Please join us for our Newport Lecture Series on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 6:00 PM (EST) with Naval War College Professor Isaac Kardon, who will present on the topic of “Pier Competitor: China’s Overseas Port Expansion.”

The lecture will be presented virtually and there will be a question & answer opportunity at the end of Dr. Kardon’s presentation. To register: NLS with Dr. Kardon

More about Professor Kardon:

Isaac B. Kardon is assistant professor in the Strategic and Operational Research Department, China Maritime Studies Institute (CMSI) at the Naval War College. He specializes in Chinese foreign policy, and writes on China’s maritime disputes, Indo-Pacific maritime security and commerce, and China-Pakistan relations. He teaches classes on Chinese foreign policy and is managing editor of the CMSI Red Book series. His book “China’s Law of the Sea” (Yale, forthcoming) analyzes China’s influence on “the rules” through its practice of the law of the sea. He is also studying Chinese firms’ overseas port projects, focusing on “strategic strongpoint” ports and their commercial and strategic drivers.