Cristian Bacanu
Cristian Băcanu is a member of the Romanian Parliament. He is member of the ruling center-right party PNL, part of the current governing coalition in Romania, and sits on the Executive…
Linking the Indo-Pacific to the Euro-Atlantic
John Sitilides
John Sitilides is a Washington, D.C. geopolitical strategist and diplomacy consultant to the U.S. Department of State. Since 2006, Sitilides chairs the State Department’s Advanced Area Studies Program for Southeast…
31st Parliamentary Intelligence-Security forum, Washington, DC, December 9-10, 2025
Honored to follow the discussions from the 31st Parliamentary Intelligence & Security Forum in Washington, D.C., held on December 9–10, 2025. This global gathering highlights the urgent issues shaping today’s…
Lilita Infante
Pioneered dynamic interagency federal task force fighting dark web and crypto-enabled crimes for almost 10 years. Honored and proud to have worked alongside amazing and talented agents, Intel analysts and…
31st Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Linking The Indo-Pacific to the Euro-Atlantic
Mr. John Sitilides explained that the Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy presents a clear and direct vision to reshape global relations after decades of post–Cold War thinking. He described…
31st Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Linking The Indo-Pacific to the Euro-Atlantic
Honorable Carla Sands opened by thanking the organizers and highlighting the importance of the Parliamentary Intelligence Security Forum. She emphasized that even countries not specifically mentioned in the U.S. National…
27th Parliamentary-Intelligence Security Forum – Linking Indo-Pacific to Euro/Atlantic
In his remarks, John Sitilides built on earlier presentations to focus on the implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine for China’s calculations regarding Taiwan. He argued that while the…
27th Parliamentary-Intelligence Security Forum – Linking Indo-Pacific to Euro/Atlantic
The Honorable Cristian Bacanu framed his remarks around the idea of democracies facing a defining “finest hour,” invoking Winston Churchill’s warning that freedom must be defended or risk descending into…
