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

In the News

Mar 20, 2025

Warrick quoted in the Associated Press on cuts to the Department of Homeland Security  

On March 18, Thomas Warrick, a nonresident senior fellow with the Adrienne Arsht National Security Resilience Initiative, was quoted in the Associated Press on personnel cuts to the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships. He argues that the center is central in averting terrorist attacks by identifying individuals before they perpetrate […]

National Security Politics & Diplomacy

New Atlanticist

Jan 31, 2025

Abolishing FEMA would hurt all Americans—particularly Trump voters

By Thomas S. Warrick

Instead of abolishing the agency, US President Donald Trump should support fixing its problems, making it more efficient, and changing its focus to include strategic resilience.

Politics & Diplomacy Resilience

New Atlanticist

Jan 17, 2025

Eight big ideas for the second Trump administration

By Atlantic Council experts

President-elect Donald Trump has promised to shake up US policies early in his second term. Atlantic Council experts share eight ideas on where to start.

Economy & Business Elections

New Atlanticist

Nov 19, 2024

Border security and the future of DHS: Will Trump 2.0 earn the public’s trust?

By Thomas S. Warrick

The incoming US president has promised mass deportations, but there are three circumstances that could erode public support for the plans.

Elections Migration

New Atlanticist

Nov 6, 2024

Donald Trump just won the presidency. Our experts answer the big questions about what that means for America’s role in the world.

By Atlantic Council experts

When Trump returns to the presidency on January 20 next year, a number of global challenges will be awaiting him. Our experts outline what to expect.

Conflict Economy & Business

New Atlanticist

Sep 26, 2024

The Secret Service needs a budget increase—but so does the rest of the Department of Homeland Security

By Thomas S. Warrick

On Wednesday, Congress passed a bill to increase Secret Service funding in response to threats, after two assassination attempts against Donald Trump. The same logic should apply to the overall DHS budget.

Migration National Security

New Atlanticist

Sep 25, 2024

Solutions to the world’s biggest challenges, according to more than 30 leaders, innovators, and democracy defenders

By Daniel Hojnacki, Katherine Golden

At the Atlantic Council's Global Future Forum, influential and innovative leaders discussed the type of work that needs to be done to address today’s most pressing challenges

Economy & Business Freedom and Prosperity
Taiwan's landmark building Taipei 101

Report

Jul 2, 2024

Strengthening Taiwan’s resiliency

By Franklin D. Kramer, Philip W. Yu, Joseph Webster, Elizabeth Sizeland

Resilience is a nation’s ability to understand, address, respond to, and recover from any type of national security risk. Given the scale of risk Taiwan faces from mainland China, domestic resilience should be front and center in Taiwan’s national security strategy, encompassing areas such as cybersecurity, energy security, and defense resilience.

China Crisis Management

New Atlanticist

Jun 28, 2024

Dispatch from Taipei: Why Taiwan’s survival may depend on deterrence through resilience

By Markus Garlauskas

A repeated theme in recent discussions in Taipei was Taiwan’s ability to withstand Chinese coercion and to adapt and sustain its defenses while under attack.

China Indo-Pacific

Issue Brief

Jun 27, 2024

Production diplomacy for deterrence, readiness, and resilience in the Indo-Pacific

By Andrew Brown, John T. Watts, Markus Garlauskas

Production diplomacy provides opportunities to protect supply chains, strengthen alliances and partnerships, enhance deterrence, and build defense readiness, though it is not without risks and challenges.

Australia Defense Industry
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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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