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Biography

Seth Cropsey was senior fellow and director of the Center for American Seapower at Hudson Institute. He specializes in defense strategy, U.S. foreign and security policy in the Middle East and East Asia, and the future of U.S. naval power.

Cropsey began his career in government at the U.S. Department of Defense as assistant to Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger and subsequently served as deputy undersecretary of the Navy in the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations, where he was responsible for the Navy's position on efforts to reorganize DoD, development of the maritime strategy, the Navy's academic institutions, naval special operations, and burden-sharing with NATO allies. In the Bush administration, Cropsey moved to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to become acting assistant secretary, and then principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict. Cropsey served as a naval officer from 1985 to 2004.

From 1982 to 1984, Cropsey directed the editorial policy of the Voice of America (VOA) on the solidarity movement in Poland, Soviet treatment of dissidents, and other issues. Returning to public diplomacy in 2002 as director of the U.S. government's International Broadcasting Bureau, Cropsey supervised the agency as successful efforts were undertaken to increase radio and television broadcasting to the Muslim world.

Cropsey was previously a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and director of the Heritage Foundation's Asia Studies Center.

Cropsey's articles on national security and foreign policy have been published in Commentary, Foreign Affairs, The Public Interest, The National Interest, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington Times, and other national journals.

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November 2021
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Virtual Event | What is President Biden’s Trade Policy for Asia?
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November 2021
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Virtual Event | What is President Biden’s Trade Policy for Asia?

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September 2021
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Virtual Event | The Future of the Navy & Marine Corps with Rep. Golden
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Representative Jared Golden
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September 2021
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Virtual Event | The Future of the Navy & Marine Corps with Rep. Golden

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August 2021
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Virtual Event | Cancel Culture with Chinese Characteristics
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August 2021
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February 2021
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Virtual Event | The Future of U.S. Seapower: A View from Congress
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February 2021
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Virtual Event | The Future of U.S. Seapower: A View from Congress

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Morning sun illuminates the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) as she sails into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (JSABBOTT via Getty Images)
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Morning sun illuminates the USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7) as she sails into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (JSABBOTT via Getty)
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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz steams ahead of the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton during Malabar 2020 exercises in the north Arabian Sea, November 17, 2020. (US Navy)
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The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz steams ahead of the guided-missile cruiser USS Princeton during Malabar 2020 exercises in the north Arabian Sea, November 17, 2020. (US Navy)
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Warships take part in the main naval parade marking Russian Navy Day in the Gulf of Finland. (Photo by Alexander Demianchuk\TASS via Getty Images)
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Warships take part in the main naval parade marking Russian Navy Day in the Gulf of Finland. (Photo by Alexander Demianchuk\TASS via Getty Images)
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President Tsai Ing-wen gives a speech on Taiwan's National Day in Taipei, Taiwan on October 10, 2020. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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President Tsai Ing-wen gives a speech on Taiwan's National Day in Taipei, Taiwan on October 10, 2020. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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A Russian Moskva guided missile cruiser participates in a naval parade near a Ukrainian military base in Sevastopol. (Vasily Maximov/AFP via Getty Images)
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A Russian Moskva guided missile cruiser participates in a naval parade near a Ukrainian military base in Sevastopol. (Vasily Maximov/AFP via Getty Images)
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China's first home-built aircraft carrier sets out from a port of Dalian DSIC Shipyard for sea trials on May 13, 2018. (Photo by Getty Images)
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China's first home-built aircraft carrier sets out from a port of Dalian DSIC Shipyard for sea trials on May 13, 2018. (Photo by Getty Images)
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the World Leaders' Summit "Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment" session on day three of COP26 on November 02, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the World Leaders' Summit "Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment" session on day three of COP26 on November 02, 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
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The amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) transits to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise. (U.S. Navy)
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The amphibious dock landing ship USS Rushmore (LSD 47) transits to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014 exercise. (U.S. Navy)
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Taiwan military forces parades in front of Taiwan presidential palace on the occasion of the nation's 110 birthday. (Photo by Alberto Buzzola/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Taiwan military forces parades in front of Taiwan presidential palace on the occasion of the nation's 110 birthday. (Photo by Alberto Buzzola/LightRocket via Getty Images)
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Military vehicles carrying DF-17 missiles participate in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
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Military vehicles carrying DF-17 missiles participate in a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing on October 1, 2019. (GREG BAKER/AFP via Getty Images)
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