NSI Live

The National Security Institute was excited to host NSI’sTechnology Innovation and American National SecurityProject, Artificial Intelligence and the Fight for the Future.OnWednesday, May 26, from 2 – 3 PM ET, NSI hosted a fireside chat featuring National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Gilman Louie who discussed critical technology issues facing the our nation, with cybersecurity reporter Chris Bing of Reuters moderating the session.American innovation in artificial intelligence is a national security imperative and Commissioners Clyburn and Louie addressed how the U.S. government can invest in human capital to ethically and responsibly develop AI tools to best counter and compete with our adversaries and strategic partners.They took a hard look at how AI changes the national security environment and how the United States can best leverage itself in a new technological frontier.

OnThursday, June 3, 2021 NSI held a fireside chat featuring Jamie Fly, President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to discuss Russia’s aggressive actions to prevent RFE/RL from operating freely and what steps RFE/RL is taking in response to make sure that unbiased news can still reach their Russian audience.Russian officials recently informed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) about the launch of enforcement proceedings against the company for unpaid fines related to Russia’s crackdown on independent journalists.A free and vibrant press is vital to expose corruption, hold the powerful to account, and inform the populace.

Josh Rogin joined us to share his insight on all things U.S. and China, including why he thinks China is America’s hardest foreign policy problem. Josh also talked with NSI Director and Executive DirectorJamil N. Jaffer about his new book, “Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the Twenty-First Century,” which explores the conflict over China policy in the Trump White House and the state of our two countries’ interdependence.

Congressman Mike Waltz, U.S. Representative for Florida’s 6th Congressional District, who shared his insight on critical national security issues ranging from China’s growing threat as a military, economic, and space power to its complicated ties to Wall Street and its treatment of the Uyghurs. Rep. Waltz also explored other important issues with NSI Director and Executive DirectorJamil N. Jaffer, such as U.S efforts to halt Iran’s nuclear ambitions and the impact of the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan for peace and stability in the region.

As tensions between Washington and Beijing continue to rise, geopolitical competition remains the focal point of U.S. foreign and defense policy. Join us for a timely conversation withAdmiral James Stavridis and Elliot Ackerman, authors of2034: A Novel About the Next World War, as they discuss with NSI Advisory Board member, Carmen Medina the political, economic, andmilitary ramificationsof the future conflict.

A surge of insurgent activity from ISIS Mozambique has the potential to deepen famine conditions in the country, hurt investment in a burgeoning natural gas sector, and destabilize the region. The United States has sent in special forces to help support the military in Mozambique and the terrorist designation has drawn increasing interest from national security leaders on Capitol Hill. In order to better understand the conflict and determine whether and how the United States should get involved, we've brought together a group of experts who have worked on this issues in both the Obama and Trump administrations and in Congress to discuss.Speakers include:Lester Munson, NSI Senior Fellow and former Staff Director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (@lestermunson)Morgan Viña, NSI Visiting Fellow and former Chief of Staff to Ambassador Nikki HaleyNicole Wilett, Chief of Staff at Open Society Foundations and former Director of African Affairs at the National Security Council