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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...

  • Confronting Russia’s cyber power

    REPORT LAUNCH: CONFRONTING RUSSIA’S CYBER POWER - Join the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and Cyber Statecraft Initiative for a hybrid event launching the newest report in the Eurasia Center’s pathbreaking Russia Tomorrow series on Moscow’s cyber warfare capabilities and lessons learned from t...

  • Critical minerals and the pathways to prosperity, peace, and security in the DRC

    CRITICAL MINERALS AND THE PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY, PEACE, AND SECURITY IN THE DRC - With the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) discussing a potential agreement on critical minerals, the Atlantic Council’s Africa Center will host a series of conversations on the key issues th...

  • 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 ...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • Underwater mayhem: Countering NATO energy & critical infrastructure threats

    UNDERWATER MAYHEM: COUNTERING NATO ENERGY & CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE THREATS - Join the Atlantic Council’s Global Energy Center and Eurasia Center are co-hosting a hybrid discussion on the challenges of countering Russian hybrid warfare and protecting critical and energy infrastructure in the wate...

  • French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot on Europe and the new world order

    FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER JEAN-NOËL BARROT ON EUROPE AND THE NEW WORLD ORDER - Join the Atlantic Council for an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot on Europe and the new world order.

    France has worked to shore up transatlantic unity a...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • The future of EU defense

    THE FUTURE OF EU DEFENSE - The Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and Transatlantic Security Initiative hosts a conversation on the European Union’s (EU) defense ambitions.

    On March 19, the European Commission released its white paper on the future of defense, outlining how the EU will take forwar...

  • 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...

  • How should Europe step up for Ukraine?

    HOW SHOULD EUROPE STEP UP FOR UKRAINE? - February 24 marked the third year of Ukraine’s fight for survival against Russia’s full-scale invasion. During that time, Ukraine has withstood Russia’s onslaught with the support of its allies around the world—particularly from the United States and its E...

  • The state of the battlefield and Trump’s diplomacy in Ukraine

    WAR AND PEACE: THE STATE OF THE BATTLEFIELD AND TRUMP’S DIPLOMACY IN UKRAINE - Trump and his national security team appear determined to achieve a durable peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine in the next six months and have taken energetic, but not always consistent, steps to reach this goa...

  • Geothermal: Unlocking America’s untapped energy potential

    GEOTHERMAL: UNLOCKING AMERICA’S UNTAPPED ENERGY POTENTIAL - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center hosted a discussion on geothermal energy advancements and policy pathways. This event was part of a broader initiative supported by ClearPath to promote the development and deployment of enhanced...

  • How long can Russia sustain its aggression in Ukraine?

    HOW LONG CAN RUSSIA SUSTAIN ITS AGGRESSION IN UKRAINE? - The Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center hosts a discussion exploring the impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine to-date on the Russian Federation and its global standing.

    February 24, 2025 marks three years of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukra...

  • Water insecurity in Central Asia

    REPORT LAUNCH: WATER INSECURITY IN CENTRAL ASIA - Water insecurity in Central Asia threatens more than 82 million people who call the largely arid region home. Climate change, population growth, infrastructure problems, a lack of government foresight, and the unequal distribution of precious wate...

  • Why Ecuador matters for the future of the Western Hemisphere’s security

    WHY ECUADOR MATTERS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE’S SECURITY - Ecuadorians will head to the polls on February 9 to elect their president for the next four years with the outcome certain to have a profound impact on the country’s approach to two pressing issues: insecurity and economic ...

  • A transatlantic strategy for competitiveness and innovation

    A TRANSATLANTIC STRATEGY FOR COMPETITIVENESS AND INNOVATION - The future of the transatlantic alliance stands at a defining moment following ground-shifting elections in the United States and Europe. To address shared challenges like rising energy costs and inflation, the United States and Europe...

  • 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...

  • 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...

  • The future of economic statecraft with Daleep Singh

    THE FUTURE OF ECONOMIC STATECRAFT WITH DALEEP SINGH - Join the GeoEconomics Center and Economic Statecraft Initiative in hosting White House Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economics Daleep Singh for a speech and conversation on the future economic statecraft.

    Singh will revie...

  • NATO and US-Turkey defense cooperation in a new era

    REPORT LAUNCH AND PANEL: NATO AND US-TURKEY DEFENSE COOPERATION IN A NEW ERA - The end of 2024 saw significant changes to the security landscape of the United States, Turkey, and their NATO partners. Following years of stalemate, the opposition’s breakthrough in Syria and the fall of the Assad re...

  • 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...