Forward Defense

Developing sustainable, nonpartisan strategies with our allies and partners to counter, deter, and overcome security challenges posed by great-power competitors and other potential adversaries.

Realigning the US and allied defense-industrial and innovation bases to ensure collaboration in pursuit of national defense strategies.

Exploring the emerging technologies and advanced capabilities that will define the future of defense and warfare.

Advancing the dialogue on how the United States and its allies and partners can deter, fight, and win future wars.

Crafting an effective and nonpartisan strategic forces policy for the United States and its allies in the twenty-first century.

Investigating the spectrum of challenges to and opportunities for the United States and its allies in the space domain.

Proposing a US and allied approach to acting, reacting, and prevailing in the gray zone throughout an era of strategic competition.

Providing recommendations to assist US national security officials as they transform the Department of Homeland Security to protect the nation against novel and emerging threats.

Applying innovative methodologies such as wargaming, narrative fiction, and the creative arts to tomorrow’s military and defense challenges.

The Council’s flagship speakers’ forum for senior military and defense leaders. The series provides a platform to discuss current strategic issues with an impressive audience drawn from across Washington’s policy community.

The Defense-Industrial Policy Series and Captains of Industry Series provide platforms for senior government officials and executives in defense and aerospace to address the public policies that shape the defense market.

Built for creative thinking, this interactive public forum is designed for defense visionaries to put forth novel ideas for how the United States and its allies and partners can adapt, innovate, and win on the future battlefield.