BUILDING RESILIENCE IN US COMMUNITIES - Please join the Scowcroft Center’s Forward Defense  program for this event, where Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deanne Criswell joins federal, state, and private sector emergency management experts to discuss how US prepar...

WE WIN, THEY LOSE: REPUBLICAN FOREIGN POLICY AND THE NEW COLD WAR - In 1977, then presidential candidate Ronald Reagan was discussing foreign affairs when he said, “My idea of American policy toward the Soviet Union is simple, and some would say simplistic. It is this: We win, and they lose.” Jus...

GENERAL LAURA RICHARDSON ON SECURITY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE - The Atlantic Council hosted an AC Front Page conversation with General Laura J. Richardson, commander of US Southern Command, on the future of the United States’ security partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean.

Security c...

Two years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and five months into the 2023 Israel-Hamas war, the world continues to rely on journalists for real-time insights in the fog of war.

Reporters stationed on the frontlines undertake significant personal and professional...

SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN AN ERA OF STRATEGIC COMPETITION - Please join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program for an event on “Special Operations in a New Era of Strategic Competition.”

United States Special Operations Forces (USSOF)...

WOMEN, PEACE AND SECURITY IN A SHIFTING SECURITY LANDSCAPE - Please join the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and Our Secure Future: Women Make the Difference, for this event.

On the margins of International Women’s Day, the...

In episode two of “So What’s the Strategy? with Matthew Kroenig,” we delve into the profound implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This episode features insights and a comprehensive analysis from Assistant Secretary of Defense Celeste Wallander and former National Security Adviser Stephen...

BOLSTERING COOPERATION AMONG QUAD AND PACIFIC ISLANDS COUNTRIES - Please join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for a virtual seminar on bolstering cooperation among Quad and Pacific Island countries.

Geopolitical com...

Matthew Kroenig gives insight into some of the major conversations that happened last weekend at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 02/20/24

Jenna Ben-Yehuda, executive vice president at the Atlantic Council, gives insight into some of the major conversations happening this weekend at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany.

These include funding for Ukraine from both the US and Europe, connecting with the Global South, an...

As global leaders and policymakers gather in Munich, Josie and Chris from the Transatlantic Security Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security break down what to expect at this year’s Munich Security Conference.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 02/16/24

THE RISKS OF SIMULTANEOUS CONFLICTS IN THE INDO-PACIFIC - Please join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology Open Laboratory for Emergence Strategies (ROLES) of t...

AIR FORCE ACQUISITION PRIORITIES 2024 -This event features a moderated discussion with the Hon. Andrew P. Hunter, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. Tune in to learn more about how the Department of the Air Force is working to field next-generation cap...

COUNTERING CHINA AND RUSSIA IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - Join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, the Adrienne Arsht Latin America Center, and the Global China Hub for a conversation on how the United States and its allies and partners can counter Chinese and Russian malign in...

The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative invites you to watch a firsthand account of the extraordinary rescue operation led by a dedicated group of veterans from the Special Operations Association of America (SOAA) that successfully evacuated the mother and uncle of an act...

GLOBAL FORESIGHT 2024: WHAT WILL THE NEXT DECADE BRING? - Join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for a discussion on what more than 250 experts see as the factors, trends, and uncertainties that will shape the decade to come.

From war in Europe to the Middle East, the world faces a ...

COMMISSION ON DEFENSE INNOVATION ADOPTION: FINAL REPORT LAUNCH - Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and former Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James discuss the newly released Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption Final Report. The report provides recommendations for overcoming the...

Please join the Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI), housed in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, for a virtual seminar on Central and Eastern European relations with Taiwan, just ahead of the 2024 presidential elections in Taiwan.

An expert panel of speakers ...

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine poses a critical threat to the security of the entire Black Sea region, with vast consequences to food and energy security, freedom of navigation, and the global economy. In addition, tensions in the Western Balkans further complicate efforts to safeguard s...

In the Summer of 2022 the Atlantic Council established the Commission on Defense Innovation Adoption to better enable the Department of Defense to rapidly absorb new technologies and develop new capabilities at scale.

Co-chaired by 27th US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper and 23rd US Secreta...

On Wednesday, December 20 at 8:00am (Eastern Time) / 9:00pm (Taiwan), please join the Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI), housed in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and the Global China Hub (GCH) for a conversation on Countering Beijing’s economic coercion i...

EGYPT’S FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIS COUNTRY’S LEADERSHIP, THE WAR IN GAZA AND RELATED CHALLENGES - Please watch this #ACFrontPage conversation with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on the implications of the war in Gaza, Egypt’s leadership role in the region, and other challenges.

The outbrea...

A CONVERSATION WITH THE MINISTER OF DEFENSE OF THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN PÅL JONSON - Please join the Atlantic Council Scowcroft Center’s Transatlantic Security Initiative and the Europe Center for a conversation with the Minister of Defense of the Kingdom of Sweden Pål Jonson.

Russia’s full-scale i...

DESIGNING THE FUTURE JOINT FORCE WITH ADMIRAL CHRISTOPHER GRADY - Watch the latest installment of the Scowcroft Center’s Forward Defense  program's Commanders Series, “Designing the future joint force with Admiral Christopher Grady," generously supported by Saab

The United States faces a decisiv...