Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security works to develop sustainable, nonpartisan strategies to address the most important security challenges facing the United States and its allies and partners.
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Rep. Rob Wittman on the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act
REP. ROB WITTMAN ON THE 2026 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT - Join the Atlantic Council for a fireside chat with Congressman Rob Wittman (R-VA), vice chairman of the US House Armed Services Committee, to discuss the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2026.
The 2026 NDA...
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Taiwan’s critical role in global supply chains and the future of US-Taiwan ties
TAIWAN’S CRITICAL ROLE IN GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS AND THE FUTURE OF US-TAIWAN TIES - Join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security in hosting Taiwan’s Minister of Economic Affairs Ming-Hsin Kung for a discussion during his first...
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Road to Impact Summit 2026: India’s AI talent playbook
ROAD TO IMPACT SUMMIT 2026: INDIA’S AI TALENT PLAYBOOK - Join the Atlantic Council for a conversation, an official pre-summit event of the AI Impact Summit 2026, to map out the next decade of AI skilling and examine how India’s experience can inform pathways to AI fluency across other emerging AI...
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Iran at a crossroads: Protests and what comes next
IRAN AT A CROSSROADS: PROTESTS AND WHAT COMES NEXT - Join he Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for a discussion focused on the evolving protest movement in Iran and what it signals for the country’s political future, regional dynamics, and international policy debates.
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So what's the strategy for winning the tech race with China?
In this episode of "So What’s the Strategy?," host Matthew Kroenig examines whether the United States, alongside its allies, has a coherent plan to compete in a rapidly evolving technological revolution shaped by artificial intelligence, quantum computing, biotechnology, and other critical innova...
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General Aurelio Colagrande on preparing NATO for the challenges of tomorrow
GENERAL AURELIO COLAGRANDE ON PREPARING NATO FOR THE CHALLENGES OF TOMORROW - Join the Atlantic Council for a conversation with General Aurelio Colagrande, deputy supreme allied commander transformation, to discuss how NATO is preparing for emerging security challenges and positioning the Allianc...
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The Pentagon’s Michael Cadenazzi on revitalizing the defense industrial base
THE PENTAGON’S MICHAEL CADENAZZI ON REVITALIZING THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE - Join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense program for a Stewards of Industrial Policy address with The Hon. Michael Cadenazzi, assistant secretary of war for industrial base policy, on his v...
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After Maduro: A new dawn for Venezuela
AFTER MADURO: A NEW DAWN FOR VENEZUELA - The Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, with the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, hosts a discussion on the implications of the US capture of Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro and the military operation that struck key targe...
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Enhancing Taiwan’s energy resilience: A cross-strait and beyond seminar
ENHANCING TAIWAN’S ENERGY RESILIENCE: A CROSS-STRAIT AND BEYOND SEMINAR - Join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for a seminar on enhancing Taiwan’s energy resilience.
This event is part of IPSI’s Cross-Strait and Bey...
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Representatives Mark Messmer and Donald Norcross on US hypersonic capabilities
REPRESENTATIVES MARK MESSMER AND DONALD NORCROSS ON US HYPERSONIC CAPABILITIES - Join the Forward Defense program of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for a conversation with Representatives Mark Messmer (R-IN-08) and Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), co-chairs of the Con...
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Twisted sisters: Biodefense supply chains and stockpiles
TWISTED SISTERS: BIODEFENSE SUPPLY CHAINS AND STOCKPILES - Join the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council for its latest meeting, diving into vulnerabilities in the global supply chains for medical countermeasures.
Such countermeasures, including vaccines, therapeutics, and...
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Making sense of the National Security Strategy
MAKING SENSE OF THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for an event focused on unpacking the key takeaways of the 2025 National Security Strategy.
The 2025 National Security Strategy prioritizes the Western Hemisphere, calls for US...
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So what’s the strategy for US nuclear deterrence?
In this episode of our ACTV original series, “So What’s the Strategy?,” host Matthew Kroenig examines whether the United States has an effective strategy to deter nuclear war in an era of renewed great-power competition. He speaks with Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the Unit...
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Reporters at risk: Reflections on the Bosnian War, thirty years on
REPORTERS AT RISK: REFLECTIONS ON THE BOSNIAN WAR, THIRTY YEARS ON - Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative for a Reporters at Risk series event focused on the thirtieth anniversary of the Dayton Accords and the end of the war in Bosnia.
This event wi...
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US-Korea cooperation across domains and through history
US-KOREA COOPERATION ACROSS DOMAINS AND THROUGH HISTORY - Join the Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative and the Korea Society, with the support of the Kim Koo Foundation, for the 2025 Van Fleet Policy Forum—the Korea Society’s flagship policy event.
This year’s forum will convene ...
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Profiles In Resilience: The Fighter Pilot
Colonel Nicole Malachowski is a groundbreaking fighter pilot who served in the US Air Force for 21 years. She was the first woman to join the elite Thunderbirds Air Demonstration Squadron in 2005. But her career came to a screeching halt when she contracted a tick-borne illness and was forced to ...
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Representative Adam Smith on how Congress will shape US defense policy
REPRESENTATIVE ADAM SMITH ON HOW CONGRESS WILL SHAPE US DEFENSE POLICY - Join the Atlantic Council will host an #ACFrontPage conversation with Representative Adam Smith (D-WA), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, on the future of US defense strategy and the FY 2026 National Defe...
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Profiles In Resilience: The Journalist
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David Wood has reported on war and conflict around the world, from Mozambique to Iraq and Afghanistan, often embedding with the US military. He shares how he has stayed resilient throughout his career and the tools he uses when his "reservoir of resilience" is de...
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A next-generation agenda for South Korea-US-Australia security cooperation
A NEXT-GENERATION AGENDA FOR SOUTH KOREA-US-AUSTRALIA SECURITY COOPERATION - Join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, with support from the Korea Foundation, for a discussion on a next-generation agenda for South Korea-...
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Profiles In Resilience: The Marine
Marine Corps veteran and author Elliot Ackerman shares his story of resilience. Ackerman fought in the second Battle of Fallujah as a US Marine, and after leaving the military went on to become a successful author. He reflects on how he has used resilience tools throughout his career and life.
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Profiles In Resilience: The Activist
Masih Alinejad is an Iranian journalist and women's rights activist living in New York. She shares her story of resilience, from how she has coped with being forced to leave Iran because of her outspoken opposition to the regime to surviving multiple assassination attempts while living in exile i...
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The Future of Food in the Americas: Agri-Food Sustainability in Latin America
Latin America plays a vital role in feeding the world, yet nearly 30 percent of people in the region still face moderate or severe food insecurity. How can Latin America and the Caribbean work with its neighbors to strengthen its agri-food systems to ensure a sustainable and resilient future?
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The Future of Food in the Americas: Building Resilient Food Systems
How can the Americas build resilient, sustainable food systems in the face of rising global demand, climate change, and trade challenges?
In this episode of The Future of Food in the Americas, Senior Fellow Peter Engelke of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security speak...
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Supply chain resilience for aerospace and defense
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE FOR AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE - Join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense program for a Captains of Industry series event on supply chain resilience for aerospace and defense.
The pandemic showed how a generation’s worth of globalization and outsou...