The Atlantic Council’s Caribbean Initiative will host the inaugural US Caribbean Maritime and Ports Forum in Miami on Friday, February 20 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The Forum launches a long term platform focused on strengthening US Caribbean cooperation across ports, shipping, and the broader maritime sector. As ports play an essential role in regional trade, investment, energy security, and public safety, the Forum will bring together policymakers, industry leaders, and regional experts to address shared challenges and opportunities. Discussions will focus on port infrastructure, maritime security, workforce development, regulatory change, and the use of technology to support growth across the sector. Building on momentum from the 2025 CARICOM Heads of Government meetings, where maritime cooperation emerged as a regional priority, the Forum aims to identify practical policy and investment approaches that strengthen port systems and deepen US Caribbean maritime cooperation.

Latin America’s security environment is evolving rapidly shaped by the interplay of transnational organised crime, climate-related pressures, technological disruption, and renewed great-power competition. At a time when global security cooperation is being tested, the United Kingdom and its Latin American partners face a defining opportunity to reimagine their strategic engagement. This year’s discussions will explore the future of UK–Latin American defence relations, the region’s perspectives on the war in Ukraine, innovation and emerging technologies in defence, Antarctic cooperation, responses to transnational crime, and Brazil’s evolving role in regional security. The fourth Latin American Security Conference will bring together senior policymakers and experts from academia, industry and think tanks to discuss the current and emerging challenges that threaten to disrupt the region. We will focus on finding answers and identifying pathways to promote sustainable governance in the fields of defence and security. RUSI’s Latin American Security Programme explores how shifting global dynamics

We are proud to host the third annual Africa-Americas Forum on China in collaboration with the Atlantic Council. This is a unique gathering where experts from both regions engage in open, transparent, nuanced, and constructive discussions about Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean’s relations with China. Last year, in partnership with FLACSO Argentina, the University of Witwatersrand South Africa, the Social Science Research Council, the U.S. Institute of Peace, and the Atlantic Council Global China Hub, we hosted a successful two-day forum in Miami, Florida. Experts from Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean shared best practices for fostering robust and healthy relationships with China.

The NICE Conference is the annual convening of community members and thought leaders from education, government, industry, and non-profits to explore ways of developing a skilled cybersecurity workforce ready to meet the challenges of the future. This event provides an opportunity to share best practices from around the world and across sectors in order to build the workforce we need to confront cybersecurity risks today and in years to come. This event is hosted by Florida International University and New America, supported by NICE, a program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the U.S. Department of Commerce. The 2025 NICE Conference & Expo will take place June 1-4, 2025, at the Denver Marriott Tech Center in Denver, Colorado.

Join us in Miami—the gateway to the Americas— on May 12 and 13 for Florida International University’s premier national security event addressing the region’s most critical challenges. The Hemispheric Security Conference (HSC) convenes government officials, military leaders, academic experts, think tanks, civil society, and private sector innovators to tackle issues such as transnational crime, strategic competition, economic security, and cyber threats.

What do shifting power dynamics, the rise of global revisionism, and low-boil conflicts mean for national security? What are the gaps between the U.S. perspective and a European one? Please join CSIS on May 12 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. EDT for a conversation about Strategic Trends 2025: Key Developments in Global Affairs, a new report by the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zürich. This year’s volume features chapters on shifting Eurasian partnerships, conflicts in the Middle East, deepening Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific cooperation, the securitization of digital capabilities, and the role of critical technologies in great power competition. Dr. Daniel Möckli, head of the Think Tank at CSS; Dr. Gorana Grgić, senior researcher in the Swiss and Euro-Atlantic Security Team; Névine Schepers, team head and senior researcher in the Swiss and Euro-Atlantic Security Team; and Dr. Myriam Dunn Cavelty, senior scientist and deputy for Research and Teaching at CSS, will join Emily Harding, director of the