A first island chain deterrence strategy: A cross-strait and beyond seminar

  • Tue, September 29, 2026 • 8:00 am ET
  • Virtual event

Experts discuss how Taiwan, the United States, and other allies and partners in the first island chain can strengthen the regional deterrence architecture.

On Tuesday, September 29 at 8:00 a.m. ET / 8:00 p.m. Taipei Time, the Indo-Pacific Security Initiative (IPSI) of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security will host a seminar on strengthening deterrence in the first island chain. 

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 

Speakers will critically evaluate regional security cooperation in the first island chain and assess how Taiwan, the United States, and other allies and partners can cooperate to build capabilities, capacity, and resilience in complementary ways. 

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Opening remarks

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

Speakers

K. Tristan Tang
Associate Fellow, Center for China Studies
National Taiwan University

Ryo Hinata-Yamaguchi
Associate Professor
Tokyo International University;
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Indo-Pacific Security Initiative,
Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security
Atlantic Council

More speakers to be announced.

Moderated by

Lauren Gilbert
Deputy Director, 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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