AWC Assesses “American Grand Strategy in the Shadow of War”
Last month, the America in the World Consortium’s team of scholar-practitioners from Duke University, Johns Hopkins SAIS, and the University of Texas at Austin hosted the fourth iteration of the AWC Annual Policy Conference. This year, the Consortium convened at the Salamander Resort & Spa in Middleburg, Virginia to bring together experts from academia and the policy world at a venue just outside Washington, D.C.
In line with AWC’s mission to better prepare the next generation to confront geopolitical challenges and understand the advancement of American national interests abroad, the conference tackled the subject of “American Grand Strategy in the Shadow of War” through a series of expert panels and keynotes.
Dr. Will Inboden, AWC’s Principal at the University of Texas at Austin, kicked off the gathering with a conversation with the Honorable Stephen Biegun, Former United States Deputy Secretary of State and U.S. Special Representative for North Korea.
AWC was also honored to host Director Salman Ahmed, the United States Director of Policy Planning at the United States Department of State, who participated in a discussion with AWC’s Principal at Johns Hopkins SAIS, Dr. Hal Brands.
Throughout the conference, expert panels discussed a variety of national and global matters affecting U.S. foreign policy and the broader international order.
Topics, moderators, and panelists included:
The War in Ukraine and its Global Implications
Moderator: Dr. Joseph Ledford, AWC Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins SAIS
- Dr. Simon Miles, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University
- Dr. Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Senior Fellow and Director – Transatlantic Security Program, Center for a New American Security
- Dr. Steve Biddle, Adjunct Senior Fellow for Defense Policy, Council on Foreign Relations
- Dr. Kori Schake, Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute
Domestic Politics and National Security
Moderator: Dr. Katy Robinson, AWC Postdoctoral Fellow, Duke University
- Dr. Rachel Myrick, Political Science, Duke University
- Dr. Peter Feaver, AWC Principal, Duke University
- Dr. Colin Dueck, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
- Ms. Jenna Ben-Yehuda, President and CEO, Truman National Security Project
The Pivot to China
Moderator: Dr. Ayumi Teraoka, AWC Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Texas at Austin
- Dr. Hal Brands, AWC Principal, Johns Hopkins SAIS
- Dr. Michael Beckley, Political Science, Tufts University
- Dr. Frank Gavin, Henry A. Kissinger Center, Johns Hopkins SAIS
- Dr. Nick Miller, Department of Government, Dartmouth College
Organizing for Long Term Strategic Competition
Moderator: Ms. Rebecca Dudley, AWC Predoctoral Fellow, Duke University
- Dr. Paul Lettow, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
- Dr. Will Inboden, AWC Principal, University of Texas at Austin
- Mr. Matt Waxman, J.D., National Security Law Program, Columbia Law School
- Mr. Michael Singh, Managing Director and Lane-Swig Senior Fellow, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
The Consortium is thankful to all guests, panelists, and participants for furthering the conversation about America’s role in the world. AWC looks forward to the coming academic year and to future opportunities for intellectual growth and engagement!
