03
October 2016
Past Event
Asymmetrical Defense: An Option for Taiwan

Asymmetrical Defense: An Option for Taiwan

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
October 03, 2016
03
October 2016
Past Event

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

Speakers:
Seth Cropsey

President, Yorktown Institute

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

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Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

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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