Soon after his election, President Biden declared “America is Back,” signaling a new commitment to working with allies and a sharp break from the “America First” policies of his predecessor. In this new era, Biden is also making critical shifts in Pentagon’s priorities, such as fully withdrawing all U.S. troops from Afghanistan and ending the 20-year war, scaling back US military presence across the Middle East and re-thinking the positioning of military forces around the world to focus more on China.
Join POLITICO on Thursday, October 7, for its inaugural defense forum to talk to the decision- makers in the White House, Congress, military and defense industry who are reshaping American power abroad and re-defining military readiness for the future of warfare.
Among the topics we’ll cover:
• What Biden’s approach as commander-in-chief means for defense policy and Pentagon spending with a particular focus on the US and China competition
• The use of tech and innovation to reinvent the battlefield and respond to emerging threats
• The role of the Space Force and satellites in US efforts to bolster its defense
• And how the US is navigating a complicated global landscape that is more unstable and where democratic institutions are under attack
