Invited Talks

“Defending Taiwan: Leveraging Potential to Dissuade the PRC.” Taiwan Fellow Forum, Institute of International Relations, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, 8 June 2023.

“China’s Long March to Market Authoritarianism.”

  • Network 20/20. “China Deep Dive,” New York, April 2023, (remote).
  • Objectivist Conference 2022. Washington, DC, July 2022.

“Chinese Concepts of Security.” Panel presentation, Global Views, Common Security, Global Tufts Month, 13 March 2023.

“Principles Over Progress: The CCP and Economic Development.” Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific Working Group. The Fletcher School, Medford, MA, October 2022.

“Choosing a Research Program.” Hemispheres: Tufts University Journal of International Affairs. Medford, MA, October 2022.

“Chinese Philosophy: A Roadmap for Policy.”

  • Network 20/20. “China Deep Dive,” New York, March 2022.
  • Network 20/20. “China Deep Dive,” New York, September 2021.

“Crisis of Authority Interview: A Conversation with Scott McDonald.” Hemispheres: Tufts University Journal of International Affairs. Medford, MA, December 2021.

“Strategic Competition.” National Geospatial-intelligence Agency, All-In China Tiger Team (remote presentation), November 2021.

“Chinese Philosophy and Foreign Policy.” Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific Working Group, The Fletcher School, Medford, MA, October 2021.

“The Philosophical Roots of Chinese Strategic Thought.”

  • INDOPACOM Air Force Personnel Exchange Program Annual Conference, Secretary of the Air Force-International Affairs, Honolulu, HI, June 2019.
  • Objectivist Conference 2018. Irvine, CA, July 2018.

“Strategic Competition.” Workshop paper, “China’s Global Reach.” Honolulu, HI, January 2019.

“The National Security Strategy and Indo-Pacific Engagement.” 9th Military Support Command. Commander’s Conference. Honolulu, HI, 2018.

“To Win without Fighting.”

  • Director for Defense Intelligence, Warfighter Support, Pentagon, VA, 2016.
  • Joint Staff, J39 Strategic Multilayer Assessments, Pentagon, VA, 2016.
  • Marine Corps Information Operations Center, Quantico, VA, 2015.

“Why a Free Man Fights.” Objectivist Conference 2015. Charlotte, NC, July 2015.

“Taiwan.” Marine Corps Center for Advanced Operational Culture and Learning. Quantico, VA, December 2015.

“What Does Xi Jinping’s China Want?” New Ideal Blog, 9 November 2021, available at https://newideal.aynrand.org/what-does-xi-jinpings-china-want/.

“Principles Over Progress: The CCP and Economic Development.” Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific Working Group. The Fletcher School, Medford, MA, October 2022.

“Choosing a Research Program.” Hemispheres: Tufts University Journal of International Affairs. Medford, MA, October 2022.

“China’s Long March to Market Authoritarianism.” Objectivist Conference 2022. Washington, DC, July 2022.

“Understanding US-China Military Relations.” Interview with U.S.-China Perception Monitor, July 2022.

“Chinese Philosophy: A Roadmap for Policy.”

  • Network 20/20. “China Deep Dive,” New York, March 2022.
  • Strategic Competition in the Indo-Pacific Working Group, The Fletcher School, Medford, MA, October 2021.
  • Network 20/20. “China Deep Dive,” New York, September 2021.

“Crisis of Authority Interview: A Conversation with Scott McDonald.” Hemispheres: Tufts University Journal of International Affairs. Medford, MA, December 2021.

“Strategic Competition.” National Geospatial-intelligence Agency, All-In China Tiger Team (remote presentation), November 2021.

“America’s Stakes in the Taiwan Strait: with Scott McDonald.” New Ideal Blog, 10 November 2021, available at https://newideal.aynrand.org/americas-stakes-in-taiwan-strait-with-scott-mcdonald/.

“The Philosophical Roots of Chinese Strategic Thought.”

  • INDOPACOM Air Force Personnel Exchange Program Annual Conference, Secretary of the Air Force-International Affairs, Honolulu, HI, June 2019.
  • Objectivist Conference 2018. Irvine, CA, July 2018.

“Strategic Competition.” Workshop paper, “China’s Global Reach.” Honolulu, HI, January 2019.

“The National Security Strategy and Indo-Pacific Engagement.” 9th Military Support Command. Commander’s Conference. Honolulu, HI, 2018.


“To Win without Fighting.”

  • Director for Defense Intelligence, Warfighter Support, Pentagon, VA, 2016.
  • Joint Staff, J39 Strategic Multilayer Assessments, Pentagon, VA, 2016.
  • Marine Corps Information Operations Center, Quantico, VA, 2015.

 “A Heretic’s View of Ambiguous Warfare.” Speech given at the annual J39 Strategic Multi-layer Assessment Conference, Joint Base Andrews, MD, October 2015.

“Why a Free Man Fights.” Objectivist Conference 2015. Charlotte, NC, July 2015.

“Taiwan.” Marine Corps Center for Advanced Operational Culture and Learning. Quantico, VA, December 2015.