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...

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...

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...

A CONVERSATION ON AUKUS WITH UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE AMBASSADOR BONNIE JENKINS - Please join the Atlantic Council’s Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, housed in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, for a conversation with Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, US Under Secretary of State for Arms ...

DAVID PETRAEUS ON ISRAEL, UKRAINE, AND THE EVOLUTION OF WARFARE - The Atlantic Council hosts a virtual #ACFrontPage conversation with retired US Army General and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency David Petraeus on Israel, Ukraine, and the evolution of warfare.

In this moderated...

A CONVERSATION WITH GENERAL CHANCE SALTZMAN ON MAINTAINING COMPETITIVE ENDURANCE IN SPACE - The space domain remains crucial to protecting and advancing US and allied strategic imperatives, enabling operations ranging from navigation and communications to missile warning and tracking. Space will ...

ASSESSING THE 2023 US STRATEGY ON WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY - The geopolitical landscape of the twenty-first century is increasingly fraught. From Russia’s brutal war of aggression in Ukraine to Israel’s war with Hamas, conflicts are erupting aimed at upending the rules-based international order...

INTEGRATING 5G TECHNOLOGY FOR A MORE NETWORKED FORCE - Please watch Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security's latest Forward Defense Forum, designed for defense visionaries to put forth creative ideas about the future of US and allied security.

As the US Department of Defen...

A CONVERSATION WITH DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY DAWSON ON INDO-PACIFIC STRATEGY - As the post-Cold War order comes to a close, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently introduced the concept of “diplomatic variable geometry” to capture the US approach to the new era. He argues that we should ...

A STRATEGIC POSTURE FOR A NEW ERA: INTRODUCING THE CONGRESSIONAL STRATEGIC POSTURE REPORT - The final report of the Strategic Posture Commission comes at at time when the United States faces growing challenges in the international security environment that may undermine existing US nuclear deterr...

"Hamas does not operate in isolation," Atlantic Council Nonresident Fellow David Daoud of the Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East programs says. He describes the Hezbollah links in Hamas’s attack against Israel on October 7.

“Since the 1990s Hamas has been gradually integrated into the Iranian-...

APPLYING AN IRREGULAR WARFARE LENS TO OUTER SPACE - Irregular warfare tactics are routinely leveraged in the space domain, and the US military must adapt its doctrine to match this reality or risk ceding its security advantage in outer space. While enemy arsenals of conventional and anti-satellit...

FLYING HIGH WITH EUROPE AND AFRICA: A CONVERSATION WITH GENERAL JAMES B. HECKER - General James B. Hecker, Commander of US Air Forces in Europe and in Africa, shared his views on global security challenges with Matthew Kroenig, Atlantic Council Vice President and Senior Director of the Scowcroft ...

US DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT: BUILDING THE FORCE - Please join the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Forward Defense program for a public conversation on “US Department of the Navy financial management: Building the force.”

This event features a moderated discussion ...

A CONVERSATION WITH KENNETH WAINSTEIN, DHS UNDER SECRETARY FOR INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYSIS - The Office of Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) is one of the most important, newest, and least-understood parts of the US Intelligence Community. I&A is the bridge between the highly classified world of foreig...

CONFLICTS IN EAST ASIA — A new study by the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security explores the intricate challenges confronting the United States in East Asia. The report sheds light on the potential for a two-front limited nuclear conflict involving the People's Republic ...

CONFLICTS IN EAST ASIA — A new study by the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security delves into the intricate security landscape of East Asia. In this insightful analysis, Markus Garlauskas, the Director of the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative and former National Intelligenc...

DEMOCRACY DERAILED: SUDAN’S PRECARIOUS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT - Despite less than a third of the country having direct access to the internet, Sudan’s rulers have seen online communication as a dangerous revolutionary tool in the hands of protesting citizens. Between December 2018, when protests...

THE NATIONAL CYBER WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION STRATEGY: UNLEASHING AMERICA’S CYBER TALENT - We hope you can join us as we discuss the scope and strategy for unleashing America’s cyber talent.

The event features a keynote address from Kemba Walden, Acting National Cyber Director, and opening remark...

BREAKING THE BLACK SEA BRIGADE: HOW TO COUNTER RUSSIA'S WAR ON UKRAINE'S GRAIN - On July 17, Russia pulled out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, a deal brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in 2022 to allow for the safe navigation of Ukrainian grain exports and fertilizers from Ukraine amid ...

US-CHINA TECH WAR — While the US has long been the dominant force in breakthrough technologies and innovation, China has transformed itself into a formidable challenger. In order for the US to retain its technological advantage over Beijing while also competing alongside its allies and partners, ...