence community may help the country in a great power competition. Dave Mihelcic, former chief technology officer at DISA, discusses the agency’s expansion goals, and how they will deal with their new responsibilities. Oriana Pawlyk, reporter at Military.com, and Valerie Insinna, air warfare reporter at Defense News, discuss the growing lifespan cost of the F-35, and other developments with the program.

Gen. Carter Ham (USA Ret.), president and CEO of the Association of the U.S. Army, discusses the progress of modernization at Army Futures Command and why he’s optimistic about its efforts. Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses the military’s Unfunded Priorities Lists and the FY20 budget. Joe Gould from Defense News and Ellen Mitchell from The Hill discuss the congressional efforts to purchase more F-35s, and the escalating pressure to block Turkey from purchasing the fighter over a Russian missile system.

This episode assesses China’s development of unmanned systems, especially its unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and their role in China’s military capacity and international commercial export markets. Our guest, Mr. Tate Nurkin, analyzes the impact of UAVs on new military and security practices in China. He also provides insight into how Chinese drone manufacturers such as DJI have been able to dominate the commercial UAV market. Tate Nurkin is the founder of OTH Intelligence Group LLC and a Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Brent Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. Mr. Nurkin spent 12 years at Jane’s by IHS Markit and also has previously worked for Joint Management Services, the Strategic Assessment Center of SAIC, and the Modeling, Simulation, Wargaming, and Analysis team of Booz Allen Hamilton. His research and analysis focuses on China’s military modernization and technology development, US-China competition, and the global defense industry.  

The best fiction doesn't just entertain, it informs and causes the reader to think.Our guest for the full hour this Sunday from 5-6pm Eastern is August Cole, the co-author with P.W. Singer of one of the best received military fiction novels on the last year, Ghost Fleet: An Novel of the Next World War.August is an author and analyst specializing in national security issues.He is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council where he directs The Art of the Future Project, which explores narrative fiction and visual media for insight into the future of conflict. He is a non-resident fellow at the Modern War Institute at the United States Military Academy (West Point). He is also writer-in-residence at Avascent, an independent strategy and management consulting firm focused on government-oriented industries.He also edited the Atlantic Council science fiction collection, War Stories From the Future, published in November 2015. The anthology featured his short story ANTFARM about the intersection of swarm-warfare, additive manufacturing and crowd-sourced intelligence.He is a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal in Washington and an editor and a reporter for MarketWatch.com.

Jon Ludwigson, acting director of contracting and national security acquisitions issues at the Government Accountability Office, details recommendations to help Army Futures Command accomplish their modernization mission. Bill Greenwalt, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, discusses how debate over the defense authorization bill might play out, and how mergers in the defense industry could change the contracting landscape. Deputy Editor Leo Shane III and Pentagon Bureau Chief Tara Copp from Military Times discuss the military implications of President Trump’s State of the Union address, and the movement of troops to the U.S-Mexico border.

Carles Castello-Catchot the Chief of Staff of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council and Garret Martin, Professor in the School of International Service at American University discuss with host Carol Castiel the historic roots of Catalonia's quest for greater autonomy, miscalculations by both Madrid and the secessionists in the run-up to and conduct of the vote on October 1st and options and implications going forward.

Can Britain afford to have its own defence industry?   Catalonia seeks independence from Spain but still wants to be in NATO,   Minehunting off the coast of Scotland for Exercise Joint Warrior,   And returning from the hurricanes, RAF Brize Norton welcomes back Op Ruman's air crews.     TOPICS   DEFENCE CUTS Editor of Defence Analysis Francis Tusa & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee .   CATALAN DEFENCE James Hasik is a senior fellow in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.   EXERCISE JOINT WARRIOR BFBS Reporter Rosie Laydon & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee.   OP RUMAN RETURN BFBS Reporter Alex Gill.   REMEMBRANCE – THE QUEEN BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee.   THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web & App in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum). On Sky Channel 0211. Alternatively - listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.  

Can Britain afford to have its own defence industry?   Catalonia seeks independence from Spain but still wants to be in NATO,   Minehunting off the coast of Scotland for Exercise Joint Warrior,   And returning from the hurricanes, RAF Brize Norton welcomes back Op Ruman's air crews.     TOPICS   DEFENCE CUTS Editor of Defence Analysis Francis Tusa & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee .   CATALAN DEFENCE James Hasik is a senior fellow in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.   EXERCISE JOINT WARRIOR BFBS Reporter Rosie Laydon & BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee.   OP RUMAN RETURN BFBS Reporter Alex Gill.   REMEMBRANCE – THE QUEEN BFBS Defence Analyst Christopher Lee.   THURSDAYS at 4:30pm UK TIME on BFBS RADIO 2 and at 6:30pm UK TIME on BFBS & UK Bases   You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and at 1830 (UK time) on BFBS (via web & App in the UK and on FM in Scotland, Colchester, Salisbury Plain, Aldershot, Catterick & Blandford Forum). On Sky Channel 0211. Alternatively - listen again on the website, or download the Sitrep Podcast.  

