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NATIONAL SECURITY FORUM

Programs

April 30, 2025 – Hybrid Forum: Telling Truth from Lies

“Telling Truth from Lies – Misinformation, disinformation, and AI threats to national security,” the theme for the 2025 Youth Security Forum, is particularly timely in today’s climate. AI experts and authors, Rex and Caleb Briggs, will set the stage and lead exercises to stimulate YSF students to discuss threats to national security from disinformation and deepfakes.

March 18, 2025 – Hybrid Forum: Nuclear Proliferation Risks Expanding in a New Era

As NSFers may remember we usually schedule a meeting early in the year featuring stalwart NSF expert contributors sharing their thoughts on the current Administration’s national security strategies, with special attention on nuclear security issues. In 2025, we find ourselves in a new era of rapidly expanding nuclear energy programs, after a long hiatus following the 2011 Fukashima disaster, with China leading the pack by a mile.

February 20, 2025 – Breakfast Forum: China in Latin America: How Should the US Respond?

As we pivot our attention to issues of importance to the new Trump Administration, we have a myriad of topics to cover. A prevailing issue now and for the foreseeable future is how the US engages China and responds to actions that China is taking around the world.