The international system is under pressure.
Alliances are fracturing and new rivalries emerging. Technology, energy, and critical minerals are the now lynchpins of national security. Fault lines are emerging where nations, interests, and competing visions collide.
You’re invited to the Global Security Forum 2026 Series: Fault Lines, where leaders, policymakers, strategists, and experts reveal the pressures reshaping global security – and the choices that will define what comes next.
GSF2026 Events
Sept. 24, In-Person | Ambassador of Korea, H.E. Kyung-wha Kang
Save the Date
Oct. 8, Virtual | All the Presidents’ Wars: 25 Years of America’s War on Terror | WorldNow
With Peter Bergen, CNN National Security Analyst
Oct. 15, Virtual | Brink: Inside the Race to Free the Oct. 7 Hostages | WorldNow
With Brett McGurk, author and former diplomat
Oct. 20, Virtual | The Global Race for Critical Minerals
With Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program
Nov. 5, In-Person | Acting Ambassador of Poland in the U.S.,Mr. Bogdan Klich
Nov. 11, In-Person | State of the World
With David Sanger, New York Times Chief White House & National Security Correspondent
Nov. 12, Virtual | Big Tech & the Future of War | WorldNow
With Sharon Weinberger, Editor-in-Chief-of The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
GSF2026 All-Access Pass (CTWAC Members Only)
Your ticket to all in-person and virtual GSF2026 events, for just $75. Perks include your name listed as a supporter and a special invitation to a private reception with David Sanger. Click here to unlock this member-exclusive offer.
GSF2026 Sponsors
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