Kurt Viermetz Lecture

World on the Brink: China, America, and the New Cold War

As the global order undergoes seismic shifts, nations find themselves at the intersection of technological warfare, rising authoritarianism, and a renewed great-power competition. In this wide-ranging talk, Dmitri Alperovitch discusses the frontlines of the Russia–Ukraine war, the high-stakes rivalry between the United States and China, the future of US foreign policy in Asia and Europe, and the impact of technology on the new geopolitical rivalry. He will also discuss why the prospect of a hot war between China and the United States is rising and ways that it can be deterred.