Annual Conference

Future Security Forum 2021

September 13, 2021 to September 14, 2021 | 20x20: Redefining National Security for 2040
Online

New America and Arizona State University are pleased to invite you to the 2021 Future Security Forum, which will be held online September 13-14, 2021. This year’s Forum marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Forum sessions will reflect on the past 20 years of U.S. security policy, and chart the next 20 years of national and international security trends.

Future Security Forum 2020

September 21, 2020 to September 24, 2020 | Reimagining National Security in the Age of COVID-19

Online

Future Security Forum 2020 is four days of online programming to reimagine national security in the age of COVID-19. Future Security Forum is one of the signature events of the Future of War project–a New America and Arizona State University partnership.

New America and Arizona State University invite you to join an online Future Security Forum, focused on reimagining national security in the age of COVID-19. Top policymakers, practitioners from government, the private sector, and academia will convene a four-day virtual forum to analyze and debate the most pressing global security issues of the 21st century.

Future Security Forum 2019

April 29, 2019 | 8 A.M. – 5:30 P.M. EST
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Pavilion Room Washington, DC 20004

New America and Arizona State University invite you to the fifth annual Future Security Forum (formerly the Future of War Conference) on April 29, 2019, in Washington, D.C. At this conference, leaders from government, academia, journalism, the military, and the private sector will explore pressing issues in international security and defense. Panel topics include:

Future of War Conference 2018

April 9, 2018 | 8:20 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. EST
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center 1300 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Pavilion Room Washington, D.C. 20004

The Center on the Future of War held the Future of War Conference 2018 on April 9 in Washington, D.C. The event featured leaders from government, military, journalism, academia, and the private sector who explored pressing issues in international security and defense, including: What would a war with North Korea look like?; Do future conflicts require new Geneva Conventions?; How can the U.S. make sure it wins the cyberwar of 2028?; and After ISIS, what comes next in the Middle East?

Future of War Conference 2017

March 21, 2017 | Washington, DC

The Future of War Conference 2017 was held in Washington, DC on March 21, 2017. The event links ASU and New America and has been co-sponsored by CNN. It features major thought leaders on various issues of domestic and global security including emerging technologies, current conflicts, refugees, cyberwar, international law, civilian-military relations and how to improve links between academic research and public policy.

Future of War Conference 2016

March 10, 2016 | 8 A.M. – 6 P.M. EST
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Pavilion Room
Washington, DC 20004

The Future of War Conference brings together a collection of experts to address key issues and challenges arising from the changing nature of conflict and war. The conference is part of an initiative linking New America, a nonpartisan research public policy institute and civic enterprise, and Arizona State University, one of the nation’s largest public research universities.

Future of War Conference 2015

February 24, 2015 to February 25, 2015 | Washington, DC

The conference served as the public launch of the Future of War project, bringing together leading experts, scholars and policy makers to discuss developments in the fields of international and national security. There were over 400 attendees and over 9,000 people watched the event via the live-stream. The conference was co-sponsored by CNN.