US EditionPentagon halts participation in research, think tank events
UNITED STATES, JUL 25 – The Pentagon now vets Defense Department officials' participation in think tank events to ensure alignment with the Trump administration, suspending attendance at forums promoting globalism.
- Thursday’s announcement by the Pentagon declared it will no longer allow Defense Department officials to appear at events not aligned with the Trump administration, requiring screening of future programs.
- A week after its Aspen withdrawal, the Defense Department pulled all military speakers from the Aspen Security Forum, citing the `evil of globalism` as the reason, Politico reports.
- Organizations will be vetted for alignment with the current presidential administration, Politico reported, and speakers must submit remarks and talking points in advance.
- The Washington Examiner labeled the policy a `war on thought`, and the review marks a significant departure from past practices offering the public venues to hear from senior defense officials.
- Major defense conferences scheduled later this year, including the Space and Missile Defense Symposium and the Reagan National Defense Forum, are under review, Politico reported, after the order has so far only affected the Halifax International Security Forum in November.
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Conservative Daily NewsPentagon Strikes A Blow To ‘America Last’ Orgs With New Order
By Wallace White, Daily Caller News Foundation | July 24, 2025 The Pentagon is suspending its participation in various events hosted by “America Last” think tanks pending further review, Politico reported Thursday. The Department of Defense (DOD) is temporarily refraining from sending its senior officials to various think tank events on the heels of suspending DOD participation in the Aspen Security Forum, according to a staff email obtained by …
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) detailed in a new directive published on Tuesday that will suspend the participation of each of its officials in events and research that are organized by think tanks, also known as think tanks. Thus, the Pentagon detailed that from now on it will evaluate all events that are invited national security officials of the country to determine that they are in accordance with the values of the department.Read more…
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