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The Indo-Pacific Policy Lab Launch

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About the event: Please join us for the launch of the Indo-Pacific Policy Lab at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) at Stanford University. This new initiative within the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) is dedicated to creating and disseminating leading academic knowledge to inform national policymakers on Indo-Pacific security issues, building the next generation of regional security experts, and helping mobilize American industry and civil society for long-term competitiveness.

This launch event will bring together senior policymakers, scholars, and practitioners for a full-day program on the most pressing strategic questions facing the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific. Through panel discussions and keynote conversation, participants will examine U.S. national security strategy toward China, the implications of deepening China-Russia alignment, and the broader global consequences of China’s expanding power and partnerships. In bringing these conversations together, the program will reflect the lab’s mission to connect rigorous academic research with urgent policy challenges and strengthen ties between academia and the broader policy community.

Agenda:

May 15, 2026

10:00 AM – 4:40 PM

10:00 - 10:10 AM | Opening Remarks and Introductions

Oriana Skylar Mastro, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Director, Indo-Pacific Policy Lab, Stanford University

10:15 - 11:45 AM | Panel I: U.S. National Security Strategy and China

As competition with China intensifies, the United States is reassessing how to balance deterrence, alliance management, economic competition, and regional stability in the Indo-Pacific. Current debates center on how Washington should respond to China’s growing military capabilities, regional ambitions, and broader challenge to U.S. interests while working more closely with allies and partners. This panel will examine how the United States is approaching the challenge posed by China and what a durable national security strategy should look like in an era of long-term competition. The discussion will consider the military, political, and economic dimensions of U.S. strategy, as well as the broader implications for regional order in the Indo-Pacific.

Moderator: Colin Kahl, Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

Panelists: 

Elizabeth Economy,  Hargrove Senior Fellow, Co-chair, Program on the US, China, and the World, Hoover Institution

Tyler Jost, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Watson Institute; Assistant Professor of China Studies, Brown University

Ely Ratner, Principal, The Marathon Initiative; Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs

11:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Lunch is served

Please collect lunch and return to seats for Keynote Address

12:00 - 1:30 PM | Keynote Address

Kurt Campbell, Chairman and Co-Founder of The Asia Group; Former Deputy Secretary of The United States Department of State

1:30 - 1:45 PM | Break

1:45 - 3:15 PM | Panel II: China-Russia Alignment and Its Strategic Implications

China and Russia have deepened their political and military coordination in ways that increasingly affect U.S. strategy in the Indo-Pacific and beyond. Joint patrols, expanding defense cooperation, and developments involving North Korea have raised new questions about the nature, durability, and strategic consequences of their partnership. This panel will explore the evolving alignment between China and Russia and assess its implications for U.S. and allied security and strategy. The conversation will address the drivers of this partnership, the ways it is reshaping global geopolitics, and the challenges it poses across both the Indo-Pacific and the broader international system.

Moderator: Michael McFaul, Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

Panelists:

Kyle Beardsley, Professor of Political Science, Duke University

Oriana Skylar Mastro, Stanford University

Kathryn Stoner, Mosbacher Director and Senior Fellow, Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, Stanford University

3:15 - 3:30 PM | Break

3:30 - 4:30 PM | China and the World

Conversation with General Dagvin R.M. Anderson, Commander of U.S. Africa Command (virtual)

Moderator:  Oriana Skylar Mastro, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Director, Indo-Pacific Policy Lab, Stanford University

4:30 - 4:40 PM | Closing Statements

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4th Annual Geopolitics of Technology in East Asia

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About the event: The 4th Annual Geopolitics of Technology in East Asia conference examines the intersection of technology and geopolitics in the region and the implications for international security, innovation, and economic prosperity. We will convene a series of panels on topics relating to AI innovation and diffusion in East Asia, AI capabilities as a source of national power for countries in the region, and the shifting geopolitics of economic security among the U.S., Korea, Japan, and Taiwan.

