26
March 2020
Past Event
Video Livestream - America’s Role in the World Amid a Pandemic: A Discussion with Former Under Secretary of Defense Michèle Flournoy

Video Livestream - America’s Role in the World Amid a Pandemic: A Discussion with Former Under Secretary of Defense Michèle Flournoy

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
March 26, 2020
26
March 2020
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia 20004

Speakers:
Michèle Flournoy

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of WestExec Advisors and former Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

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Rebeccah L. Heinrichs

Senior Fellow and Director, Keystone Defense Initiative

**__Please be advised: This event will be livestreamed only starting at 9:30 a.m. EDT, Thursday, March 26.__**

**__If you have questions for our guest, please email events@hudson.org or simply ask questions during the live event on Twitter by tagging @HudsonInstitute.__**

Join Hudson Institute for a discussion with former Under Secretary of Defense Michèle Flournoy and Hudson Senior Fellow Rebeccah Heinrichs on America's role in the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Michèle Flournoy is co-founder and managing partner of WestExec Advisors, and former co-founder and chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), where she currently serves on the board. Michèle served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy from February 2009 to February 2012. She was the principal advisor to the Secretary of Defense in the formulation of national security and defense policy, oversight of military plans and operations, and in National Security Council deliberations. She led the development of the Department of Defense’s 2012 Strategic Guidance and represented the Department in dozens of foreign engagements, the media, and before Congress.

Rebeccah Heinrichs is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute specializing in nuclear deterrence and missile defense.

2020 has already been a critical year for American foreign policy. From escalating tension with Iran and developments in Afghanistan, to the global spread of the coronavirus. Under Secretary Flournoy and Ms. Heinrichs will discuss these flashpoints, broader U.S. engagement strategy in the Middle East, and U.S. effectiveness in deterring Russia and China.

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