Briefings, Keynotes, and Conversations on the Shifting Global Order
I speak to audiences navigating a more unsettled international system than any we’ve known in a generation - universities, conferences, corporate events, civic organizations, and government agencies trying to make sense of a where the world is heading. These talks strive to provide audiences with a clear path forward through carefully presented analysis.
Engagements are tailored to each audience, but most draw from a few core themes:
Great Power Competition and the New International Order: How does competition between the United States, China, and other potential dominant power reshape the rules, institutions, and norms of international politics that have existed for decades? What comes next?
Regions, Not Just Countries: Why is international politics better understood as a patchwork of regional orders rather than a single global one? How do regional dynamics, such as the politics of the European Union or conflicts in the Middle East, increasingly drive outcomes globally?
Hierarchy, Geography, and State Behavior: The structural forces that shape how states act, where they sit in the international order, and who is above and below them, have important consequences for international politics. What role does geography play in stability and conflict? In an increasingly complex and globalized world, what does it mean for the United States to abdicate leadership?
Recent Talks
Unraveling: The End of the American Order. Tuesday Talks at Claremont Graduate University. Claremont, CA.
Roundtable on Artificial Intelligence and National Security. AlphaPersuade Summit 2.0: The Second Summit on Persuasion in AI. Irvine, CA.
Ukraine and the Unraveling of the World Order. Oxford Discussion Forum. Lexington, VA.
Beyond the Trade War: Prospects for the Liberal Order. Virginia Leaders in Export Trade Annual Meeting, Charlottesville, VA.
Choices for American Grand Strategy. The Central Intelligence Agency. Langley, VA.