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  • Composite image with Ukrainian flag in the background with a cutout image of a soldier launching a drone in the foreground. Over this background is the Des Moines National Security Forum logo above the title, date and location of the event: "Ukraine’s Fight — and What We Can Learn," April 3, 2025, Des Moines Embassy Club West, 520 Market Street, West Des Moines.

    DMNSF – April 3, 2025

    Des Moines Embassy Club West 520 Market St., West Des Moines, IA, United States

    In this presentation of the Des Moines National Security Forum (DMNSF), Paul Schwennesen, Ph.D., will discuss Ukraine’s defensive war against Russian aggression which has made world headlines for the past three years. Schwennesen will discuss how a striking evolution in the nature of the fight has been obscured by daily updates and political rhetoric. In […]

  • Composite image with a photo of a chess board in the foreground and a global map in the background. Layered over this photo is the Des Moines National Security Forum logo above the title, date and location of the event: "Balancing Ideals and Interests in International Politics," May 22, 2025, Des Moines Embassy Club West, 520 Market Street, West Des Moines.

    DMNSF – May 22, 2025

    Des Moines Embassy Club West 520 Market St., West Des Moines, IA, United States

    How ought we judge international politics? From the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the targeted assassination of Qasem Soleimani to weaponizing AI and drone technology, the current and future challenges we face require discernment and virtue. In this meeting of the Des Moines National Security Forum, U.S. Air Force Col. Paul Vicars, Ph.D., explains the […]

  • Composite image with a Middle East map in the background with toy soldiers and a red tint over them to elicit feelings of war and conflict. Layered over this photo is the Des Moines National Security Forum logo above the title, date and location of the event: "The Intersection of Ancient Legacies with Modern Realities in the Middle East," Oct. 1, 2025, Des Moines Embassy Club West, 520 Market Street, West Des Moines.

    DMNSF – Oct. 1, 2025

    Des Moines Embassy Club West 520 Market St., West Des Moines, IA, United States

    The Middle East is entering a decisive and turbulent phase, as recent months have seen sharp escalations involving Iran, Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah, and the United States. In this timely forum, Tirdad Daei, Ph.D., joins us in a discussion moderated by Col. (Ret.) Scott Weaver that examines the strategic legacy of the Persian Empire and its […]