Agenda:

9:20 AM — Welcome

9:30 AM — Harnessing the Potential of AI: National Perspectives on Diffusion and Regulation
Governments are grappling with how to encourage the rapid diffusion of artificial intelligence within their domestic economies while ensuring that its deployment aligns with societal values, economic goals, and security priorities.  The Trump administration recently weighed in with an AI Action Plan that embraces diffusion and shuns regulation. How are the Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese approaching this optimization problem? What are the political, economic, and cultural drivers animating policy debates on AI in these countries? Are some of these countries better positioned to take advantage of AI's benefits than others? What are the implications for global cooperation on AI governance?

Moderator: Martin Chorzempa, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Panelists:
Ahram Moon, Research Fellow, Korea Information Society Development Institute
Sejin Kim, Associate Director, Center for Korean Innovation and Competitiveness, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Tagui Ichikawa, Specially Appointed Professor, Center for Data Science and AI Education, Institute of Science Tokyo

11:00 AM — Break

11:15 AM — The Geopolitics of Computing Power
Computing power is an essential requirement for developing AI capabilities and using them at scale. It is therefore a potential bottleneck for the ability of countries to support AI innovation and diffusion within their domestic economies and for military, intelligence, and law enforcement purposes. The Biden administration, working with key allies, instituted a series of export controls on advanced semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. The Trump administration initially signaled continuity when it imposed export controls on NVIDIA's H20 chip, but later reversed course. What is the logic behind this move? Do other countries with key roles in the global semiconductor supply chain--such as Korea, Japan, and Taiwan--share this logic? What factors are shaping regional perspectives on the relationship between computing power and national power? How does China perceive these dynamics?

Moderator: Colin Kahl, Stanford University

Panelists:
Glenn Tiffert, Distinguished Research Fellow, Hoover Institution
Kazuto Suzuki, Director & Group Head (Economic Security), Institute of Geoeconomics; Professor, University of Tokyo
Suh-Yong Chung, Professor, Korea University

12:45 PM — Lunch

1:45 PM — Technology and Great Power Competition: Views from the Region
The consensus in Washington, DC is that the United States and its allies  in East Asia—Japan, Korea, and Taiwan—are locked in a great power competition with China about the future of the international security and economic orders, with technology competition as an essential pillar of the contest. Do U.S. allies share this assessment? Or do they consider the competition primarily Washington's problem? What is their outlook on how best to manage their relationships with China and the United States?

Moderator: Graham Webster, Stanford University

Panelists:
Jeremy Chang, Executive Director, Research Institute for Democracy, Society and Emerging Technology (DSET)
Kemy Monahan, Former Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy Tokyo; Visiting Scholar, Stanford University
Ji-Young Lee, Professor, American University

3:15 PM — Break

3:30 PM — Economic Security in the Trump Age: Is Friendshoring Over?
Economic security has emerged as a major priority for many governments who are concerned about their country's exposure to economic coercion as a result of import dependencies on essential materials and technologies. In recent years, the U.S. and its allies have identified "friend-shoring"--relocating supply chains and production to countries that are geopolitical allies or trusted partners--as an important dimension of their economic security policies. Since taking office, however, the Trump administration has waged an aggressive campaign of trade tariffs on U.S. trading partners, including against allies, to pressure them to build manufacturing capacity in the United States. How have these actions affected allied perspectives on economic security? What does friend-shoring mean to them?

Moderator: AJ Grotto, Stanford University

Panelists:
Kazuto Suzuki, Director & Group Head (Economic Security), Institute of Geoeconomics; Professor, University of Tokyo
Chung-Min Lee, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Jane Mellsop, Director, Trade, Investment and Economic Security, Asia Society Policy Institute
 

5:00 PM — Wrap-up

Andrew Grotto
Colin H. Kahl
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Stanford Existential Risks Initiative (SERI) Symposium 2025

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The 2025 Stanford Existential Risk Initiative (SERI) Symposium will explore the risks that emerge from the intersection of complex global challenges and the policies designed to mitigate them. The event will bring together leading experts and researchers from across the Bay Area who specialize in a range of global risks, including artificial intelligence, climate change, biosecurity, and nuclear threats.

