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As the United States prepares to transition to a new presidential administration, the Atlantic Council will be hosting a high-level public event to bring together leaders to discuss how to renew US leadership in the world on topics such as:

  1. The Biden administration’s opportunity to renew American global leadership and reenergize democratic alliances;
  2. The global trends and risks facing a new administration;
  3. How the Biden administration can rebuild the domestic foundations of US leadership and reestablish public support for American engagement in the world; and
  4. A strategy for addressing the China challenge.

This event will also feature the launch of two new papers: Top 10 Risks and Opportunities for 2021 and an Atlantic Council Strategy Paper on China. The strategy paper, Global Strategy 2021: An Allied Strategy for China, proposes a comprehensive strategy for the United States and its allies and partners to address China and features contributions from experts from the United States and leading democratic allies.

The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security will host this timely conversation Tuesday, December 15 and Wednesday, December 16, from 9:00 – 11:00a.m. EST both days. The event will be entirely virtual, and participants will be able to view the event on this webpage, as well as the Atlantic Council’s YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. Make your voice heard on Twitter using the hashtag #RenewingUSLeadership.

Agenda: Tuesday, December 15

Introductory remarks

Panel one: Summit of democracies and a new Atlantic Charter
Introducers:

  • Amb. Daniel Fried, Weiser Family Distinguished Fellow, Atlantic Council
  • Ms. Caroline Multerer, Chief of Staff, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council

Panel:

  • Mr. Stephen J. Hadley, Former US National Security Advisor; Principal, Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel LLC
  • Her Excellency Ann Linde, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden
  • MODERATOR: Mr. Gideon Rachman, Chief Foreign Affairs Commentator, Financial Times

Panel two: Global risks 2021
Introducers:

  • Ms. Anca Agachi, Assistant Director, Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council
  • Dr. Mathew Burrows, Director, Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council

Panel:

  • Lt Gen James Clapper, Former Director of National Intelligence
  • Ms. Ellen Laipson, President Emeritus, The Stimson Center; Director, International Security Program, George Mason University
  • MODERATOR: Mr. Ryan Heath, Senior Editor, Politico

Agenda: Wednesday, December 16

Introductory remarks

Panel three: Building a foundation at home for US leadership abroad
Introducers:

Panel:

  • Sec. Madeleine K. Albright, Former US Secretary of State; Chair, Albright Stonebridge Group
  • MODERATOR: Ms. Susan Glasser, Staff Writer, The New Yorker

Panel four: Global strategy 2021 – An allied strategy for China
Introducers:

  • Mr. Jeffrey Cimmino, Program Assistant, Global Strategy Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council
  • Dr. Matthew Kroenig, Director, Global Strategy Initiative and Deputy Director, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, Atlantic Council

Panel:

  • Dr. Sarah Kirchberger, Head of the Center for Asia-Pacific Strategy and Security, Institute for Security Policy at Kiel University
  • Dr. Thomas Wright, Director, Center on the United States and Europe and Senior Fellow – Foreign Policy, Project on International Order and Strategy, Brookings Institution
  • MODERATOR: Ms. Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, China Reporter, Axios

The Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security works to develop sustainable, nonpartisan strategies to address the most important security challenges facing the United States and the world.

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