On Thursday, July 18 at 8:00 am (Eastern Time) / 8:00 pm (Taipei Time), please join the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for a virtual seminar on bolstering Taiwan’s resilience against PRC aggression.

This event is part of IPSI’s Cross-Strait and Beyond Seminar Series, which informs the public debate on key issues for Taiwan and the United States, held in partnership with the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States (TECRO).

The concept of resilience has grown increasingly central in discussions of Taiwan’s security, against a backdrop of rising PRC gray zone activities targeting Taiwan and the looming threat of an invasion or blockade. A recent Atlantic Council report, “Toward resilience: An action plan for Taiwan in the face of PRC aggression,” by Franklin D. Kramer, Philip W. Yu, Joseph Webster, and Elizabeth Sizeland, highlights the centrality of enhanced resilience for deterring and defeating PRC aggression against Taiwan. During this virtual seminar, the authors of this report and a resilience expert from Taiwan will discuss opportunities and pathways, as well as obstacles to overcome, for Taiwan to bolster its resilience across a range of sectors. The virtual audience will have the opportunity to provide questions and comments during this moderated discussion.

Opening remarks and moderated by

Markus Garlauskas
Director, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

Featuring

Franklin D. Kramer
Distinguished Fellow, Transatlantic Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security;
Board Director
Atlantic Council

Elizabeth Sizeland
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Scowcroft Strategy Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

Hungdah Su
Dean, College of Social Sciences;
Director, Taiwan Social Resilience Research Center
National Taiwan University

Philip W. Yu
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

Joseph Webster
Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center;
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

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The Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) informs and shapes the strategies, plans, and policies of the United States and its allies and partners to address the most important rising security challenges in the Indo-Pacific, including China’s growing threat to the international order and North Korea’s destabilizing nuclear weapons advancements. IPSI produces innovative analysis, conducts tabletop exercises, hosts public and private convenings, and engages with US, allied, and partner governments, militaries, media, other key private and public-sector stakeholders, and publics.

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