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2026 Global Security Forum, America at 250: A Defining Moment for American Statecraft and Military Power

June 30, 2026 • 8:30 am – 5:00 pm EDT

Join the CSIS Defense and Security Department on Tuesday, June 30, 2026, for its annual Global Security Forum. This year's conference will center on the theme America at 250: A Defining Moment for American Statecraft and Military Power.

Through keynote addresses and expert panel discussions with government, industry, and finance experts, the Forum will examine how the tools of statecraft are being redefined and how the United States can harness innovation, rebuild industrial capacity, strengthen deterrence, and renew the foundations of leadership in a more dangerous world.

The agenda will feature discussions on:

  • The End of Sanctuary: The Evolution of Homeland Defense
  • Building at Scale: Implementing the Defense Industrial Base Reform Agenda
  • Patriotic Capital: Financing Industrial Strength and Security
  • What Must America Defend? The Future of American Statecraft
  • And more to be announced
     

Further details on the agenda and panelists will be updated in the leadup to the Forum in June.

This event is made possible by the generous support of Leonardo DRS. 

Additional support provided by Hadrian.

Registration Information

Please note that in-person attendance is limited and cannot be guaranteed. Guests approved for in-person attendance will receive a confirmation email from conference organizers.

Contact Information

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Seth G. Jones
President, Defense and Security Department; Harold Brown Chair
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Kari Bingen
Director, Aerospace Security Project and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
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Williams
Director, Project on Nuclear Issues and Senior Fellow, Defense and Security Department
June 30, 2026 • 8:30 am – 5:00 pm EDT
2026 Global Security Forum, America at 250: A Defining Moment for American Statecraft and Military Power