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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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...
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Spain’s foreign minister on Madrid’s approach to European and global security
SPAIN’S FOREIGN MINISTER ON MADRID’S APPROACH TO EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL SECURITY - Join the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative for an #ACFrontPage conversation with José Manuel Albares Bueno, the Spanish minister for foreign affairs, European Union, and cooperation. The event will ...
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Premiere: Profiles in Resilience - 09/23/2025, 21:36:28
ACTV PREMIERE: PROFILES IN RESILIENCE - Join the Scowcroft Center’s Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative for the premiere of its new Atlantic Council TV series, Profiles in Resilience. The series highlights the stories of individuals who have embodied the spirit of resilience in...
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From Alaska to Washington: Debriefing peace talks on Ukraine
FROM ALASKA TO WASHINGTON: DEBRIEFING PEACE TALKS ON UKRAINE - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, Eurasia Center, and Transatlantic Security Initiative for an expert discussion on the next steps for transatlantic coordination in support of Ukraine.
In the past week, policymakers have beg...
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US-Japan global partnership in Central Asia
US-JAPAN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP IN CENTRAL ASIA - Join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, alongside the Eurasia Center, for a discussion on a US-Japan global partnership in Central Asia in partnership with the Embassy of J...
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Experts read between the lines of the US Space Force’s warfighting framework
The Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense initiative, within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, hosted a conversation examining the US Space Force’s recently released Space Warfighting framework.
The US military has described space as a warfighting domain, and the US Space Force has so...
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Experts read between the lines of the US Space Force’s warfighting framework
On Wednesday, August 13 at 10:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense initiative, within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, will host a conversation examining the US Space Force’s recently released Space Warfighting framework.
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SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley on mission integration in the defense ecosystem
SAIC CEO TONI TOWNES-WHITLEY ON MISSION INTEGRATION IN THE DEFENSE ECOSYSTEM - Join the Atlantic Council will for an #ACFrontPage conversation with SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley on mission integration in the defense ecosystem, a part of the Captains of Industry series of the Scowcroft Center’s For...
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb on Europe's Security after the NATO Summit
FINNISH PRESIDENT ALEXANDER STUBB ON EUROPE’S SECURITY AFTER THE NATO SUMMIT - Allies concluded the NATO Summit in The Hague on June 25, at one of the most consequential moments for European security in a generation. In the face of Russia’s enduring war in Ukraine and growing uncertainty over the...
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Senator Jeanne Shaheen on Russia’s war and The Hague summit
SENATORS JEANNE SHAHEEN AND THOM TILLIS ON RUSSIA’S WAR AND THE HAGUE SUMMIT - Join the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security‘s Transatlantic Security Initiative for a fireside discussion featuring Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Senator Thom Tilli...
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General Thomas Bussiere on Global Strike Command’s role in strategic deterrence
GENERAL THOMAS BUSSIERE ON GLOBAL STRIKE COMMAND’S ROLE IN STRATEGIC DETERRENCE - Join he Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense program for a virtual conversation with General Thomas A. Bussiere, commander of the US Air Force Global Strike Command, on the command’s role in ...
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Reporters at risk: How editors balance covering war with protecting journalists
REPORTERS AT RISK: HOW EDITORS BALANCE COVERING WAR WITH PROTECTING JOURNALISTS - Join the Atlantic Council’s Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative for a conversation from leading journalists and editors on the challenges that both face in an increasingly fraught global media lan...
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Navigating a new era of NATO
NAVIGATING A NEW ERA OF NATO - Join the Atlantic Council—in partnership with the Lithuanian Ministry of National Defence—for the fourth iteration of its high-level NATO Summit curtain raiser discussion to preview priorities ahead of the summit in The Hague.
The NATO Alliance faces unprecedented ...
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General John Raymond on national security and the future of space commerce
GENERAL JOHN RAYMOND ON NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE FUTURE OF SPACE COMMERCE - Join the Atlantic Council for an #ACFrontPage conversation with the first chief of space operations of the US Space Force, General (ret.) John W. Raymond, on leveraging commercial space capabilities for national security...
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Belgium’s defense minister on Europe’s evolving security landscape
BELGIUM’S DEFENSE MINISTER ON EUROPE’S EVOLVING SECURITY LANDSCAPE - Join the Atlantic Council for a conversation with Belgian Minister of Defense and Foreign Trade Theo Francken.
The future of transatlantic security is increasingly uncertain. Concerns about the future of US leadership in Euro-A...
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Congress, industry, and the SHIPS for America Act
REVITALIZING US SHIPBUILDING: CONGRESS, INDUSTRY, AND THE SHIPS FOR AMERICA ACT - Join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security‘s Forward Defense initiative for a discussion on revitalizing US shipbuilding.
This conversation focuses on the SHIPS for America Act, featuring the bill’s author...
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Navigating the US-PRC tech competition in the Global South
NAVIGATING THE US-PRC TECH COMPETITION IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH - Join the Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub and Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for the launch of a new report from Cole McFaul and Peter Engelke on “Navigating the US-PRC tech competition in the Global South.“
In their rep...
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Software-defined warfare: A blueprint for sustaining a competitive military edge
SOFTWARE-DEFINED WARFARE: A BLUEPRINT FOR SUSTAINING A COMPETITIVE MILITARY EDGE - China and Russia are adapting to rapid advances in modern technology that could shift military power dynamics. While the United States leads in cutting-edge commercial technology—like low-cost drones, autonomy, and...
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The critical role of operational energy in military readiness and resilience
THE CRITICAL ROLE OF OPERATIONAL ENERGY IN MILITARY READINESS AND RESILIENCE - Join as the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense Program will host a discussion on how operational energy strengthens US military readiness and re...
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Countering growing maritime threats
COUNTERING GROWING MARITIME THREATS - Maritime threats are growing rapidly: ships are being attacked in the Red Sea, undersea cables and pipelines are being harmed in the Baltic Sea and elsewhere, the shadow fleet is endangering ships, coastal states and the marine environment, and maritime borde...
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Maximizing the impact of special op forces for future strategic challenges
MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES FOR FUTURE STRATEGIC CHALLENGES - Strategic competition is likely to intensify over the next decade, placing greater demands on the United States to deter and address diverse, simultaneous security challenges across multiple domains and regions. T...
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NATO: Strengthening resilience within the Alliance
THE NATO PERSPECTIVE: STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE WITHIN THE ALLIANCE - the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative and the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative will host a conversation on how NATO allies can continue to cultivate a resilient community.
Earlier this y...
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Insights from the Commission on the National Defense Strategy
STRATEGIC SHIFTS: INSIGHTS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY - The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense initiative is hosting a hybrid fireside chat on the findings from the Commission on the National Defense Strategy (NDS), featuring the commission’s ch...
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Putting AI to work for national security
PUTTING AI TO WORK FOR NATIONAL SECURITY - Please join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense program for the next event in the Captains of Industry series, “Putting AI to work for national security.” The event features keynote remarks by Justin Fanelli, Acting CTO for t...