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National Cyber Director Chris Inglis discussed U.S. cyber infrastructure and resiliency with Samantha Ravich Mark Montgomery, respectively, the chair and senior director of the Center on…

Jonathan Schanzer, senior vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, talked about the clashes between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip in 2021. This event was…

U.S. Missile Defense Agency Director Vice Admiral Jon Hill took part in a virtual conversation on defense strategy and growing threats.

Former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster and Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta discussed lessons learned from the war in Afghanistan and President Biden’s decision to withdraw troops by September 11, 2021, the 20th…

David Kilcullen, former counterinsurgency adviser to Gen. David Petraeus, looked at the ways hostile forces have adapted to the ways the U.S. fights wars.

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions David Peyman spoke at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies on the State Department’s efforts to maintain and…

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies held a discussion regarding the release a new report on U.S. policy toward North Korea. A panel of experts assessed the threat that North Korea…

Brett McGurk, former special presidential envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and two other Middle East policy experts spoke at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies about how…

Former National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster joined national security experts Juan Zarate and Samantha Ravich a Foundation for Defense of Democracies discussion on the Trump administration’s foreign policy strategy,…

Acting Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy delivered remarks and participated in a conversation regarding the Army’s readiness and modernization efforts. He addressed a few areas of focus, such as the…

The Wilson Center held a discussion on the 25th anniversary of the bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and efforts to combat terrorism. The bombing…

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies in Washington, DC hosted a discussion with security experts on the U.S. missile defense strategy and current missile threats to the homeland. Speakers…

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) hosted a discussion with Iran experts on the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution. Panelists discussed the history of Iran and the…

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies hosted a discussion with the co-chairs of the National Defense Strategy Commission (NDSC) to discuss its findings and recommendations for implementing the National…

Foreign policy analysts and government officials participated in a panel discussion on U.S. policy toward Syria and Iran, with a focus on nonproliferation law compliance, at the Foundation for…

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies hosted a panel discussion about the on-again June 12, 2018, summit between the U.S. and North Korea in Singapore. Panelists also discussed President…

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies hosted a discussion on the Syrian conflict and U.S.-Turkey relations. Panelists analyzed the dynamics between political groups in the two countries…

The Foundation for Defense of Democracies hosted a panel discussion about the release by the CIA of over 100,000 documents collected by U.S. special forces in the 2011 raid of Osama bin…

National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster spoke about the Trump administration’s strategy to protect the homeland from global threats. He also briefly responded to questions, including one…

CIA Director Mike Pompeo spoke about national security policy at an event hosted by the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He discussed several issues, including cybersecurity, threats…