18
March 2021
Past Event
Virtual Event | US-Australia Series: China and the Weaponization of Information (Part 1 of 3)

Virtual Event | US-Australia Series: China and the Weaponization of Information (Part 1 of 3)

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
March 18, 2021
18
March 2021
Past Event

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

Speakers:
RADM Mark Montgomery, USN (Ret.)

Executive Director, U.S. Cyberspace Solarium Commission

Dr. Lesley Seebeck

Honorary Professor, Australian National University

Dr. Nina Kollars

Associate Professor, U.S. Naval War College

Peter Jennings

Executive Director, Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Dr. Patrick M. Cronin

Asia-Pacific Security Chair and Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute

Please be advised: This event will premiere LIVE on this page at 4:00 p.m. EDT, Thursday, March 18.

Join Hudson Institute’s Asia-Pacific Security Chair and Senior Fellow Dr. Patrick M. Cronin and expert panelists RADM Mark Montgomery, USN (Ret.), Dr. Lesley Seebeck, Dr. Nina Kollars, and Peter Jennings for a discussion on China, the weaponization of information and data, and the U.S.-Australia alliance.

This panel of leading experts will examine the defense and national security risks created by China’s rise as an information superpower, compare the approaches of Canberra and Washington, and explore how the two powers can stay ahead of the challenge posed by China.

This event is the first of a three-part series. The next two panels will explore China-related vulnerabilities in U.S. and Australian supply chains and China’s efforts to wage disinformation, propaganda, and foreign interference campaigns. Join our distinguished panel for this timely discussion.

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