TSG Senior Advisor Charlie Cook was quoted today in the Financial Times on the factors President Trump is considering as he determines when to attempt to lift COVID-19 quarantine restrictions. You can find the link to the article "Trump starts national debate over when to reopen economy" here.
News & Announcements
March 24, 2020
At a time of challenge, it helps to remember that the nation has faced great trials before and has always persevered with the help of remarkable people. We are grateful for the outpouring of well wishes to our founding partner, Brent Scowcroft, on his recent 95th birthday.
March 24, 2020
TSG Senior Advisor Ryan Hass was quoted today in the Financial Times on how the COVID-19 pandemic highlights the deterioration in the bilateral relationship between China and the US. You can find the link to the article "From cover-up to global donor: China's soft power play" here.
March 17, 2020
Principal Kevin Nealer was quoted today in the South China Morning Post on continuing US/China trade tensions. You can find the link to the article here.
March 6, 2020
In 2016, The International Economy asked 50 experts to predict “what outside-the-box developments could shock the world.” Scowcroft Principal Kevin Nealer’s response focused on the lack of preparation for future global pandemics, something the Coronavirus has certainly confirmed. Find his full take...
February 27, 2020
Principal Kevin Nealer's chapter "Trading Iron Curtains for Chinese Walls: Is it Diffierent this Time?" was published in the CSIS Report "China's Uneven High-Tech Drive: Implications for the United States" on February 27, 2020. You can find the report here.
December 31, 2019
Principal Frank Miller's op-ed "Russia Is Beefing Up Its Nuclear Arsenal. Here’s What the U.S. Needs to Do.", co-authored with Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, was published in Politico on December 31, 2019. You can access the article here.
January 8, 2020
Principal Frank Miller's op-ed "Hostilities with Iran Began in '79", co-authored with Ambassador Eric S. Edelman, was published in The Wall Street Journal on January 8, 2020. You can access the article here.
June 24, 2019
TSG Senior Advisor Ryan Hass' article "On US-China Trade, America is Off Track" was published in the Brookings Institution's "Order From Chaos" blog on June 24, 2019. You can find his article on the Brookings website here.
June 10, 2019
Principal Kevin Nealer's article "Trump -- Looking for More Trade Wars to Fight" was published in the Nikkei Asian Review on June 10, 2019. You can find his article here or below. Investors seem to think that they have already priced in trade restrictions imposed or threatened by U.S....
April 2, 2019
TSG Principal Frank Miller participated in a panel on the Columbia SSBN program on April 2 sponsored by the Advanced Nuclear Weapons Alliance.
March 6, 2019
TSG Principal Frank Miller testified on nuclear deterrence policy and force modernization before the House Armed Services Committee. You may view the hearing here.
February 28, 2019
TSG Principal Frank Miller testified on nuclear deterrence policy and force modernization before the Senate Armed Services Committee. You may view the hearing here.
April 15, 2019
The Scowcroft Group Announces Strategic Partnership With Vriens & PartnersThe Scowcroft Group is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Vriens & Partners, the leading government affairs consultancy in Southeast Asia. Our two firms serve as trusted advisors to the world’s major...
February 28, 2019
Principal Kevin Nealer's article "Is the US-China trade war entering a dangerous endgame?" was published in the Nikkei Asian Review on February 28, 2019.What is the likely outcome of the U.S.-China trade war in light of the U.S. decision to delay tariff increases that had been threatened for March...
January 24, 2019
We congratulate our former TSG colleague Rep. Stephanie Murphy for her assignment to House Ways & Means and the Trade and Work/Family Support Subcommittees. This is a powerful affirmation of her leadership on international issues. Please find the link to the official announcement here....
December 7, 2018
Charlie Cook quotes TSG Principal Thomas Gallagher in recent article for The National Journal. You can find the article here. "Political economist and longtime Fed-watcher Tom Gallagher points out that, “You can try to forecast the economy, or you can look at what markets seem to...
