JOIN US FOR THIS IMPORTANT EVENING SYMPOSIUM
October 21st, 2026
October 21st, 2026
We can't help but acknowledge war when it is kinetic—bombs, missiles, militaries. But the conflicts confronting America and the West are also being waged through ideological subversion, foreign influence, institutional capture, demographic pressure, information warfare, economic power, education and political warfare.
Just because it doesn't look like war doesn't mean we're not in one.
World War III: Status Update is an evening symposium featuring three experts examining different fronts of this war: where we stand, how these fronts intersect, and what America must do to prevail.
The urgency of the midterm elections and the rapidly changing national-security landscape have prompted us to convene a symposium here in Washington D.C.
The event will be held on October 21 in the Capitol Hill area of Washington, D.C., from 6:30–9:00 PM and will feature Joe Allen, Frank Gaffney, and Bradley Thayer, moderated by Karen Siegemund.
Together, we will examine some of the most consequential threats confronting America, and what we must do to prevail.
JOIN US for this IMPORTANT NATIONAL SECURITY BRIEFING.
Tickets are $35
You will come away from this event INFORMED on the threats to our freedoms; EMPOWERED to be a representative of TRUTH in a world atrociously full of deception; and EMBOLDENED to speak, act, vote, in support of truth and freedom.
Registration: 6-7PM
Program begins at 7PM
Program concludes at 9PM
Informal reception to follow with symposium speakers
Tickets:
Tickets include no-host reception following the event.
General admission: $25
Sponsorships: We are offering three levels of sponsorship opportunities to help us bring this event to as broad an audience as possible.
Location
CAPITOL HILL AREA
Washington, D. C.
Specific location announced shortly
Washington, D. C.
Specific location announced shortly
Date & Time
SYMPOSIUM:
Wednesday, 21 October, 2026,
6:30PM- 9PM
Wednesday, 21 October, 2026,
6:30PM- 9PM
SYMPOSIUM SPEAKERS
Joe Allen
AUTHOR, expert on Artificial intelligence
Joe Allen is an author and technology writer specializing in artificial intelligence, transhumanism, and the rapidly changing relationship between humanity and machines. He serves as Transhumanism Editor for Steve Bannon’s War Room and is the author of Dark Aeon: Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity.
Allen holds a master’s degree from Boston University, where he studied cognitive science and human evolution as they relate to religion. His work has appeared in The Federalist, Human Events, The National Pulse, Chronicles, and other publications.
He brings a distinctive perspective to the technological, political, cultural, and spiritual implications of the accelerating AI revolution.
Allen holds a master’s degree from Boston University, where he studied cognitive science and human evolution as they relate to religion. His work has appeared in The Federalist, Human Events, The National Pulse, Chronicles, and other publications.
He brings a distinctive perspective to the technological, political, cultural, and spiritual implications of the accelerating AI revolution.
Frank Gaffney
PRESIDENT, institute for the american future
VICE Chair, Committee on the present danger: China
VICE Chair, Committee on the present danger: China
Frank J. Gaffney is a national security expert, former Reagan administration defense official, and founder of the Center for Security Policy, which he led for more than three decades. He served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Forces and Arms Control Policy and later as Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Policy.
Gaffney has devoted much of his subsequent work to national security threats including Islamist movements, Sharia, political warfare, and the Chinese Communist Party. He is President of the Institute for the American Future and hosts Securing America, a daily television program and podcast.
He is also on AFA's Board of Advisors, and is a frequent contributor to AFA events.
Gaffney has devoted much of his subsequent work to national security threats including Islamist movements, Sharia, political warfare, and the Chinese Communist Party. He is President of the Institute for the American Future and hosts Securing America, a daily television program and podcast.
He is also on AFA's Board of Advisors, and is a frequent contributor to AFA events.
Dr. Bradley Thayer
EXPERT ON COMMUNISM, author, Regular CONTRIBUtOR on WARROOM
Dr. Bradley A. Thayer is an American Freedom Alliance Fellow, national security scholar, and founding member of the Committee on the Present Danger: China. His research examines communism, Marxism-Leninism, the Chinese Communist Party, political warfare, and U.S. grand strategy.
Dr. Thayer previously served as a Special Government Employee with the Department of Homeland Security and has held fellowships at Oxford University and Harvard’s Belfer Center. Thayer has testified before Congress on CCP political warfare and is the author or co-author of numerous books on national security and China. His newest book, America’s Hundred Years’ War: How to Win Against Communism, was published in August 2026.
Dr. Thayer has been a valued contributor at numerous AFA events and conferences, as well as a regular contributor on Steve Bannon's War Room.
Dr. Thayer previously served as a Special Government Employee with the Department of Homeland Security and has held fellowships at Oxford University and Harvard’s Belfer Center. Thayer has testified before Congress on CCP political warfare and is the author or co-author of numerous books on national security and China. His newest book, America’s Hundred Years’ War: How to Win Against Communism, was published in August 2026.
Dr. Thayer has been a valued contributor at numerous AFA events and conferences, as well as a regular contributor on Steve Bannon's War Room.
This is the first of a series of the
WORLD WAR III: STATUS UPDATE SYMPOSIA
in WASHINGTON D. C.
ONLY with an informed, educated populace can a nation be successfully self-governing, and it is the purpose of these symposia to ensure that the American public be informed with the truth.
COUNTDOWN to the CONFERENCE
Location to be announced shortly
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Registration includes a buffet lunch and an
informal no-host reception at the conclusion of the conference.
VIP/Sponsor tickets include two complimentary drinks at the reception.
Schedule
Sunday, 18 October
9:00 AM
Registration
Coffee is served
10:00 AM
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Additional speakers and presentations are being confirmed. Please check back for the complete conference schedule.
5:00 PM
Conference Concludes
Informal, no-host reception to follow