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 […]
How did 9/11 reshape America – and the world? Peter Bergen, the journalist who conducted the first televised interview with Osama bin Laden in 1997 and author of All the Presidents' Wars, joins WorldNow with Jim Falk to examine the decisions of four U.S. presidents over 25 years of conflict and their lasting consequences: from […]
Brett McGurk, former White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa and author of Brink (available Oct. 6, 2026), takes us inside the high-stakes negotiations to free the October 7 hostages and secure a ceasefire in Gaza. McGurk led U.S. diplomacy on some of the region's most consequential challenges, offering a rare firsthand […]
China. Defense. AI. Energy. The resources powering global competition. Critical minerals are becoming a defining fault line in global security. From advanced weapons and defense systems to AI, energy, and emerging technologies, access to these resources is increasingly tied to national power and security. Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the CSIS Critical Minerals Security Program, and […]
Poland. Ukraine. Russia. NATO. The Future of European Security. Few countries are closer to Europe's defining security challenges than Poland. As the war in Ukraine escalates and NATO faces a changing […]
Where are the world’s fault lines - and where are they headed next? Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author David Sanger returns to the Global Security Forum for a special […]
Who will shape the future of war – the Pentagon or Silicon Valley? Big Tech is transforming the battlefield. Artificial intelligence, autonomous weapons, drones, and private technology companies are changing not only how wars are fought, but who holds power over the technologies that define national security. Sharon Weinberger, author of Valley of Death: How […]