December 3, 2018
“The world has lost a great leader, this country has lost one of its best, and I have lost one of my dearest friends. I am heartbroken.”- Brent Scowcroft
November 28, 2018
Congratulations to new leader of the House Blue Dogs caucus, and former TSG intern, Representative Stephanie Murphy (D-Winter Park)! We wish her luck leading this important centrist grouping in the US House of Representatives.
October 26, 2018
Principal Frank Miller's op-ed "INF Treaty: The problem with the arms control community" was published in Defense News on October 24. Read the article here or below. This weekend’s announcement that the United States intends to exit the landmark 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear...
August 1, 2018
Frank Miller Chairs Panel on "Who's Shifting Competitive Strategic Advantage in Favor of Themselves"
Scowcroft Group Principal, Franklin Miller, chaired a panel titled "Who's Shifting Competitive Strategic Advantage in Favor of Themselves" at the US Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium on August 1. Video recording of the panel can be found here.
July 20, 2018
Scowcroft Group Principal, Franklin Miller, spoke on a panel at the Aspen Security Forum titled "A New Nuclear Arms Race" on July 20. Video of the event may be found here.
July 20, 2018
Scowcroft Group Principal, Franklin Miller, spoke on a panel at the Aspen Security Forum titled "A New Nuclear Arms Race" on July 20. Video of the event may be found here.
July 12, 2018
Principals Kevin Nealer and Tom Gallagher published an article "The Trade War -- What is Not in the Price" in the Nikkei Asian Review on July 12, 2018. Read the article here or below.Veteran financial traders often lament that their younger co-workers have never lived through a bear market....
June 4, 2018
Principal Kevin Nealer's article "Trump Trade War Gathers Force" was published in the Nikkei Asian Review on June 4, 2018. Read the article here or below.The U.S. allowed the temporary exemption on steel and aluminum tariffs for the European Union, Canada and Mexico to expire on June 1, triggering...
March 12, 2018
Principal Kevin Nealer's article "Cohn' Departure Spells Trouble for Trade" was published on the Center for Strategic and International Studies website on March 12, 2018 (originally published in Nikkei Asian Review March 9, 2018). Read it here or below. People are policy, whether in Washington...
January 5, 2018
Principal Kevin Nealer's article "Trump Readies Full Trade Article" was published in the Nikkei Asian Reivew on January 5, 2018. See the article here or below.When the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump issued its National Security Strategy in December, the word "trade" was...
December 18, 2017
BASIC and the ELN have just published a joint report, “Changing Nuclear Weapons Policy in the Trump Era”. Sadly, the report is inaccurate and misleading in ways that ill-serve this important debate. Accordingly, it is important that ELN members are acquainted with the facts.To begin,...
September 25, 2017
Principal Kevin Nealer contributed to the recent CSIS report: "Parallel Perspectices on the Global Economic Order: A US-China Essay Collection". The report can be found here.
July 31, 2017
Principal Kevin Nealer's article "How the US and China could avoid a trade war " was published in the Nikkei Asian Reivew on July 31. See the article here, or below.--------------The markets are undervaluing the growing risk of trade protectionism under the Trump administration. Ever since he...
July 13, 2017
The Scowcroft Group is pleased to announce its affiliation with EJM Associates, an energy advisory firm founded by former Secretary of Energy Ernest J. Moniz.Our firm has a long history of professional and personal relationships with Secretary Moniz and his EJM colleagues. The two firms are located...
April 3, 2017
Principal Kevin Nealer spoke at the CSIS Panel, "China Reality Check: The Trump-Xi Mar-a-Lago Meeting: Expectations and Implication". You can find video and audio of the event here.
February 27, 2017
Principal Kevin Nealer was published an article, "Trump takes the world on a wild trade ride" in the Nikkei Asian Review. Read the article here, or below. Anyone who has taken their children to Disneyworld in the U.S. has felt the pressure to go on "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride." Based on the...
February 7, 2017
Principal Franklin Miller spoke to the Economist on the Anniversary of the US and Russia "banning the bomb".Find the video here.