The Future of the "Islamic State" Provinces and Affiliates: Decline or Continued Impact after the Fall of the "Caliphate" in Iraq and Syria? ​ Conference at the American University of Beirut Organized by AUB's Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Panel 3: IS Footprint in Northern Africa Chair: Dr. Canan Atilgan, Head of KAS Regional Programme Political Dialog and Regional Integration South Mediterranean (PolDiMed), Tunis The Wilayat Sinai in Egypt Jasmine El-Gamal, Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Atlantic Council, Washington D.C. The IS Libya Province Mohamed Eljarh, Rafik Hariri Center for the Middle East, Atlantic Council, Washington D.C.​ The Attractiveness of IS in Tunisia Dr. Emna Ben Arab, Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies, Tunis

This is the second episode in a three-part series on the Atlantic Council’s landmark report, Global Risks 2035: Search for a New Normal, by Mathew Burrows, director of the Atlantic Council’s Strategic Foresight Initiative. In this episode, Alex Ward, associate director at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, speaks with August Cole, … Continue reading 2. Imagining 2035 with science fiction authors August Cole and Madeline Ashby →

In light of a shrinking force structure and limited resources despite increasing global commitments, our panelists David Barno and Nora Bensahel, senior fellows at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security; Brad Carson, former Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness at US Department of Defense provide a range of recommendations in three … Continue reading The Future of the Army: Today, Tomorrow, and the Day after Tomorrow →

The first episode in a three-part series on the Atlantic Council’s landmark report, Global Risks 2035: Search for a New Normal, by Mathew Burrows. Alex Ward, associate director at the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security, Tyler Sweatt, an expert from Toffler Associates, and Jasmine El-Gamal, senior fellow at the Atlantic Council take you … Continue reading 1. How We Got to Today →

I was recently in Washington D.C. and one of the highlights of the trip was meeting Dr. Mat Burrows. Dr. Burrows is the Director of the Strategic Foresight Initiative in the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security. Dr. Burrows spent many years at the CIA and National Intelligence Council where he was the […]

The best fiction doesn't just entertain, it informs and causes the reader to think.Our guest for the full hour this Sunday from 5-6pm Eastern is August Cole, the co-author with P.W. Singer of one of the best received military fiction novels on the last year, Ghost Fleet: An Novel of the Next World War.August is an author and analyst specializing in national security issues.He is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council where he directs The Art of the Future Project, which explores narrative fiction and visual media for insight into the future of conflict. He is a non-resident fellow at the Modern War Institute at the United States Military Academy (West Point). He is also writer-in-residence at Avascent, an independent strategy and management consulting firm focused on government-oriented industries.He also edited the Atlantic Council science fiction collection, War Stories From the Future, published in November 2015. The anthology featured his short story ANTFARM about the intersection of swarm-warfare, additive manufacturing and crowd-sourced intelligence.He is a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal in Washington and an editor and a reporter for MarketWatch.com.

In this episode Mick sits down and has a coffee with August Cole, author of Ghost Fleet, a useful fiction thriller about the future of war. August discusses how fiction and narratives can drive innovation in national security and defence. Mick also asks August to discuss innovation and his project, The Art of Future War, that seeks to engage the creative mind in discussing how future war will evolve. August also gives a unique definition of war. An easy 20 min episode for your mid week commute. August Cole is an author and analyst specializing in national security issues. He is a nonresident senior fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security at the Atlantic Council. He is the director of the Art of Future Warfare project, which explores narrative fiction and visual media for insight into the future of conflict. He is also writer-in-residence at Avascent, an independent strategy and management consulting firm focused on the defense and aerospace sectors. His fiction writing tackles themes at the core of American foreign policy and national security in the 21st Century. His first book Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the Next World War, is a collaborative novel written with Peter W. Singer. This near-future thriller about the next world war was published in June 2015 by Eamon Dolan Books, a Houghton Mifflin Harcourt imprint. See more at www.ghostfleetbook.com.

The Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security recently held a high-level war game to explore future courses of action that the US-led coalition could pursue against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, including staying the course, implementing a diplomatic surge, and carrying out a heavy military intervention. Participants explored these options with the aim … Continue reading What should be our anti-ISIS strategy? →

From the Balitic to the Black Sea, the last year has seen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) return to its roots - the defense of Europe from Russian aggression.The names and players have changes significantly since a quarter century ago - but in many ways things look very familiar.To discuss NATO's challenge in the East in the second decade of the 21st Century for the full hour will be Dr. Jorge Benitez.Jorge is the Director of NATOSource and a Senior Fellow in the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security.He specializes in NATO, European politics, and US national security, and previously served as Assistant for Alliance Issues to the Director of NATO Affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He has also served as a specialist in international security for the Department of State and the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis.Dr. Benitez received his BA from the University of Florida, his MPP from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and his PhD from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Can the United States really shame another country for espionage excess? The Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative in the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security featured a discussion on how the United States should react to Chinese cyberattacks on sensitive government systems, such as the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Siobhan Gorman, a Director in the Washington office of the advisory … Continue reading Cyber Risk Wednesday: OPM Hack →

What role would the United States’ play in the international community if Senator Lindsey Graham was president? Senator Graham speaks about his foreign policy strategy with CNN’s Jake Tapper as part of the Brent Scowcroft Center’s “America’s Role in the World” series.

What new threats does the United States face with missile defense? General James Cartwright, former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Barry Pavel, Vice President and Director of the Brent Scowcroft Center at the Atlantic Council, address this question and discuss the role of regional cooperation and potential future technologies in missile … Continue reading General James Cartwright on Missile Defense →

On June 24, the Atlantic Council’s Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security hosted a panel discussion on the Pew Research Center’s “2015 US Image and Global Balance of Power” survey. Dr. Richard Wike, Director of Global Attitudes Research for the Pew Research Center, presented the major findings from the survey. Barry Pavel moderated the discussion with James B. Cunningham, … Continue reading What Does the Rest of the World Think of the US? →

Will the struggles over power and resources on Earth extend off-world? If so, how might they play out? The Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Art of Future Warfare project travels into the final decade of the 21st Century to consider conflict in space. Panelists include best-selling science fiction writer David Brin; Jason Batt, editorial director … Continue reading Conflict in Space →