John O'Conor At our request, twice IPC jury chair John O'Conor has prepared an installment that he himself will perform for our Monday streaming series. The Artistic Director of the...

Return of Great Power Rivalries
The 2018 National Defense Strategy acknowledges an increasingly complex global security environment and the re-emergence of long-term, strategic competition between nations. This environment potentially presents a challenge to U.S. prosperity and security by revisionist powers. China, Russia, and other economic and military powers want to shape a world consistent with their own. This upcoming 2020/21 speaker series will feature diplomats, military leaders, senior policymakers, and scholars that will help us make sense of this return of great power rivalries.