February 7, 2017
Principal Frank Miller published an article with Keith Payne in the Wall Street Journal on President Trump's Nuclear Deterrence Challenge. Find the article here, or below. Trump’s Nuclear Deterrence ChallengeAmerica’s nuclear triad is sorely out of date, left to age by a president who saw it...
February 7, 2017
Principal Kevin Nealer published an article on Free Trade in the Nikkei Asian Review. Find the article here, or below. Is this the end of free trade?Kevin Nealer, November 10, 2016Observers in Asia could be forgiven for imagining that the U.S. presidential election was fought over the fate of...
January 17, 2017
Principal Kevin Nealer published an article on US Asia policy in the Nikkei Asian Review on January 16 with Richard Armitage.You can find the article here, or below.What any US president needs to know about Asia policy - Richard Armitage and Kevin NealerHistory shows that America's regional...
November 14, 2016
Principal Kevin Nealer was featured in the New York Times, speaking about the Trans-Pacific Partnersihp. You can find the article here, or below.What Is Lost by Burying the Trans-Pacific Partnership?By JACKIE CALMESNOV. 11, 2016WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders confirmed this week what seemed...
November 14, 2016
Principal Kevin Nealer was featured in the New York Times, speaking about the Trans-Pacific Partnersihp. You can find the article here, or below. What Is Lost by Burying the Trans-Pacific Partnership?By JACKIE CALMESNOV. 11, 2016WASHINGTON — Congressional leaders confirmed this week what...
November 2, 2016
National Director of Intelligence Clapper awarded General Scowcroft the National Intelligence Distinguished Public Service Medal on October 20, 2016.
October 17, 2016
Principal Franklin C. Miller published an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on October 14. Find the article below, or here.Naive Nuclear Proposals for a Dangerous WorldKeith Payne and Franklin C MillerThe White House announced in June that it is considering new initiatives to advance President Obama...
September 29, 2016
Principal Franklin C. Miller was quoted in the New York Times article, "Would Donald Trump Ever Use Nuclear Arms First? He Doesn't Know". The article drew on his Congressional testimony, given in July, where he warned that "Russia is engaged in a massive modernization of its nuclear forces." You...
September 20, 2016
Principal Kevin Nealer recently published an article entitled "Trade Politics Aren't What You Think" with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where he the Senior Adviser (Non-resident), Simon Chair in Political Economy. You can find the article here, and below. ...
September 8, 2016
Principal Kevin Nealer was featured in the Summer 2016 edition of "The International Economy". His contribution is below.Health threats in the form of pandemics aren’t a surprise for the global economy, because they are inevitable. What qualifies as surprising is that the international community...
August 19, 2016
Frank Miller was named "Honorary Principal Research Fellow" (the most senior position for non-Imperial staff, and of professorial rank) at Institute for Science, Security, and Technology, Imperial College, London, UK.
July 21, 2016
General Scowcroft was awarded the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun on July 15th. The highest honor in the Orders of the Rising Sun, General Scowcroft was honored for his service and contributions towards promoting friendly relations and mutual understanding between Japan and the United...
June 2, 2016
General Scowcroft was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Seribce on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in a ceremony at the Pentagon. The text of Secretary Carter's speech is below. Congratulations General!Lieutenant General (retired) Brent Scowcroft is recognized for...
February 12, 2016
Principal Kevin Nealer is quoted in the New York Times, commenting on the growing relationship between Washington and ASEAN countriesUS Drawing Southeast Asia Closer with California SummitThe New York Times- February 12, 2016JAKARTA, Indonesia — When President Obama holds the first-ever American...
December 18, 2015
Kevin Nealer, Principal of the Scowcroft Group, and Margaux Fimbres, US Department of Energy (and former Scowcroft Group intern) recently penned Taiwan and Regional Trade Organizations, An Urgent Need for Fresh Ideas.Taiwan is an important exporter and investor in the Asia-Pacific, but...
December 2, 2015
The Scowcroft Group extends its deepest sympathy to the family of Samuel “Sandy” Berger, and to his colleagues at the Albright Stonebridge Group. Sandy served America with great distinction and accomplishment, both in the public and private sectors. He was a close friend whose passing we mourn...