Security & Defense
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General Dagvin R. M. Anderson on US strategy and security in Africa - 10/30/2026, 14:06:18
GENERAL DAGVIN R. M. ANDERSON ON US STRATEGY AND SECURITY IN AFRICA - Join the Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program, part of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, for a conversation with General Dagvin R. M. Anderson, the seventh commander of United States Africa Command (USAFRICO...
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GEC: 2026 Energy & Defense Summit
GEC: 2026 ENERGY & DEFENSE SUMMIT - Join the Global Energy Center’s Energy & Defense Program for the 2026 Energy & Defense Summit, convening senior leaders from the military, government, policy, and industry.
The summit will cover a range of new and pressing challenges such as meeting the future...
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Sea change: America’s new great game in the Arctic Circle - 10/08/2026, 23:05:29
SEA CHANGE: AMERICA’S NEW GREAT GAME IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE - Join the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative for a book launch for Sea change: America’s new great game in the Arctic Circle by Rana Foroohar, columnist and associate editor at the Financial Times.
As polar ice melts, R...
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How allies are investing in the US defense industrial base - 09/29/2026, 21:22:53
HOW ALLIES ARE INVESTING IN THE US DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE - Join the Atlantic Council’s Forward Defense program, part of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, for a Captains of Industry series panel discussion on how foreign investment in the US is expanding and strengthening the defen...
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Did Russia intentionally target Western officials?
DID RUSSIA INTENTIONALLY TARGET WESTERN OFFICIALS? - Join the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center will host a discussion on Russia’s strikes against Ukraine’s railways and escalating attacks against Europe.
On September 13, a Russian jet-powered Geran-5 drone struck a passenger train in a Ukrainia...
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Report launch: How Russia targets its messaging in the Global South
REPORT LAUNCH: HOW RUSSIA TARGETS ITS MESSAGING IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH - Join the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center for an event launching the newest report in its pathbreaking Russia Tomorrow series examining how Russia targets its propaganda across the Global South amid its war against Ukraine.
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US engagement with Iraq and the region after Operation Inherent Resolve
US ENGAGEMENT WITH IRAQ AND THE REGION AFTER OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE - Join the Atlantic Council’s Iraq Initiative will for a discussion on how the conclusion of the US-led Operation Inherent Resolve mission will reshape US engagement with Iraq and the region.
The panel discussion will assess...
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How should the United States counter Russia and China’s hybrid warfare?
HOW SHOULD THE UNITED STATES COUNTER RUSSIA AND CHINA’S HYBRID WARFARE? - Join the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center for an expert discussion on how the United States can best counter malign Russian and Chinese hybrid operations.
Moscow and Beijing have long pursued campaigns of subversion, sabo...
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Upgrading transregional defense partnerships: A cross-strait and beyond seminar
UPGRADING TRANSREGIONAL DEFENSE PARTNERSHIPS: A CROSS-STRAIT AND BEYOND SEMINAR - Join he Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) and the Transatlantic Security Initiative (TSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security FOR a seminar on upgrading transregional defense p...
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A framework for US-Japan cooperation in the Arctic
A FRAMEWORK FOR US-JAPAN COOPERATION IN THE ARCTIC - Join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for a discussion on a framework for US-Japan cooperation in the Arctic.
As climate change accelerates the opening of Arctic s...
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Global Foresight 2036: What will the next decade bring?
GLOBAL FORESIGHT 2036: WHAT WILL THE NEXT DECADE BRING? - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for the report launch of Global Foresight 2036, featuring discussions with Atlantic Council senior directors and experts on the direction global affairs may unfold in t...
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Congressman John Moolenaar on deterring aggression against Taiwan
CONGRESSMAN JOHN MOOLENAAR ON DETERRING AGGRESSION AGAINST TAIWAN - Join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for an #ACFrontPage conversation with Congressman John Moolenaar (R-MI-2) on enhancing Taiwan’s deterrence and ...
