CSPC was proud to co-host 300+ attendees at the #LDCWashingtonForum for a day of discussion on the future of defense and security. Thank you to keynote speaker @USWPColby, our speakers, guests, and the @LDConf team!

The LDC Washington Forum, co-hosted with Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress (@CSPC_DC), is underway today in the heart of DC! The Forum brings together leading voices from politics, policy, industry, academia, and select media to discuss national security under the theme “Winning Future Wars.” For media enquiries, please contact @R_Ritwij at ritwij@londondefenceconference.com.

The U.S. Under Secretary of War for Policy, the Honourable @USWPColby, has just concluded his session at the LDC Washington Forum, taking part in a keynote fireside conversation with Lord Salisbury, Chairman of the London Defence Conference. @CSPC_DC @LondonDefConf @DeptofWar

Last night, on the eve of the #LDCWashingtonForum, CSPC hosted Chairman @RepFrenchHill, Rep. @PatHarriganNC, Casey French (@LockheedMartin), and Trevor Burns (@jpmorgan) to preview today's themes and discuss the challenges shaping the future of defense and security.

Ahead of tomorrow's @LondonDefConf Washington Forum, CSPC President & CEO @GlennNye offers framing thoughts on why preparing for future conflicts also requires confronting the security challenges of today. Read the full essay: thepresidency.org/all-public…

The LDC Washington Forum 2026, in partnership with @CSPC_DC, takes place on Wednesday 23 September in the heart of DC. Among our featured speakers is: @MassDara, Senior Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. @MassDara is a senior fellow in the Russia and Eurasia Program, where her work focuses on defence and security issues across the region. Prior to joining Carnegie, she was a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and a senior analyst for Russian military capabilities at the U.S. Department of Defense. The theme of this year’s LDC Washington Forum is Winning Future Wars. More speakers and information to come shortly. For sponsorship enquiries, please contact @georgie_krone at georgina@londondefenceconference.com. For media enquiries, please reach out to @R_Ritwij at ritwij@londondefenceconference.com.

The LDC Washington Forum 2026, in partnership with @CSPC_DC, takes place on Wednesday 23 September in the heart of DC. Among our featured speakers is: @daniel_flesch, Executive Director of the @DT_Alliance. Daniel Flesch is Executive Director of the Defense Technology Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to strengthening U.S. national security by leveraging allied defence capabilities and lessons learned from the Israeli and Ukrainian defence ecosystems. He is also an Adjunct Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. Previously, Daniel served as Senior Policy Analyst for the Middle East and North Africa at The Heritage Foundation and advised aerospace and defence companies at Cherrill Consulting Group. The theme of this year’s LDC Washington Forum is Winning Future Wars. More speakers and information to come shortly. For sponsorship enquiries, please contact @georgie_krone at georgina@londondefenceconference.com. For media enquiries, please reach out to @R_Ritwij at ritwij@londondefenceconference.com.

The LDC Washington Forum 2026, in partnership with Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress (@CSPC_DC), will take place on Wednesday, 23 September, in the heart of Washington, DC. Among our featured speakers is: @louismosley, Executive Vice President UK & Europe, @PalantirTech. Louis oversees Palantir’s business across the U.K. and Europe, including its work with both public- and private-sector organisations. He serves on the U.K. Government’s Defence Industrial Joint Council (DIJC), chaired by the British Defence Secretary, and leads Palantir's support for Ukraine's defence. He was appointed by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to serve as the U.S. representative on the Business Advisory Council for Ukraine (BAC). The theme of this year’s LDC Washington Forum is Winning Future Wars. More speakers will be announced shortly. For media enquiries, contact @R_Ritwij at ritwij@londondefenceconference.com.

