Asymmetrical Defense: An Option for Taiwan

October 2016

Past Event

Asymmetrical Defense: An Option for Taiwan

Past Event

Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters

October 03, 2016

October 2016

Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

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Speakers:

Rear Admiral Thomas Brown (USN, ret.)

President of GVP Global Corporation and former Commander, Special Operations Command SOUTH

Martin Murphy

Visiting Fellow, Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies, King’s College London

Asymmetrical warfare is one of the oldest forms of warfare. Adversaries use technology, tactics, and a host of strategies to seek and exploit their opponents’ vulnerabilities. On October 3, a Hudson Institute event will evaluate the advantages Taiwan could gain from asymmetrical approaches that leverage its geography, technological skill, and other innate features to enhance its defense.

Hudson Senior Fellow Seth Cropsey will moderate a panel that includes Rear Admiral Thomas Brown (USN, ret.), Bryan Clark of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, and Martin Murphy, a visiting fellow at the Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies at King’s College, London.

View Mr. Clark's slides.

View RADM Brown's slides.

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