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Belgium’s defense minister on the future of transatlantic security relations
BELGIUM’S DEFENSE MINISTER ON THE FUTURE OF TRANSATLANTIC SECURITY RELATIONS - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and Transatlantic Security Initiative for a discussion with Theo Francken, minister of defense of the Kingdom of Belgium, on developments in the transatlantic security and defe...
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How Pakistan became an Iran war mediator and what it means
HOW PAKISTAN BECAME AN IRAN WAR MEDIATOR AND WHAT IT MEANS - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for a virtual discussion examining Pakistan’s emergence as the central mediator between the United States and Iran.
Pakistan has emerged as the central mediator betw...
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The British ambassador to the US on Euro-Atlantic security and the Middle East
THE BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO THE US ON EURO-ATLANTIC SECURITY AND THE MIDDLE EAST - Join the Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and Transatlantic Security Initiative for a conversation with British Ambassador to the United States Sir Christian Turner, KCMG, on the United Kingdom’s contributions to sec...
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The Iran war fallout for financial markets, capital flows, and sovereign risk
THE IRAN WAR FALLOUT FOR FINANCIAL MARKETS, CAPITAL FLOWS, AND SOVEREIGN RISK - Join the Atlantic Council’s MENA Futures Lab for the second edition of its virtual event series, GCC economies amid the Middle East war: Geopolitics, financial markets, and structural transformation.
This discussion ...
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The Red Sea front and Yemen’s role in the Iran war
THE RED SEA FRONT AND YEMEN’S ROLE IN THE IRAN WAR - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for a virtual panel exploring the internal dynamics shaping the Houthis’ decision to enter the Iran war and how these dynamics will influence whether the Red Sea front remain...
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Report launch: How the West lost the post-Cold War era
REPORT LAUNCH: HOW THE WEST LOST THE POST-COLD WAR ERA - Join the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center as it launches Russian illusions: How the West lost the post-Cold War era, a new report examining the “thirty-year crisis” in relations between Russia and the West, from the Cold War’s end in 1992 ...
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The future of Iran’s axis of resistance
THE FUTURE OF IRAN’S AXIS OF RESISTANCE - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for a virtual panel discussion examining the long-term impact of the Iran war on the “Axis of Resistance.”
The conversation explores how the significant loss of Iranian personnel, econ...
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The Iran War, Khamenei’s death, and the future of the Middle East
THE IRAN WAR, KHAMENEI’S DEATH, AND THE FUTURE OF THE MIDDLE EAST - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative for an online discussion examining the regional and geopolitical implications of the war with Iran.
Joint US-Israeli strikes beginning February 28 killed Supr...
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War with Iran and its geopolitical implications
WAR WITH IRAN AND ITS GEOPOLITICAL IMPLICATIONS - Join the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for a discussion examining the security implications of the joint US-Israeli strikes against Iran.
President Trump said that the United States is prepared to sustain military ...
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Pick your poison: The enduring threat of biological toxins
PICK YOUR POISON: THE ENDURING THREAT OF BIOLOGICAL TOXINS - Join the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense at the Atlantic Council for its latest meeting, mapping the threat picture of biological toxins and its implications for future biological attacks.
Easy availability and control of ricin, bo...
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Report launch: Negotiating with Putin’s Russia
REPORT LAUNCH: NEGOTIATING WITH PUTIN’S RUSSIA - Join the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center for an event launching the newest report in its pathbreaking Russia Tomorrow series examining how Russia’s strategic culture is reflected at the negotiation table with its adversaries—particularly the Unit...
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Report launch: Analyzing stagnation and militarization in the Russian economy
REPORT LAUNCH: ANALYZING STAGNATION AND MILITARIZATION IN THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY - Join the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center for an event launching the newest report in its pathbreaking “Russia Tomorrow” series on the current state of the Russian economy.
In the newest “Russia Tomorrow” report, en...