Dr. Joseph Fair, a modern-day international disease detective, will lead a discussion titled “War Without an Army: Responding to Infectious Disease Catastrophes in a Globalized World” at the Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service on Jan 31 at 5:30 p.m. in the Presidential Library Orientation Theater of the George Bush Presidential […]
Scowcroft Institute News
Scowcroft Institute’s Army Fellows Speak on Leadership
This year’s Scowcroft Army Fellows, Colonel Neil T. Chafee and Lt. Col. Kevin Boates, recently spoke to Bush School students on leadership and their careers in the military. Bush School Dean Mark Welsh, a former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, introduced the speakers, noting that while there are no new lessons in leadership, […]
Scowcroft Institute Policy Paper Analyzes Chinese Reluctance to Take Action Toward North Korea
Among the issues facing President Trump on his current Asian trip is how to garner Chinese support to defuse the nuclear standoff with North Korea. A recent policy paper from the Scowcroft Institute for International Affairs at the Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service analyzes why the Chinese are reluctant to apply […]
Are We Prepared for the Next Pandemic?
International health leaders from both the public and private sector traveled to Texas A&M University’s Bush School of Government and Public Service for the Scowcroft Institute’s 3rd Annual Global Pandemic Policy Summit and spent two full days tackling one pressing question: Are we prepared for the next pandemic? The threat of pandemic looms larger than […]
Dr. Leslie Ruyle Joins Scowcroft Institute as Assistant Director
Andrew Natsios, director of the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, has announced that Dr. Leslie Ruyle will join the Institute as assistant director. Dr. Ruyle has most recently been assistant director of the Texas A&M University Center on Conflict and Development and has written and managed grants and proposals for university-based initiatives with the National […]
Gerald Parker Leads Bush School’s Biosecurity and Pandemic Policy Program
If the Ebola crisis which began in 2013 was a “black swan” in terms of recent epidemics, it focused attention around the world on emerging infectious diseases, and the way biological threats, whether from outbreaks, accidents or attacks have increased due to globalization and technological innovation. The Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush […]
Bush School Paper Highlights the Security Implications of the Growing Migrant Crisis in Europe
How Europe responds to the growing migrant crisis has serious implications for the future stability of the continent, warns a prominent international relations authority in a paper published by the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs, a unit of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. Ann-Sofie Dahl, a Swedish associate […]
New Scowcroft Paper Gives Insights into the Role and Importance of the National Security Advisor
This past spring, Dr. Stephen Hadley, well known for his role as national security advisor under President George W. Bush, spoke on the importance of the national security advisor at a conference honoring one of the most esteemed men to have held the position, Brent Scowcroft. In his speech, Hadley said that Scowcroft defined the […]
Brent Scowcroft Honored with Conference Hosted by Bush School
The legacy of Brent Scowcroft, one of the most respected national security advisors in American history, was recognized at a recent conference hosted by the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University. Scholars, diplomats, and national figures, including President and Mrs. George H. W. Bush, […]
Bush School Scowcroft Institute Welcomes NATO Official to Discuss NATO’s View of Europe
On March 8, 2016, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service will host Colonel (R) Andrew Budd, head of the Defense Capabilities Section, Defense Policy Directorate, NATO. Colonel Budd will give a talk entitled “NATO’s View of Europe.” The event will take place from 12:20 p.m. to […]