Location: Virtual Event - Zoom
Date: Thursday, April 23
Time: 1pm ET
Cost: Free
Type: Open, Zoom Meeting.
Join: https://natsecgirlsquad.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cv-MkSJfTxKIfuCPYiORuQ
Details: Everyone knows that the 2018 National Defense Strategy heralded the shift of U.S. strategy to a focus on "great power competition" with China and Russia. But for the purposes of designing military plans and capabilities, which prospective wars with China or Russia are most relevant? Most likely? Most dangerous? A common concern among U.S. defense strategists is the prospect of Chinese or Russian opportunistic aggression. While this can include sub-conventional, "gray zone" activity, much attention has been given to the risk of "fait accompli" scenarios in which China attempts to seize Taiwan or Russia attempts to seize Baltic territory before U.S. forces can substantially intervene. Are these the scenarios that should be driving U.S. military capability development? If not, why, and what would be more appropriate? If so, are they deterrable? Or winnable? Hosted by Dave Southworth