ORIENTING EUROPEAN SECURITY: THE EU STRATEGIC COMPASS AND EU-US DEFENSE COOPERATION - Putin’s unprovoked and unjustified invasion of Ukraine is upending the European security order and leading to a re-evaluation within the European Union as to its role as a security provider. The EU Strategic Com...

THE NEW MAD: MASSIVE ATTACKS OF DISRUPTION - A virtual discussion on the various security challenges that major non-traditional threats represent for the United States, based on Dr. Harlan Ullman’s new book, The Fifth Horseman and the New MAD.

While much focus is paid to the traditional threat...

UNDERSTANDING THE CHALLENGES OF US & ALLIED DEFENSE INNOVATION: A CONVERSATION WITH JAMES D. TAICLET - The Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security hosted the inaugural Forward Defense Forum, designed for defense visionaries to put forth creative ideas for the future of US an...

THE FUTURE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN NATIONAL SECURITY AND DEFENSE - The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense practice hosted the public event “The Future of Artificial Intelligence in National Security and Defense., ”generously supported by Accrete AI, on Wednes...

STRENGTHENING BLACK SEA SECURITY AND DEFENSE IN A NEW ERA - The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security’s Transatlantic Security Initiative for hosted this public event on June 8 at the Atlantic Council’s Headquarters in Washington, DC.

The Russian war in Ukraine has fundamentally changed t...

REPORT LAUNCH: SECURING THE ENERGY TRANSITION AGAINST CYBER THREATS - The Atlantic Council Global Energy Center and the Cyber Statecraft Initiative hosted on July 12 from 3:30PM – 5PM EDT for the launch of a new report, “Securing the Energy Transition against Cyber Threats.” Secretary Michael Che...

LEFT BEHIND: LEGAL AND POLICY PATHS FOR IRAN’S HOSTAGES - The Atlantic Council’s Rafik Hariri Center & Middle East Programs hosted a hybrid panel discussion about wrongful detention in the Islamic Republic of Iran, how the United States and Europe handle such cases, and the impact that they have ...

A CONVERSATION WITH DUTCH MINISTER OF DEFENSE KAJSA OLLONGREN - The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative, housed within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, held a public conversation with Minister of Defense for the Kingdom of the Netherlands H.E. Kajsa Ollongren, on J...

GENDER AND STRATEGIC COMPETITION - The Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative in the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, in partnership with Our Secure Future, hosted a public conversation on “Gender and Strategic Competition,” on Friday, July 15, 2022, from 1:30-2:30pm on Z...

A CONVERSATION ABOUT TAIWAN WITH THE 27TH US SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MARK T. ESPER - The Atlantic Council’s Asia Security Initiative, housed within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and the Global China Hub hosted a conversation with the 27th US Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper on Ju...

US-MEXICO BORDER: HOW CAN GREATER EFFICIENCIES ENHANCE ECONOMIC POTENTIAL? - The US-Mexico border – and efficient, but secure commercial and non-commercial traffic – brings economic opportunities to border communities but also nationwide. With supply chain reconfigurations, greater efficiencies a...

SECURE SUPPLY CHAINS AND THE RACE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES: HOW CAN THE UNITED STATES SUCCEED AGAINST CHINA AND RUSSIA? - Representative Michael McCaul (R-TX), lead Republican of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined the Atlantic Council for a conversation on China, securing supply chains,...

INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY AND INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE REFORM - The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) is undertaking a number of initiatives to adjust the Committee’s work away from the counterterrorism focus of the last twenty years and toward strategic collection and analysis ...

HOW CAN WE DETER CHINA IN THE 2020S? A CONVERSATION WITH MICHÈLE FLOURNOY - While the United States has long planned to prevent a Sino-Taiwanese war, President Xi Jinping has made abundantly clear that “reunifying” Taiwan with China is a legacy goal. As Beijing rapidly modernizes its military, Ch...

A UNIFIED RESPONSE TO THE ENERGY CRISIS: A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH H.E. VÁCLAV BARTUŠKA, CZECH AMBASSADOR-AT-LARGE FOR ENERGY SECURITY - Russia continues attacking Europe’s energy security as part of its war against Ukraine. To negate Russia’s energy leverage, the continent must ensure its energy secu...

A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH DITTE JUUL JØRGENSEN, DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR ENERGY AT THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION - The European Union has made great strides in securing alternative gas imports, with storage filled to capacity, demand reduction and preparedness measures in place and gas prices falling 70 percent...

A CONVERSATION WITH ITALIAN CHIEF OF DEFENSE ADMIRAL GIUSEPPE CAVO DRAGONE - The Atlantic Council’s Europe Center and Middle East Programs hosted Admiral Giuseppe Cavo Dragone, Italy’s Chief of Defense, on April 19, 2023, for a conversation assessing Italy’s defense posture in light of Russia’s c...

UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS: LESSONS FOR UKRAINE AND NATO - Throughout Russia’s invasion, Ukrainian forces have proven highly adaptive and innovative in their use of emerging technologies and concepts on the battlefield. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) especially have been essential in Ukraine’s ba...

A CONVERSATION WITH THE HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN GREGORY MEEKS - Just days before the twentieth anniversary of 9/11 and the opening of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Atlantic Council hosted Congressman Gregory Meeks, chairman of the United St...

ON BREAKING THINGS: MELDING CYBER AND KINETIC IN CONFLICT - On behalf of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, within the Digital Forensic Research Lab, please join us for a panel discussion on the role of cyber in kinetic conflict on Thursday, April 20, from 1:45 pm to 3:00 pm ET a...

HARNESSING ALLIED SPACE CAPABILITIES - Hosted by the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security and its Forward Defense program, this event featured the launch of a paper series, produced in partnership with Thales, which explores how the United States can better work with its allies and partners...

TECH RACE WITH CHINA: TOWARD A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY - The United States has been the world’s technology leader since the end of World War II, and its innovation edge has provided substantial economic, geopolitical, and military advantages for decades. As we enter a contested period of great-pow...

PROTECTING POINT-TO-POINT MESSAGING APPS: UNDERSTANDING TELEGRAM, WECHAT, AND WHATSAPP — Messaging apps are deeply embedded in daily life for more than 3 billion people worldwide as a primary means of communication with friends and family, buying and selling products and services, following the n...

ANALYZING THE PENTAGON’S 2023 CHINA MILITARY POWER REPORT - The Atlantic Council’s Global China Hub and the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security are pleased to be hosting a conversation with the Department of Defense’s Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs, Ely Ra...