Talks from the Hoover Institution

Perspectives from Germany, China, and Hong Kong

Perspectives from Germany, China, and Hong Kong

Thursday, October 15, 2020
Hoover Institution

The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual speaker series based on the scholarly research and commentary written by Hoover fellows participating in the Human Prosperity Project on Socialism and Free-Market Capitalism. This project objectively investigates the historical record to assess the consequences for human welfare, individual liberty, and interactions between nations of various economic systems ranging from pure socialism to free-market capitalism. Each session will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars.

FEATURING
Michael Auslin, Ph.D., is the Payson J. Treat Distinguished Research Fellow in Contemporary Asia at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. A historian by training, he specializes in U.S. policy in Asia and geopolitical issues in the Indo-Pacific region.

Russell Berman, the Walter A. Haas Professor in the Humanities at Stanford University, is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and a co-chair of the Working Group on Islamism and the International Order.

For more information on this initiative, click here - https://www.hoover.org/research-teams/human-prosperity-project-socialism-and-free-market-capitalism

To view the upcoming events, click here - https://www.hoover.org/research/human-prosperity-project-socialism-and-free-market-capitalism-speaker-series 

Sharp Power, Natural Resources And Sustainable Development | 2020 Conference | Panel 2

Sharp Power, Natural Resources And Sustainable Development | 2020 Conference | Panel 2

Thursday, October 15, 2020
Hoover Institution

Panel 2 took place on Thursday, October 15, 4-5:30pm PDT and focuses on Sharp Power, Natural Resources And Sustainable Development.

CHAIR: Minxin Pei (Claremont-McKenna College)
DISCUSSANT: Elizabeth Economy (Hoover Institution)

• The intensifying competition over fisheries
  Kuan-hsiung Wang, National Taiwan Normal University

• Oil and gas development in the South China Sea
  Emily Meierding, Naval Postgraduate School

• Oceania and the geopolitics of resource extraction
  Transform Aqorau, Solomon Islands National University

Preparing For The Next Pandemic: Mobilizing And Integrating Responses Across The Government And The Private Sector

Preparing For The Next Pandemic: Mobilizing And Integrating Responses Across The Government And The Private Sector

Wednesday, October 14, 2020
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

The Hoover Institution is hosting "Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Mobilizing and Integrating Responses Across the Government and the Private Sector" on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 from 9:00 AM PST/12:00 PM EST.

Lieut. Gen. H.R. McMaster has convened a research team at the Hoover Institution and Stanford University in collaboration with the U.S. Civilian Corps to capture lessons from the domestic COVID-19 response with an eye toward recommending how to improve the coordination and integration of government and private sector efforts in response to pandemics. The findings and recommendations are also meant to inform responses to other domestic crises that are large in scale and affect wide areas of the United States.

Click here for a pdf of the research discussed in the video below.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
H. R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He is also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business. He was the 26th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1984, McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for thirty-four years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in June 2018.

Security And Defense Cooperation In The Indo-Pacific | 2020 Conference On Taiwan In The Indo-Pacific Region | Panel 1

Security and Defense Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific | 2020 Conference on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region - Panel 1

October 12, 2020

Panel 1 on Monday, October 12 from 4:00pm-5:30pm PDT, focuses on Security and Defense Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.

CHAIR: James Ellis (Hoover Institution)

DISCUSSANTS:
Joseph Felter (Hoover Institution), Che-chuan Lee (INDSR)

The changing balance of military power in the Indo-Pacific Region
Phillip Saunders, National Defense University

Indo-Pacific strategies: The perspectives of key U.S. allies and partners
Tetsuo Kotani, Japan Institute of International Affairs

MEET THE PANELISTS
ADM James Ellis (Ret.) is an Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution. He led United States Strategic Command and commanded the USS Independence carrier battle group during the Third Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996. He is also the former president and CEO of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO).

Dr. Joseph Felter is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is former US deputy assistant secretary of defense for South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, and co-directs the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project at Stanford’s Center for International Security and Cooperation.

Tetsuo Kotani is a senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and a professor at Meikai University. He was a visiting scholar, Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). His research focuses on the US-Japan alliance and maritime security.

Dr. Che-chuan Lee is the chief of the national security and decision-making division at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research in Taiwan. Formerly, he served on Taiwan's Mainland Affairs Council, National Security Council, and in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Dr. Phillip Saunders is director of the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, and a distinguished research fellow at the Institute for National Strategic Studies at National Defense University. He is co-author of The Paradox of Power: Sino-American Strategic Restraint in an Era of Vulnerability.

The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism Conference: China, AI and Human Rights | Day 4

The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism: China, AI, & Human Rights Conference takes place on September 29, October 1, October 6, and October 9, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PDT.

To attend the conference, register here - https://www.crowdcast.io/e/digitalauthoritarianism/register 

The conference is co-sponsored by the Stanford Global Digital Policy Incubator, the Human Rights Foundation, The Hoover Institution and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

Keynote
Digital Social Innovation: Taiwan Can Help
Audrey Tang | Digital Minister, Taiwan

Panel 4: How Democracies Should Respond to China's Emergence as an AI Superpower

How should the rest of the world, and especially the world's democracies, react to China's bid to harness AI for ill as well as good? How do we strike the right balance between vigilance in defense of human rights and national security and xenophobic overreaction?