The LDC Washington Forum 2026, in partnership with @CSPC_DC, takes place on Wednesday, 23 September, in the heart of Washington, DC. Among our featured speakers is: Heather Armentrout, US President and General Manager, @kongsbergasa US. Heather Armentrout is President and General Manager of KONGSBERG U.S. Prior to KONGSBERG, she held senior leadership roles at Northrop Grumman, overseeing global strategy, government relations, technology investment, and business development. Earlier, she served at the Central Intelligence Agency, earning multiple exceptional performance awards, including for leading the country’s first National Strategy to Combat Terrorist Travel. The theme of this year’s LDC Washington Forum is Winning Future Wars. More speakers and further information will be announced shortly. For sponsorship enquiries, please contact @georgie_krone at georgina@londondefenceconference.com. For media enquiries, please contact @R_Ritwij at ritwij@londondefenceconference.com.

The LDC Washington Forum 2026, in partnership with @CSPC_DC, takes place on Wednesday 23 September in the heart of DC. Among our featured speakers is: U.S. Senator @SenJoniErnst. Senator Ernst made history in 2014 as the first woman from Iowa elected to federal office and the first female combat veteran to serve in the United States. She currently serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee and chairs the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities. The theme of this year’s LDC Washington Forum is Winning Future Wars. More speakers and information to come shortly. For sponsorship enquiries, please contact @georgie_krone at georgina@londondefenceconference.com. For media enquiries, please reach out to @R_Ritwij at ritwij@londondefenceconference.com.

The LDC Washington Forum 2026, in partnership with @CSPC_DC, will take place on Wednesday, 23 September, in the heart of Washington, DC. Among our featured speakers is: @ryebarcott , CEO and Co-Founder of @WithHonorAction. Rye Barcott is a Marine Corps veteran, social entrepreneur, investor, and New York Times bestselling author of Courage Can Save Us. He is the co-founder and CEO of With Honor, a cross-partisan organisation that fights polarisation by supporting principled veteran leadership in public office. The theme of this year’s LDC Washington Forum is Winning Future Wars. More speakers and further information will be announced shortly. For sponsorship enquiries, please contact @georgie_krone at georgina@londondefenceconference.com. For media enquiries, please contact @R_Ritwij at ritwij@londondefenceconference.com.

The LDC Washington Forum 2026, in partnership with @CSPC_DC, will take place on Wednesday, 23 September, in the heart of Washington, DC. Among our featured moderators is: @katyballs. Katy Balls is Washington Editor and a columnist at @thetimes. She was shortlisted for Political Commentator of the Year at the 2017 Press Awards and for Comment Journalism of the Year at the 2021 British Journalism Awards. She was previously Political Editor at The Spectator magazine. The theme of this year’s LDC Washington Forum is Winning Future Wars. More speakers and further information will be announced shortly. For sponsorship enquiries, please contact @georgie_krone at georgina@londondefenceconference.com. For media enquiries, please contact @R_Ritwij at ritwij@londondefenceconference.com.

As gerrymandering raises concerns about the health of our democracy, bipartisan lawmakers are taking action. CSPC President & CEO @GlennNye joined the @ProbSolveCaucus to unveil bipartisan legislation establishing fair, transparent standards for congressional redistricting.

CSPC Senior fellow and former U.S. diplomat Robert Gerber shares first-hand insights on Ukraine's wartime economy after a recent visit to Ukraine. Read the full essay here: thepresidency.org/all-public…

A fantastic morning welcome roundtable at @CSPC_DC with @TheEconomist’s new Washington Bureau Chief, and long time defence correspondent, @shashj. Looking forward to his continued excellent journalism, now on this side of the Atlantic.

We’re pleased to welcome Rear Admiral Tim Woods, CBE, former UK Defence Attaché to the US, to CSPC’s Board of Counselors. His expertise will strengthen our work on transatlantic security and allied defense cooperation. Read more: bit.ly/4gW5OXH

Political disagreement isn't a threat to democracy, it's part of what makes democracy work. In his @TEDxMason talk, CSPC President & CEO @GlennNye revisits George Washington's warning about partisanship and what it asks of us today. Video clip courtesy of @TEDxMason

"Tomorrow’s Capabilities Today" is the final panel of the 2026 @LondonDefConf Washington Forum. As AI, autonomy, space, cyber, and advanced manufacturing reshape warfare, how can allies develop and procure tomorrow’s capabilities faster than adversaries? #LDCWashingtonForum