Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative Analysis and Events

Read and watch the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative’s timely reports, issue briefs, articles, events, and videos to assess the world’s biggest strategic issues. The Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, housed within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, works to advance resilience as a core tenet of US and allied national security policy and practice.

Analysis

The United States and its allies require a human capital advantage to win in strategic competition.

Issue Brief

Aug 21, 2025

Winning through people: The human capital advantage in great-power competition

By Beth Foster and Alex Wagner

To maintain military readiness, deter conflict, and preserve its technological edge, the United States must prioritize human capital by investing in resilient service members and a skilled civilian workforce.

Defense Policy National Security

In the News

Aug 18, 2025

Vinograd on CBS News on President Trump’s meeting with European leaders

On August 18, Samantha Vinograd, nonresident senior fellow at the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, appeared on CBS News to discuss takeaways from President Trump’s White House meeting with senior European leaders about the war in Ukraine.

Europe & Eurasia NATO

In the News

Aug 15, 2025

Vinograd on CBS News on Trump-Putin meeting

On August 15, Samantha Vinograd, nonresident senior fellow at the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, appeared on CBS News to discuss the summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

In the News

Aug 7, 2025

Vinograd on CBS News on President Trump’s decision to impose additional tariffs on India

On August 7, Samantha Vinograd, nonresident senior fellow at the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, appeared on CBS News to discuss President Trump’s announcement of an additional 25% tariff to be imposed on India as the country continues to buy Russian oil.

India Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Aug 6, 2025

Vinograd on CBS News on US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with President Putin

On August 6, Samantha Vinograd, nonresident senior fellow at the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, appeared on CBS News to discuss US special envoy Steve Witkoff’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin as the Trump administration pushes Russia to agree to a ceasefire with Ukraine.

Politics & Diplomacy Russia

In the News

Aug 5, 2025

Vinograd on CBS News on talks between President Trump and President Zelenskyy

On August 5, Samantha Vinograd, nonresident senior fellow at the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, appeared on CBS News to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s talk with President Trump focused on ending the war with Russia.

Politics & Diplomacy Russia
A Texas State water search and rescue team based in San Antonio portages their boat around a dam near Center Point. The team has been searching for remains of people still missing following the July 4-7, 2025, flash flooding in Kerr County.

New Atlanticist

Jul 31, 2025

Strategic resilience can help prevent tragedy in the next flash flood

By Thomas S. Warrick

Preventing future tragedies will require sustained focus—and resources—from federal, state, and local governments. Here are six steps to take now.

Resilience United States and Canada

New Atlanticist

Jul 8, 2025

It’s not just hard power and soft power that matter. ‘Resilience power’ is every bit as essential.

By Elizabeth Sizeland

Without the ability to function under pressure, even the most sophisticated military and diplomatic strategies will falter.

Crisis Management Resilience
The United States and its allies and partners need a resilience-first approach to security.

Report

Jul 8, 2025

For the US and the free world, security demands a resilience-first approach

By Elizabeth Sizeland

This report is the foundational document of the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative and outlines a bold vision to embed resilience as a core pillar of US and allied security. As crises compound, this report calls for investing across individual, institutional, and international levels of resilience to withstand, adapt, and thrive amid disruption. 

Crisis Management Cybersecurity

New Atlanticist

Jul 3, 2025

In the fight against foreign information manipulation, the US can’t afford to disarm

By Bailey Galicia

The United States must adopt an innovative defense posture that matches the pace and complexity of foreign influence operations.

Disinformation Politics & Diplomacy
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Events

Public Event Thu, July 30, 2026 • 10:00 am ET

Reporters at risk: The state of press freedom in Iraq
Iraq Middle East Resilience Resilience & Society
Public Event Fri, June 5, 2026 • 9:00 am ET

The Power of Sports Embassy Dialogues: Brazil and Morocco
Brazil Economy & Business Latin America Morocco
Public Event Tue, April 28, 2026 • 3:00 pm ET

Reporters at risk: What the future holds for the press in Venezuela after Maduro
Americas Latin America Resilience Resilience & Society
Public Event Fri, February 27, 2026 • 1:00 pm ET

Reporters at risk: Navigating Iran’s internet blackout
Iran Middle East Resilience Resilience & Society
Public Event Thu, December 4, 2025 • 9:00 am ET

Beyond the game: The new frontiers of sports diplomacy
Africa Economy & Business Politics & Diplomacy Resilience & Society
Public Event Tue, November 18, 2025 • 10:00 am ET

Reporters at risk: Reflections on the Bosnian War, thirty years on
Resilience Resilience & Society The Balkans
Public Event Tue, September 23, 2025 • 4:30 pm ET

ACTV premiere: Profiles in Resilience
Civil Society Resilience Resilience & Society
Public Event Wed, September 17, 2025 • 2:30 pm ET

Road to FIFA 2026: Strengthening homeland resilience ahead of the World Cup
Resilience & Society Security & Defense
Public Event Tue, July 8, 2025 • 2:00 pm ET

Boosting security through resilience amid new threats
Crisis Management National Security Resilience Resilience & Society
Public Event Wed, May 28, 2025 • 3:30 pm ET

Reporters at risk: How editors balance covering war with protecting journalists
Civil Society Resilience Resilience & Society
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