On Thursday, November 21 at 11:00 a.m. ET, the Atlantic Council will host a #ACFrontPage conversation featuring Congressman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, to discuss the threat to US interests from Russian aggression in Ukraine and elsewhere, as well as Russia’s growing authoritarian partnerships with North Korea, Iran, and China.

This discussion occurs as Russia intensifies its attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, brings in North Korean troops, escalates its sabotage campaign in Europe, and continues to violate NATO airspace. While the Biden administration can still take steps to counter this threat, much of the burden will fall on President-elect Donald Trump, who has yet to outline his approach to ending the conflict and those in his inner circle have suggested varying ways he might approach it. NATO’s role is also crucial in addressing Russia and its growing collaboration with China, Iran, and North Korea, making Trump’s stance toward the Alliance a key aspect of his national security policy.     

The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee is one of the country’s leading voices on national security policy. McCaul will outline his perspective on the growing challenges ahead in a conversation moderated by John E. Herbst, senior director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center.

This edition of #ACFrontPage, hosted by the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, will be livestreamed on Atlantic Council TV, YouTube, Facebook, and X. To join us, please complete the registration form.

Atlantic Council Front Page is our premier live ideas platform for global leaders to discuss the defining challenges of our time. #ACFrontPage is a high-level event series featuring top newsmakers across multiple digital platforms. Harnessing the convening power and expertise of the Council’s sixteen programs and centers, #ACFrontPage leverages the Council’s capabilities in social media, press, and digital outreach to spotlight the world’s most prominent leaders and the most compelling ideas across sectors and engage new audiences eager for nonpartisan and constructive solutions to current global challenges. This widely promoted program features the Council’s most important guests and content serving as the highlight of our programming.