This symposium will provide an interdisciplinary platform for participants to engage in discussions around the policies and solutions needed to address these large-scale, existential risks. Attendees will gain insights from diverse perspectives as they collaborate to find innovative approaches to safeguard our future.

Lunch and coffee will be available for registered attendees. Doors will open at 8:00am.

SERI SYMPOSIUM 2025 AGENDA

 All CISAC events are scheduled using the Pacific Time Zone.

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DAY TWO: 3rd Annual Geopolitics of Technology in East Asia

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Day Two: Thursday, October 31, 2024

10:00am            Welcome

10:10am            Fireside Chat: China, Trade, Controls and Technology                                                    Competition

                                     Matthew S. Borman, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary                                               of Commerce for Export Administration

                                      Andrew Grotto, Stanford University

11:00am             Technology, Great Power Competition, and the Future of                                             Multilateral Trade                                   

                                     Kevin Wolf, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer and Feld

                                      Saori Katada, University of Southern California

                                      Hyo-Young Lee, Korea National Diplomatic Academy

                                      Michael Beeman, Stanford University

12:00pm             Lunch

1:00pm               Technology and the Military Balance of Power in Asia

                                       Oriana Skylar Mastro, Stanford University

                                       Adam Liff, Indiana University 

                                        Kharis Templeman, Hoover Institution

                                       Arzan Tarapore, Stanford University

2:05pm                 Korean and Japanese Geopolitical                                                                                           Leadership                                              

                                        Shihoko Goto, The Wilson Center

                                         Jungmi Cha, National Assembly Futures Institute

                                         Tom Fingar, Stanford University 

                                         Kiyoteru Tsutsui, Stanford University

3:10pm                  Break

3:30pm                  Equity in Access to AI for the Global South         

                                         Michael Sellitto, Anthropic

                                          Suren Kumar,  Samsung Research 

                                          CK Cheruvettolil, The Gates Foundation

                                          Karla Yee Amezaga, World Economic Forum

4:35pm                    Prospects for Multilateral Cooperation on AI Governance

                                            Kai-Shen Huang, Research Institute for Democracy,                                                             Society and Emerging Technologies (DSET)  

                                           Minjung Kim, Institute for National Security Strategy (INSS)

                                            Tomohiro Nakamura, Embassy of Japan in the United                                                         States

                                           Florence G'Sell, Stanford University

5:35pm                    Wrap-up

 

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This event is co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center and is made possible by the generous support of the Korea Foundation

 

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DAY ONE: 3rd Annual Geopolitics of Technology in East Asia

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Day One: Wednesday, October 30, 2024

2:00pm         Welcome                          

                                     Andrew Grotto, Stanford University

 

2:05pm         Fireside Chat: The U.S. Presidential Election and the Geopolitics                             of Technology                                             

                                    Colin Kahl, Stanford University

                                    Former Deputy National Security Advisor and Hoover                                                   Fellow, Stanford University

                                    Andrew Grotto, Stanford University

 

3:00pm          Technology and the Great Power Competition: Views from the                                  Region

                                     Victor Cha, Center for Strategic and International Studies

                                      Mireya Solís, Brookings

                                      Jeremy Chang, Research Institute for Democracy, Society and                                         Emerging Technology (DSET)

                                      Shihoko Goto, The Wilson Center

 

4:05pm            Geopolitics and the Semiconductor Supply Chain                                               

                                       Bruce Andrews, Intel Corporation

                                       Paul Treadgold, Tokyo Electron

                                       Mark Lippert, Samsung Electronics

                                       Claire Sanderson Hambrick, Industry Professional

 

5:00pm             Wrap-up

 

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This event is co-sponsored by the Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center and is made possible by the generous support of the Korea Foundation

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The Legacy of John W. Lewis

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Colleagues, policymakers, and other friends of John W. Lewis

will celebrate his contributions as scholar, activist and mentor.

 

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Cyber Security Summit

While the Cyber Security Summit 2016 is not open to walk-ins, live-streaming will be available, starting on Monday, September 19 at 2:30PM

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The debate on cybersecurity has never been more important. Senior experts on all aspects of cybersecurity will convene at Stanford University for the Munich Security Conference's 4th Cyber Security Summit, hosted by the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
(FSI).

