Strait of Denial: Exploring Alternatives for Maritime Statecraft towards China

How can political, military, and economic aspects of maritime statecraft enhance integrated deterrence, in US-PRC great power competition around the globe?

Opening/Closing remarks by RADM Peter Garvin, President, NWC.

Keynote address by Dr. Bruce Jones, author of "To Rule the Waves: How Control of the World's Oceans Shapes the Fate of Superpowers."

Five participant panels over two days:

• 1. Economic
• 2. Political
• 3. Military
• 4. Technology & Innovation
• 5. China & the Global South/Middle East

Day two will highlight an INDOPACOM senior leader panel.

Symposium Schedule (all times are PDT)

DAY 1: Tues 19 March

• Ms. Fernanda Kroup (Onyx Strategic Insights)
• Dr. Tabitha Mallory (China Ocean Institute)
• Dr. Jeff Reeves (NWC)
• Dr. Chris Twomey (NPS)
• 1045–1150: Political affairs and maritime statecraft
  
• Ms. Darshana Baruah (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
• Dr. Yvonne Chiu (NWC)
• Mr. Mark Metcalf (University of Virginia, CDR USN, ret.)
• Dr. Andrew Scobell (United States Institute of Peace)
• Break
  1300–1405 : Military affairs and maritime statecraft
  
• Mr. David Brown (NWC, COL USA, ret.)
• CDRE Dean Commons (Royal Australian Navy & INDOPACOM)
• Mr. Jeff Kline (NPS, CAPT USN, ret.)
• Dr. Craig Whiteside (NWC)
• 1415–1520: China and the Global South
  
• Dr. Chris Darnton (NPS)
• Dr. Samuel Helfont (NWC)
• Dr. Emily Meierding (NPS)
• Mr. Mark Polyak (Ipsos)
• 1530–1635: Technology, Innovation, and maritime statecraft
  
• Mr. Isaac Stone Fish (Strategy Risks)
• CAPT (USN) Nathan Gammache (Defense Innovation Unit)
• Ms. Elina Noor (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
• Dr. Jeff Reeves (NWC)
• 1635–1645: Closing remarks: Mr. Greg Reilly (NWC, COL USA, ret.)

DAY 2: Wed 20 March

• RADM Chris Cavanaugh (CTF-74)
• RADM Ted LeClair (Deputy COMNAVSURFPAC)
• RDML (sel.) Tuan Nguyen (C7F N5)
• Mr. Dave Herring (COMPACFLT N2)
• Mr. Noah Zaring (U.S. State Department Representative at COMPACFLT)
• 0930–1050: Participant small group discussions for each panel topic (simultaneous)
  1100–1115: Economics discussion outbrief (Mr. Ian Easton, NWC)
  1115–1130: Political discussion outbrief (Dr. Andrew Wilson, NWC)
  1130–1145: Military discussion outbrief (Dr. Craig Whiteside, NWC)
  1150–1205: China and the Global South discussion outbrief (Dr. Sam Helfont, NWC)
  1205–1220: Technology & Innovation discussion outbrief (Mr. Chris Sharman, NWC, CAPT USN, ret.)
  1220–1230: Concluding remarks

This symposium is being conducted under The Chatham House Rule.