Event Description:
The Global Taiwan Institute is pleased to invite you to a discussion with Dr. Matthew Kroenig on his new book, The Return of Great Power Rivalry: Democracy Versus Autocracy from the Ancient World to the U.S. and China. After several decades of unquestioned US dominance on the world stage, recent years have witnessed a return to the great power rivalry of the past. With authoritarian regimes in China and Russia on the rise, many analysts have predicted profound disruptions to the US-led international system. In The Return of Great Power Rivalry, Dr. Kroenig challenges these predictions, arguing that democratic systems are uniquely prepared to confront authoritarian rivals.

The event webcast will be broadcasted live on our website and YouTube on Wednesday, June 24 at 10 AM (EST). Questions for the panel may either be sent by e-mail to contact@globaltaiwan.org or through the chat function on the YouTube page.

The Author:

Matthew Kroenig is a professor in the Department of Government and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. He is the author or editor of seven books and his articles have appeared in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Dr. Kroenig is also the Director of the Global Strategy Initiative and Deputy Director of the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council. He writes a bi-weekly column for Foreign Policy. He has served as a national security adviser on the presidential campaigns of Mitt Romney (2012), Scott Walker (2016), and Marco Rubio (2016). He has served in several positions in the U.S. Department of Defense and the intelligence community in the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations, including in the Strategy office in the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the CIA's Strategic Assessments Group. Dr. Kroenig received his MA and PhD from the University of California, Berkley.