During afternoon session of the Program on Applied Security Studies in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Sept. 23, 2025, participants put economics front and center as they examined how trade, supply chains, and resilience shape today’s strategic environment.

The Marshall Center launched its second Future Lab and Research Workshop Feb. 4, bringing together 22 alumni to study global security challenges.

Retired Brig. Gen. Rolf Wagner, German Deputy Director of the Marshall Center, welcomed the participants coming from Ukraine, Poland, Georgia, Moldova, Hungary, Norway, Sweden, the UK, Germany, and the United States.