US Defense Strategy in an Era of Major Power Competition
Colin Kahl discusses the military and security implications for the US of China’s growing assertiveness, Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, and changing patterns of global alignment.
Both the 2018 and 2022 US National Defense Strategies identify resurgent major power competition as a defining feature of the contemporary international security environment. Colin Kahl, who oversaw the drafting of the 2022 National Defense Strategy as Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, discusses the military and security implications of China’s growing assertiveness, Russia’s aggression in Ukraine, and changing patterns of global alignment.
This program is made possible with generous support from General Dynamics, RTX and Eric & Wendy Schmidt.
Meet the speaker
Colin Kahl is the Steven C. Házy Senior Fellow at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. From April 2021 until July 2023, he served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the US Department of Defense. During the Obama Administration, Kahl served as Deputy Assistant to the President and National Security…
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