Upcoming Events

The Digital Battlefield: How Technology Is Transforming War

Hybrid EVENT

Kathleen Hicks and Patrick Tucker discuss the changing nature of warfare and what it means for the future of global defense and security.

In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, a soldier tests land drones in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine
Andriy Andriyenko / AP
Mar
18

Past Events

Competing to Win: America's Economic Power in the Age of AI

PAST EVENT

Suzanne Nossel leads a webinar in partnership with the Leadership Now Project on how the US can strengthen its competitiveness in the age of AI.

Pedestrians are reflected on an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo.
Eugene Hoshiko / AP

Global Disinformation in a Post-Moderation World: Symposium Opening Plenary

PAST EVENT VIDEO

Ellen McCarthy, Suzanne Nossel, James Warren, and Leslie Vinjamuri discuss misinformation in this partner event with Northwestern University and the Kyiv-Mohyla Foundation of America.

Leslie Vinjamuri, James Warren, Ellen McCarthy, and Suzanne Nossel on the Council stage.
Ana Miyares Photography

Commentary

I’m on the Meta Oversight Board. We Need AI Protections Now

In the News
The Guardian
Suzanne Nossel

Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Suzanne Nossel makes the case for independent oversight of artificial intelligence platforms as its evolving capabilities reshape the world.

Meta Chief Product Officer Chris Cox speaks at LlamaCon 2025
Jeff Chiu / AP
Tech and Science

In Response to US Tariffs, Canada Is Investing in Its Own Auto Industry

In the News
WBEZ
Cécile Shea

"Canada has decided that the US is an undependable trading partner and an undependable production partner," Council Senior Nonresident Fellow Cécile Shea explains.

An electric vehicle plugged in at a charging station
David Zalubowski / AP
Global Economy

Research

Critical Minerals, Rare Earth Elements, and the Challenges Ahead for the United States

RESEARCH
Report by Karl Friedhoff

Washington is already behind in the race to secure critical minerals and rare earth elements. This report presents a path forward.

Ore is hauled from the Kennecott's Bingham Canyon Copper Mine in Utah
Rick Bowmer / AP
US Foreign Policy

Americans Favor Greater AI and Quantum Regulation

RESEARCH
Public Opinion Survey by Coauthors

While still forming their views on these technologies, more say they are concerned about the potential risks than excited about the opportunities.

An IBM Heron quantum processor chip is in a circuit board at IBM headquarters
Ted Shaffrey / AP
Public Opinion

Experts

Kathleen Hicks 

Distinguished Nonresident Fellow, Defense and Security
headshot of Kathleen Hicks