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Barry Pavel

Director, Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center

Barry Pavel
Barry Pavel is senior vice president and director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. From 2008 to 2010, he was special assistant to the president and senior director for defense policy and strategy on the National Security Council staff. Pavel has served as chief of staff and principal deputy assistant defense secretary for special operations/low-intensity conflict and interdependent capabilities.
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NATO Will Need a Transition Plan If Finland, Sweden Ask to Join

Putin will threaten the applicant countries and seek to derail the process.

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It’s Time for a Protected Humanitarian Airlift into Lviv

Russia has no right to dictate who may fly into and out of Ukrainian airspace.

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Biden Should Shift US Troop Positions Worldwide

The crisis in Europe makes clear that Biden’s team should rethink their first National Defense Strategy, quickly.

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Diplomacy Is the Key to Reducing US Forces in the Mideast

The Pacific pivot need not reduce Middle East security—if the U.S. can get its partners on board.

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New Tech Will Erode Nuclear Deterrence. The US Must Adapt

A nuclear-only review can’t properly assess sensors and weapons from hypersonics to directed energy.

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The Coronavirus Is Raising the Likelihood of Great-Power Conflict

U.S. efforts to increase deterrence must be carefully calibrated to avoid accidental escalation.

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It’s Time for a NATO-China Council

Such a group would help to collectively engage Beijing, which prefers to deal with countries in isolation.

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The Strike May Have Hurt More than It Helped

Far from instilling fear in Assad, it may merely have created a short-term munitions shortage.

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How Obama Can Hold Back Russia and Reassure Europe

Crimea may be lost, but President Obama should fly to Brussels and reassure Europe that NATO will keep Putin out of Eastern Ukraine. By Barry Pavel