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The Atlantic Council commemorated the 75th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). In this first portion of the event, panelists reflected on NATO’s history and purpose…

Former Undersecretary of State for Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky talked about Afghan women’s rights at the Wilson Center. She said Afghan women had suffered “very draconian measures” relat…

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce held a conference focusing on rebuilding Ukraine despite Russia’s continued assault on the country. Several Biden administration officials spoke at the conferenc…

“If we lose Ukraine, we will lose peace for decades,” said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki while speaking to the Atlantic Council about European security and the geopolitical landsc…

Business leaders and former government officials discussed reconstruction in Ukraine at an event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The panelists touched on a vari…

House Foreign Affairs Committee Ranking Member Mike McCaul (R-TX) spoke about how the U.S. can better compete against China and Russia on technology and supply chains. Other topics included …

“Putin’s attack on Ukraine is an effort to bring Europe back to before the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is an effort to break the international rule-based system that we have carefully develo…

Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed U.S. support for Ukraine through the recently passed Ukrainian Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act. The Lend-Lease Act, passed with b…

Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) spoke with the Atlantic Council about U.S.-China relations. Senator Sullivan called for a long-term, bipartisan plan to address China’s growing power. He also pra…

Madeleine Albright, former secretary of state under the Clinton administration, joined a former State Department official and activists from South Sudan, Burma and Hong Kong for a discussion…

Former first lady Laura Bush and Rula Ghani, Afghanistan’s first lady, discussed Afghanistan’s security, ongoing peace talks, and minority and women’s rights. The Atlantic Council and George…

The Atlantic Council hosted a discussion on the 2020 presidential election and the nominees' foreign policy agendas after the conclusion of the Democratic and Republican conventions. Two for…

Robert O’Brien, Trump administration National Security Adviser, talked about U.S. global leadership and pressing security challenges. He also outlined some foreign policy wins for President …

Washington Times national security columnist Bill Gertz talked about his book, Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China’s Drive for Global Supremacy, on China’s efforts to become a global m…

James Baker, chief of staff to President Ronald Reagan and secretary of state during the George W. Bush administration, was among the speakers at an event commemorating the 30th anniversary …

President George W. Bush and former Defense Secretary Robert Gates sat down for a discussion on governing and leadership at the former president’s library and center in Dallas. The two touch…

The U.S. Institute of Peace held a series of panel discussions on efforts to prevent violent extremism in countries with weak or failing governments. In this portion, speakers included Madel…

The inspectors general from the Departments of Defense, Justice, Commerce, and Health and Human Services talked about their efforts to identify waste, fraud, and abuse in the federal governm…

Former Trump administration strategist Sebastian Gorka offered his thoughts on how the U.S. can strengthen its national security. He was interviewed by Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, former un…

Speakers including two former National Security Council staff members who served under Ronald Reagan discussed the 40th president’s Cold War politics. The discussion was part of a conference…