In 2026, the Marshall Center is offering a new slate of programs designed to strengthen European-led defense and increase burden-sharing. Find details on how to apply for the first of four resident courses taking place in 2026: https://t.co/OfDEibDN83 #MarshallCenterIn2026 ----

Last week, our German-American partnership for European security was on full display at #NATOTalk2025. We discussed Europe's expanding responsibility, fair burden-sharing, and the need for a robust industrial base. Full coverage: https://t.co/wj18f7q2JP 📸: DAG/Andreas Schwarz

Throughout this fall, our Program on Applied Security Studies continued as planned, graduating 80+ security professionals and boosting our Alumni Network over 17,000! Read our course our wrap-up story below. ⤵️ https://t.co/rZmIVIe6Ex ----

Our world-class photographers, event coordinators, and plenary operations team members keep the programs moving so participants and faculty can concentrate on the big ideas that shape security and defense. #MarshallCenter | #PASS | #SecurityCooperation ----

5 | For the security professionals in attendance, PASS is preparing them to advance actionable outcomes and policy recommendations in their home nations and organizations, including efforts to strengthen the defense industrial base. #PASS | #DefenseIndustrialBase ----

4 | Patrick Albrecht, project manager at Bayern Innovativ, explained how his organization provides start-ups with opportunities to enter the defense market: “There is a need for a hub—someone who is connecting the dots.”

3 | “Future victory in a war depends on fast integration of technology into operations.” - Jens Holtmannspötter, division head at the Bundeswehr's Research Institute for Materials, Fuels, and Lubricants, noting that current procurement and military integration are too slow.

2 | At the Program on Applied Security Studies, the conversation last week turned to the essential task of invigorating the defense industrial base to carry European-led deterrence and defense into the future.

1 | “We are suddenly realizing that we are entering a conventional war against a collective alliance that we are going to lose because they have better infrastructure, more experience, and are working together.” -Robbie Boyd Last week at #PASS: the defense industrial base⤵️

Geoeconomics, Energy Security & Networks That Endure Marc Ozawa, Marshall Center associate professor, highlights how geoeconomics and energy security shape resilience, deterrence & defense at the Marshall Center’s Program on Applied Security Studies. #PASS | #GeoEconomics ----

📽️PASS the Outcomes Through #PASS, security professionals return to their nations and organizations prepared to advise, lead, and strengthen resilience in today’s complex security environment. https://t.co/1Fli2CGcP9 #MarshallCenter | #SecurityCooperation | #PASStheFuture ----

SCSS | Building Actionable Outcomes “This workshop is about more than analysis. It’s about shaping practical outcomes that strengthen European-led deterrence and defense.” - Marshall Center Director Barre Seguin ---- @KASonline | @PLinDeutschland

4 | Powerful takeaways from three individuals experiencing war firsthand. In offering their personal insights and professional skills, PASS participants find further motivation to strengthen deterrence and build societal resilience before their nations face a similar test. ----

3 | “We are the eyes of the world and the voice of the Ukrainian people,” said Vasilisa Stepanenko, video journalist and field producer of '20 days in Mariupol.' For her, showing the world what war really looks like is about bearing witness and countering disinformation.

2 | Mykola Bielieskov, senior analyst at @BackAndAlive, talked about the role of this Non-Governmental Organization in strengthening the state in wartime. As a partner of the Ukrainian government, it does “not supplement the state but complement it in areas of expertise.’’

1 | “For the Russians, it’s not about getting our land, but it’s about erasing everything that is Ukrainian.” -Anna Novosad, former Ukrainian Minister of Education & co-founder of savED Yesterday, the PASS plenary beheld a sobering reminder of what resilience means in wartime.

“Si vis pacem, para bellum” | “If you want peace, prepare for war.” Bernhard Wigger & Pär Lager at #PASS, explaining #Swiss & #Swedish defense strategies as a blueprint for resilience. Their message: whole-of-society approaches are key to #PeaceThroughStrength. - @Forsvarshogsk

“The threat from Russia is real, changing, and happening across military, cyber & hybrid domains.” –Rolf Wagner, deputy director Day 1 @ #SCSS: experts/partners explore #Russia’s evolving threat and, perhaps more importantly, Europe’s response. ---- @KASonline | @PLinDeutschland

Great to have you join us, Anna! As ever your insights into the strategic threats we collectively face were impactful, and a strong reminder that lasting peace will depend on both recognizing those threats for what they are and investing in security and defense. #PASS25 ----

4 | As NATO responds to new challenges, this workshop is a timely opportunity to align strategies and strengthen transatlantic defense cooperation. #SCSS | #StrategicCompetition | #MarshallCenter | #TransatlanticSecurity | #Poland | #KAS | #RSI ----