On December 9, the Atlantic Council hosted a conversation with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey, moderated by Washington Post opinion writer David Ignatius.

On October 5, the Atlantic Council featured a special Commanders Series event featuring Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton, the Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force (RAF). He discussed RAF programs in an age of austerity and stressed the importance of the NATO framework for addressing security challenges in the 21^st century.

On September 23, the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program held a discussion with Lieutenant-General Walter Semianiw.

On July 11, 2011, the Atlantic Council's International Security Program hosted an event entitled "U.S. Army Europe and the Future of U.S. Forward Presence" as part of its Commanders Series, featuring remarks by LTG Mark Hertling.

On Wednesday April 27^th the Atlantic Council’s International Security Program hosted a public address and conversation with Major General Rich Mills of the U.S. Marines Corps, most recently the Commander of International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command Southwest.

UK defense chief General Sir David Richards declared that, despite painful cuts in his country's military budget, they "will continue to be the best ally the United States could hope for."

General Sir David Richards, the chief of Britain's armed forces, told an Atlantic Council audience that the situation in Afghanistan is "radically better than it was in 2008," when he turned over command of the NATO mission.

On January 6, the Atlantic Council hosted a public address by and conversation with Sir David Richards, the UK’s Chief of the Defence Staff. He discussed the future of British forces and British defense strategy in the context of the age of austerity, future challenges, and the recently released Strategic Defense and Security Review.