Diplomacy, Strategy and Force: Managing Rising Tensions in Taiwan

Co-convened by the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the U.S.-Asia Law Institute

Wednesday, November 17, 2021
7:00 PM - 8:15 PM (Eastern Time)

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About the Event

Following China’s recent barrage of incursions into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, experts and officials on both sides of the Pacific are analyzing the risk of military conflict and options for keeping peace in the Taiwan Strait at a time of significant pressure on US-China relations. A virtual panel of practitioners and experts will assess possible future scenarios for the region through the lens of strategy, diplomacy and the law. Co-convened by the Reiss Center on Law and Security and the U.S.-Asia Law Institute at NYU School of Law. This event has been approved for 1 New York State CLE credits in the category of Areas of Professional Practice. The credit is both transitional and non-transitional; it is appropriate for both experienced and newly admitted attorneys.

Speakers

• Tess Bridgeman, senior fellow & visiting scholar, Reiss Center on Law and Security; Co-Editor-in-Chief, Just Security
• Bonnie Glaser, director, Asia Program, German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, dean and professor of political science, College of Arts and Sciences, Adelphi University
• Amb. Stephen Young, former consul general of the United States of America in Hong Kong; former director of the American Institute in Taiwan

Moderator

• Professor Jerome A. Cohen, faculty director emeritus, U.S.-Asia Law Institute; professor of law emeritus, NYU School of Law