National Secretary

Sir Richard Moore on Alliances, Intelligence, and a World Between Peace and War at Spring Lecture on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, Sir Richard Moore, former Chief of the UK’s Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) and former UK Ambassador to Turkey, joined Paul M. Nakasone, founder of the Vanderbilt Institute of National Security, for a wide-ranging conversation on intelligence, diplomacy, and leadership. Held in Langford Auditorium ahead of… Read More

Feb. 9, 2026
Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to Deliver Keynote Address at 2026 Asness Summit on Modern Conflict and Emerging Threats

Washington, DC – January 14, 2025 – Portrait of Gina Raimondo, United States Secretary of Commerce taken at the Herbert C. Hoover Building, headquarters of the United States Department of Commerce. (Photo by Jay Premack/USPTO) Gina Raimondo, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Foreign… Read More

Feb. 4, 2026