The Economics of China’s Competitive Strategy

The Economic Elements of China’s Competitive Strategy. Speaker: Brig Gen (Sel) Rob Spalding (Joint Staff). Date: June 2016. Brig Gen (Sel) Rob Spalding is the Chief, China, Mongolia, Taiwan Division, Deputy Directorate for Politico-Military Affairs – Asia, Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, Joint Staff, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. As Division Chief, he directs activities and […]

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Lawfare – Using/Misusing Law to Achieve Objective

Lawfare. Speaker: Kittrie, O. (Defense of Democracies). Date: June 2016. Orde Kittrie is a Professor of Law at the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. He is also a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. He is a leading expert on nonproliferation law and policy with a focus […]

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Regaining Strategic Initiative in the Gray Zone

Outplayed: Regaining Strategic Initiative in the Gray Zone. Speaker: Freier, N. Date: June 2016. INTO THE NEW GRAY ZONE U.S. competitors pursuing meaningful revision or rejection of the current U.S.-led status quo are employing a host of hybrid methods to advance and secure interests that are in many cases contrary to those of the United […]

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