Are our societies prepared for large-scale cyberattacks on critical infrastructures? How can countries establish joint norms and rules for cyber space? Which steps are necessary in order to stop the digital advance of the 'Islamic State' and other terrorist groups? In how far should data privacy be compromised for effective intelligence work?

Around 140 senior representatives from science, politics, business and the military will debate these and other questions in the course of several panels held over two days in Encina Hall, home to CISAC and FSI. Among the participants are representatives from US and EU authorities, the cyber security coordinators of several European states, numerous business leaders, as well as security experts from various Silicon Valley companies.

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Reset of U.S. Nuclear Waste Management Strategy and Policy Meeting #5: Regulations, Risk and Safety

RESET of U.S. Nuclear Waste Managements Strategy and Policy

Meeting #5: Regulations, Risk and Safety

October 26-27, 2016, Stanford University

 

One of the unique challenges of the safe storage and disposal of nuclear waste is the very long time frame over which the safety of different strategies is evaluated.  These evaluations typically involve models that capture atomic-scale processes, such as diffusion and corrosion, to global-scale processes, such as climate change and tectonic events.  At each scale, the models are often highly coupled, the outcome of one modeled process becoming the input for the next.  The safety analysis becomes the basis for determining risk to the public and environment and is used to determine whether a specific, nuclear waste repository or storage facility will meet regulatory requirements.  Thus, there is an inter-play among the determination of risk, regulatory compliance and safety.  Finally, these analysis become part of the discussion of safety and acceptability by political institutions and the public.

In this fifth meeting of the series of RESET meetings, the speakers will explore a number of these issues from a technical, as well as social science, perspective.

Topics and questions that we expect to discuss during the meeting include:

  • Comparison of different international approaches to the analysis of risk.
  • Comparison of the regulatory structures of different countries.
  • What is a “safety case” and how is this approach related to a quantitative probabilistic risk analysis?
  • What is the relation between regulatory compliance and safety?
  • What time periods can be evaluated? Why one million years? Is this necessary or credible?
  • How does one maintain the credibility of the regulations and the regulator?
  • Once a facility or repository is determined to be in regulatory compliance, how can subsequent, new knowledge be applied to the safety analysis?
  • What is the role of public engagement? What role should communities near nuclear facilities play in the regulatory process?

Reset Conference Document for meeting no. 5 can be accessed through this link.

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Educational and Entrepreneurial Initiatives to Support Youth in Places of Violence

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Participant youth, Wallace and Wellington, overlooking the city from their community.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

The heavy presence of youth and young adults in the world of criminality is an issue that has been gaining increasingly more attention in the agendas of policymakers and politicians in developing and developed nations. With scarce options for a quality education, prospects for gainful employment and the possibility for future economic sustainability, on a daily basis, young individuals from poor communities throughout Latin American and U.S. cities are exposed to a violent environment with easily accessed - and often attractive - gateways into the world of criminality. From casual affiliation to gangs in schools and neighborhoods in Southern California, to full-time armed participation in international drug cartels in Juarez and drug factions in Rio de Janeiro favelas, youth are the biggest target – and victims – of violence.

In attempts to shed light to this very complex and fundamental issue that is claiming thousand of lives every year and deteriorating the social fabric across cities, the Program on Poverty and Governance (PovGov) at Stanford Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) in conjunction with the Center for Latin American Studies, The Bill Lane Center for the America West, The Mexico Initiative at FSI, and The Center on International Security and Cooperation, will hold a two-day conference to discuss the dimensions of youth and criminal violence in Latin American and U.S. cities and share pathways to hope.

