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Commanders Series

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.

Arsenals of Democracy

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.

Forward Defense Forum

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.

Register for upcoming events

Public Event Mon, April 3, 2023 • 3:30 pm ET

Game-changers or little-changed? Implications of ground combat in Ukraine
Conflict Defense Policy Defense Technologies National Security
Public Event Wed, May 17, 2023 • 9:00 am ET

NEXUS 23: A symposium at the intersection of defense, national security, and autonomy
Defense Industry Defense Policy Defense Technologies Security & Defense

Watch past events

Public Event Fri, January 27, 2023 • 10:00 am ET

The near crisis project: Why what you don’t know can hurt you
Online Event Thu, January 19, 2023 • 12:30 pm ET

A conversation with General Laura J. Richardson on security across the Americas
China Defense Industry Defense Policy Defense Technologies
Online Event Tue, December 6, 2022 • 2:00 pm ET

Securing space: Preparing for future space contingencies
China Defense Industry Defense Policy Defense Technologies
Public Event Tue, November 1, 2022 • 2:00 pm ET

The future of US nuclear strategy: Releasing the 2022 Nuclear Posture Review
China Defense Policy Defense Technologies Iran
Online Event Thu, October 6, 2022 • 1:00 pm ET

How can we deter China in the 2020s? A conversation with Michèle Flournoy
China Conflict Defense Industry Defense Policy
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Forward Defense

Forward Defense, housed within the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, shapes the debate around the greatest military challenges facing the United States and its allies, and creates forward-looking assessments of the trends, technologies, and concepts that will define the future of warfare.

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