Closing Keynote & Conversation
Strengthening Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence
Fei-Fei Li | Co-Director, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)

Conversant: Eileen Donahoe, Executive Director of GDPi

Closing Remarks: Alex Gladstein & Eileen Donahoe

Christopher Balding | Associate Professor, Fulbright University Vietnam

Anja Manuel | Co-Founder, Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel

Chris Meserole | Deputy Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative, Brookings Institution

Moderator: 
Larry Diamond | Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and FSI, Principal Investigator, Global Digital Policy Incubator

Italy And Europe Perspective On The Mediterranean, Middle East, And Great Power Competition

Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Hoover Institution

 

H.R. McMaster in conversation with Ambassador Mariangela Zappia, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations on Wednesday, October 7, 2020 at 9:00 AM PT.

In our third episode of battlegrounds, H.R. McMaster and Ambassador Zappia shed light on the challenges facing southern Europe. The rich discussion will include instability in the Sahel and Libya; relations with Turkey; the refugee crisis and the rise of populism in Europe; and the EU and NATO response to the COIVD crisis, Russian subversion and China’s Wolf Warrior diplomacy.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Ambassador Mariangela Zappia is Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations.  Previously she served as the Diplomatic Advisor and Sherpa to the Prime Minister of Italy and as Permanent Representative of Italy to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 

H. R. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.  He is also the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute and lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business.  He was the 26th assistant to the president for National Security Affairs. Upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1984, McMaster served as a commissioned officer in the United States Army for thirty-four years before retiring as a Lieutenant General in June 2018.

The Federal Role In Education

Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Hoover Institution, Stanford University

Assistant Secretary James Blew and Eric Hanushek discussed The Federal Role in Education on Capital Conversations.

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
James Blew serves as the assistant secretary for planning, evaluation, and policy development at the U.S. Department of Education. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 17, 2018. Prior to joining the Department, he served as director of the 50CAN affiliate Student Success California, national president of StudentsFirst, and national director of the Alliance for School Choice and its predecessor, the American Education Reform Council.

Eric Hanushek is the Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. A leader in the economic analysis of educational issues, his research spans the impact on achievement of teacher quality, accountability, and class-size reduction. He pioneered measuring teacher quality on the basis of student achievement.

The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism Conference: China, AI and Human Rights | Day 3

The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism: China, AI, & Human Rights Conference takes place on September 29, October 1, October 6, and October 9, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PDT.

To attend the conference, register here - https://www.crowdcast.io/e/digitalauthoritarianism/register 

The conference is co-sponsored by the Stanford Global Digital Policy Incubator, the Human Rights Foundation, The Hoover Institution and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

Keynote & Conversation

Competing in the Superpower Marathon with China

Mike Brown | Director, Defense Innovation Unit

Conversant: Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and FSI, Principal Investigator, Global Digital Policy Incubator

Panel 3: China as an Emerging Global AI Superpower

How should we think about China's growing influence in the realm of AI and the attendant geopolitical risks and implications? This session will explore China’s bid through Huawei to build and control the world's 5G networks, and what that implies for human rights and national sovereignty and security; China's export of surveillance technology to authoritarian regimes around the world; China's global partnerships to research and develop AI; and the problem of illicit technology transfer/theft.

Christopher Balding | Associate Professor, Fulbright University Vietnam

Anja Manuel | Co-Founder, Rice, Hadley, Gates & Manuel

Chris Meserole | Deputy Director of the Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology Initiative, Brookings Institution

Moderator: Larry Diamond | Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution and FSI, Principal Investigator, Global Digital Policy Incubator

The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism Conference: China, AI and Human Rights | Day 2

The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism: China, AI, & Human Rights Conference takes place on September 29, October 1, October 6, and October 9, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. PDT.

To attend the conference, register here - https://www.crowdcast.io/e/digitalauthoritarianism/register

The conference is co-sponsored by the Stanford Global Digital Policy Incubator, the Human Rights Foundation, The Hoover Institution and the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence.

Keynote & Conversation

The Ethics of Doing Business with China and Chinese Companies

Eric Schmidt | Former Executive Chairman and CEO, Google//Co-Founder, Schmidt Futures Conversant:

Eileen Donahoe, Executive Director of GDPi

Panel 2: The Ethics of Doing Business with China and Chinese Companies

What dynamics are at play in China's effort to establish market dominance for Chinese companies, both domestically and globally? What demands are placed on non-Chinese technology companies to participate in the Chinese marketplace? What framework should U.S.-based companies use to evaluate the risks and opportunities for collaboration and market entry in China? To what extent are Chinese companies (e.g..,TikTok) competing in Western markets required to comply with Chinese government instructions or demands for access to data?

Mary Hui | Hong Kong-based Technology and Business Reporter, Quartz

Megha Rajagopalan | International Correspondent and Former China Bureau Chief, Buzzfeed News

Alex Stamos | Director, Stanford Internet Observatory & Former Chief Security Officer, Facebook

Moderator: Casey Newton | Silicon Valley Editor, The Verge

The History Of Socialism And Capitalism

Thursday, October 1, 2020
Hoover Institution

The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual speaker series based on the scholarly research and commentary written by Hoover fellows participating in the Human Prosperity Project on Socialism and Free-Market Capitalism. This project objectively investigates the historical record to assess the consequences for human welfare, individual liberty, and interactions between nations of various economic systems ranging from pure socialism to free-market capitalism. Each session will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars.

FEATURING
Niall Ferguson, MA, D.Phil., is the Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and a senior fellow of the Center for European Studies, Harvard, where he served for twelve years as the Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History.

Victor Davis Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution; his focus is classics and military history.

For more information on this initiative, click here - https://www.hoover.org/research-teams/human-prosperity-project-socialism-and-free-market-capitalism

To view the upcoming events, click here - https://www.hoover.org/research/human-prosperity-project-socialism-and-free-market-capitalism-speaker-series