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 […]
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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 […]
Bush School Scowcroft Institute Lecture Highlights Vaccine Diplomacy
On March 8, 2016, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service will host Dr. Peter Hotez, dean of the Baylor College of Medicine and president of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, who will present “Fighting Twenty-First Century Disease through Vaccine Diplomacy.” The event will take place at 6 […]
Bush School Hosts Lecture on the Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall
On February 22, 2016, the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service will host a lecture by Dr. Mary Sarotte about her latest book, The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall, which explores both the causes and the legacy of the unexpected fall of the Wall. The […]
Former Assistant Secretary of State of African Affairs to speak on his book The Mind of the African
The Scowcroft Institute of International affairs will host a lecture by Ambassador Hank Cohen, former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, about his book, The Mind of the African Strongman. The lecture will take place at the Annenberg Presidential Conference Center on February 16, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. As an ambassador, advisor to Presidents, and […]
