“Disentangling the Gordian Knot of Irregular Warfare” Panel – 28 March 2023
Register: https://irregularwarfare.info/Registration_Gordian_Knot_IW
IWI and Princeton’s Empirical Studies of Conflict (ESOC) will host a panel on “Disentangling the Gordian Knot of Irregular Warfare,” examining IW from atypical areas such as counternarcotics and stabilizations operations among others. IWI Fellows Deputy Director Erin McFee will lead this event featuring James Saenz, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Counternarcotics and Stabilization Policy.
“The Future of Resistance” Panel – April 2023
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IWI and Princeton’s Center for International Security Studies (CISS) will host a panel on “The Future of Resistance.” Exploring traditional resistance concepts and lessons learned from Ukraine and the War on Terror, IWI Podcast Director Ben Jebb will lead this event featuring David Kilcullen among other leading voices on resistance.
Moderator –
Dr. Melissa Lee (Klein Family Presidential Assistant Professor, Penn Arts & Sciences)
Panelists –
BG Guillaume N. Beaurpere (Commanding General, United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School)
David Kilcullen (Professor of International and Political Studies, UNSW Canberra)
CW5 Maurice DuClos (Special Forces Warrant Officer U.S. Special Operations Command)
PROJECT GRAY ZONE: “PRC Gray Zone in the Western Hemisphere” Panel – 09 May 2023
Registration: https://irregularwarfare.info/Registration_PRC_GrayZone
IWI and Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center will host a panel on “PRC Gray Zone in the Western Hemisphere” Discussions on PRC exploitation of Latin America and US approach to compete ethically, and how to operationalize integrated deterrence with other instruments of national power. IWI Engagements Director Guido Torres will lead this event featuring ASD Dalton (Policy).
Moderator –
Guido Torres (IWI Director of Engagements & Harvard Kennedy National Security Fellow)
Panelists –
The Honorable Melissa Dalton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs
Retired ADM Craig Faller, Former Commander of US Southern Command
Dr. Ryan Berg, Director of the Americas Program at the Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS).
Panels in Development:
11 April: Civil Affairs Association “Civil Affairs: A Force for Winning without Fighting”
26 April: IWI Project Cyber “Cyber Proxies”
19 May: ESOC Colombia Conference with IWI Panel on “How Irregular Wars End”