Whitefish Security Summit | National Security Forum · Whitefish, Montana
Whitefish · Montana
WSS Whitefish
Security
Summit

A practitioner-grade national security forum. Once a year. Whitefish, Montana.

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WSS 2027 · February 24–26 Whitefish, Montana Chris Costa · Confirmed Keynote Summit Circle · Charter Enrollment Open Organized with the Lobo Institute WSS 2027 · February 24–26 Whitefish, Montana Chris Costa · Confirmed Keynote Summit Circle · Charter Enrollment Open Organized with the Lobo Institute
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WSS 2027

The second annual Whitefish Security Summit convenes February 24–26, 2027 in Whitefish, Montana — three days of practitioner-grade dialogue on the threats defining this decade. An expanded program, a deeper community, and a keynote from one of the most consequential national security voices in the country.

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Dates
February 24–26, 2027
Location
Whitefish, Montana
Keynote
Chris Costa
Director, Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
Confirmed
Format
Practitioner-Grade
National security · Intelligence · Defense policy
What WSS is — and what it isn’t.
01

Practitioners, not performers

WSS is not a stage for credential display. The people in the room have operated at the edge of national security — in the field, in the agency, at the policy table. The conversation reflects that.

02

Frank, not for the record

Sessions operate under modified Chatham House rules. The goal is honest assessment of hard problems — not the version of those problems that’s safe to say on the record.

03

Montana, not Washington

Distance from the Beltway is a feature, not an accident. Whitefish produces a different quality of engagement — and a different quality of relationship — than a conference hotel on K Street.

Organized in Partnership
Partner Organization
The Lobo
Institute

The Whitefish Security Summit is organized in partnership with the Lobo Institute — a national security organization founded by two of the most respected figures in the special operations and intelligence communities.

Mick Mulroy
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense · Retired CIA Paramilitary Officer · ABC News National Security Analyst
Eric “Olly” Oehlerich
Former Senior CIA Operations Officer · Retired U.S. Marine

Summit
Circle.

The Summit is three days. Summit Circle is the rest of the year — a by-invitation membership community of national security professionals with year-round access, closed briefings, and enduring relevance. Charter enrollment is open through August 1, 2026.

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Associate
120 members
$2,500
Fellow
60 members
$7,500
Founding Circle
30 members
$22,500
Charter enrollment closes August 1, 2026 — permanently.
WSS The Brief
Cyber Artificial Intelligence Geopolitical Risk Influence Operations SOCOM / SOF
Analysis

Practitioner analysis
of the threat landscape.

The Brief publishes national security analysis two to three times weekly — from Jeff Caruso and guest contributors across the WSS community. Cyber, AI, geopolitical risk, influence operations, and SOF. No hedging. No throat-clearing.

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