Ranging from grassroots initiatives to widespread government policies, the conference will develop on various established development actions and programs aimed at providing educational, work, and entrepreneurial opportunities for youth in territories impacted by poverty, criminality and violence in the U.S. and Latin America. We will gather activists and practitioners from grassroots civil society organizations, community leaders, educators, professionals from international development platforms, policy-makers, politicians, scholars - as well as some of the very individuals participating in these programs - to discuss the many challenges faced by the youth population in these different locations and to share innovative and inspirational initiatives to generate opportunities and foster change.                                                        

At PovGov, we believe in the importance of creating an environment where actors with different backgrounds across sectors, disciplines, realities and environments can come together to share their first-hand experiences, challenges and aspirations. We hope this wide-reaching and multiplayer conference can enrich the discussion around the formulation of policies and development strategies to benefit the youth in places of violence and better inform the work moving forward.    

 

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Tuesday, April 28th 2015

8:40 – 9:00: Welcoming Remarks

·      Beatriz Magaloni, Director, PovGov, Stanford University.

·      Larry Diamond, Director, CDDRL, Stanford University.

·      Rodolfo Dirzo, Director, Center for Latin America Studies, Stanford University.

 

 9:00 – 10:30

Panel 1. Youth Violence: Risk Factors and Consequences

·      Beatriz Magaloni, Director, PovGov, Stanford University.

·      Brenda Jarillo, Post-Doctoral Fellow, PovGov, Stanford University.

·      Monica Valdez González, Director of Research and Studies, IMJUVE, Mexico.

Discussant: Francis Fukuyama, Director, Program on Governance, Stanford University.

 

10:40 – 11:40

Keynote Speaker

The Agenda for Youth Violence Prevention in Brazil: Where We Are Now and Where We Are Heading

Angela Guimarães, Brazil’s Sub-Secretary of Youth and President of the National Council on Youth (CONJUVE)

 

11:50 – 12:50: Lunch

 

1:00 – 2:30

Panel 2. Initiatives for At-risk Youth in Rio Favelas

·      Eliana de Sousa e Silva, Director, Redes de Desenvolvimento da Maré, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

·      Jailson de Sousa e Silva, Director, Observatório de Favelas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

·      Ivana Bentes, National Secretary of Citizenship and Cultural Diversity, Brazil.

Discussant: Larry Diamond, Director, CDDRL, Stanford University.

 

(10-minute break)

 

2:40 – 4:10

Panel 3. Reducing Youth Gang Activity and Violence in the U.S.

·      Amy Crawford, Deputy Director, Center for Crime Prevention and Control, John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York.

·      Lateefah Simon, Director, California’s Future Initiative at Rosenberg Foundation, San Francisco, California.

·      Christa Gannon, Founder and Director, Fresh Lifelines for Youth, San Mateo and Santa Clara, California.

Discussant: Bruce Cain, Director, Bill Lane Institute for the American West, Stanford University.

 

4:15 – 5:00: Closing Event of the Day

Stanford International Crime and Violence Lab announcement; cooperation agreement ceremony; photography exposition from Observatório de Favelas (“People’s Images” project).

·      Beatriz Magaloni, Stanford University.

·      Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, Stanford University.

(Adjourn)

 

Wednesday, April 29th 2015

9:00- 10:30

Panel 4. Evaluating Effective Interventions for Youth

·      Jorja Leap, Adjunct Professor, Department of Social Welfare; Director, Health and Social Justice Partnership, UCLA.

·      Gustavo Robles, Pre-Doctoral Fellow, PovGov, Stanford University.

·      Felix Lucero, The Prison University Project, California, U.S.

Facilitator: Martin Carnoy, Professor, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University. 

 

10:40 – 1:00

Panel 5. The “Network for Youth Agency” Experience

 

Sector 5.1. Instruments to Make a Difference

·      Veruska Delfino, Production Coordinator, Agência de Redes Para Juventude.

·      Ana Paula Lisboa, Methodology Coordinator, Agência de Redes Para Juventude.

·      Elaine Rosa, Former Participant and Entrepreneur, Agência de Redes Para Juventude.

Discussant: Stephen Commins, Lecturer in Urban Planning and Associate Director for Global Public Affairs at the Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA.

                                                                                                                      

Section 5.2. World Exchange of Methodologies

·      Marcus Faustini, Director and Founder, Agência de Redes Para Juventude, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

·      Paul Heritage, Professor, Queen Mary University of London, UK.

