The CNAS 2024 National Security Conference: High Stakes explored current global security challenges with discussions on artificial intelligence, economic statecraft, the defense industrial base, simultaneous deterrence, and more. With a looming presidential election, and conflicts and threats in multiple regions, decisions made by policymakers today will reverberate far into the future. On June 6, 2024, the Center for a New American Security’s annual conference brought together key leaders, lawmakers, and experts to examine critical national security issues. Session Chapters: 05:00 | Opening Session with Jon Finer 51:50 | Derisky Business with Daleep Singh 1:37:12 | U.S. Policy in the Middle East 2:21:45 | Rise of the Minilateral 3:45:37 | The Pitch 4:35:20 | Bacevich Award Ceremony 5:08:36 | National Security in a World of Robust State Power 5:50:18 | Tech Tipping Points: A National Security Forecast 6:36:09 | Institutionalizing Defense Innovation 7:18:36 | Conscription on the Modern Battlefield 7:34:34 | Brussels Sprouts Live NATO at 75 View the entire schedule and speaker line-up at https://conference.cnas.org/ Follow CNAS on: • Twitter: / cnasdc • Facebook: / cnasdc • Instagram: / cnasdc • LinkedIn: / center-for-a-new-american-security