·      Liz Moreton, Battersea Arts Centre, London, UK.

·      Suzie Henderson, Contact Theatre, Manchester, UK.

Discussant: Stephen Commins, Lecturer in Urban Planning and Associate Director for Global Public Affairs at the Luskin School of Public Affairs, UCLA.

 

1:00 – 2:00: Lunch

 

2:10 – 3:10

Keynote Speaker

Applied Social Research: Youth and Gangs in Mexico City

Hector Castillo Berthier, Founder and Director, Circo Volador, Mexico

 

3:55 - 4:35

Panel 6. Victims and Perpetrators of Violence: Redirecting Youth in Mexican Prisons

·      Carlos Cruz, Founder and Director, Cauce Ciudadano, Mexico.

·      Ana Laura Magaloni, Professor of Law, Center for Research and Teaching in Economics (CIDE), Mexico.

·      Humberto Padgett, Journalist, Mexico.

·      Antonio Cervantes, Producer, Mexico.

Discussant: Alberto Diaz-Cayeros, Senior Fellow, FSI, Stanford University.

 

4:40– 6:00

Panel 7: Youth Experiences: Sharing Lives, Practices and Knowledge

·     Emanuelle Gomes Pereira Mallete, Agência de Redes Para Juventude and Pontão de Cultura, Sepetiba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

.     Mariluce Mariá de Souza, Social Enterpreneur and Activist, Complexo do Alemão, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

·     Francisco Valdean Alves dos Santos, Observatório de Favelas, Complexo da Maré, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

·     Valnei Succo, Observatório de Favelas, Rocha Miranda, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

·     Christian Paronable, Fresh Lifelines for Youth, California.

·     Alma Yureni Esqueda Garcia, Cauce Ciudadano, Morelos, Mexico.

Facilitator: Izabela Moi, John S. Knight Journalism Fellow, Stanford University.

 

6:00 – Closing Remarks and Final reception

·       Beatriz Magaloni, Director, PovGov, Stanford University.

 

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.

 

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The USAF Weapons School and the B-52H: Integrating Legacy and 5th Generation Platforms in order to Inspire and Transform

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Abstract: Weapons School is the premier USAF tactical school producing advanced air, space and cyberspace leaders/tacticians capable of transforming and inspiring the nation’s joint combat power. The school is constantly pushing the tactical envelope.  In contrast, the B-52Hs flying today are 53 years old and slated to remain in active service beyond 2040. They represent the most visible portion of the nuclear triad with a legacy of devastating conventional attacks in Vietnam, Iraq, Bosnia and Afghanistan. 

The talk begins with a brief history/mission overview of the Weapons School followed by B-52 capabilities, roles, and missions. Then Lt Col Schendzielos interweaves personal experience to highlight how the USAF’s top warriors prepare for and conduct combat while making sure the B-52H remains a potent force in tomorrow’s fight. 

Speaker Bio: Lieutenant Colonel Schendzielos is a CISAC National Defense Fellow, Weapons Instructor, Electronic Warfare Officer, Strategist, and former Orbital Analyst.   He recently commanded the 340th Weapons Squadron, the Weapons School’s B-52 squadron. He led a cadre of Weapons Instructors teaching a graduate-level 5 ½ month training and integration course consisting of 427 academic hours, 348 flying hours, 19 sorties, and 1,107 weapons.  Lt Col Schendzielos served previously as Director of 13th Air Force Commander’s Action Group; Strategy Division Deputy Director; Weapons and Tactics Flight Commander; Bomb Wing/Operations Group Executive Officer; and Space Control Analyst/Orbital Analyst, deploying three times accumulating over 270 combat flight hours. He graduated Air War College, Army School of Advanced Military Studies, Army Command and General Staff College, Air Command and Staff College, USAF Weapons School, Squadron Officer School and the USAF Academy. He holds a Master of Military Arts and Sciences in Military Space Application, Master of Military Arts and Science in Theater Operations and Bachelor of Science in Political Science.

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Kurt Schendzielos USAF National Defense Fellow, CISAC Speaker
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