Navigating ‘Gray Zone’ Competition and Conflict

Join the ACIR for a luncheon and panel discussion on Navigating “Gray Zone” Competition & Conflict

Keynote: Colonel Leon Perkowski, USAF, Army War College

Panelists:

• Col. Jason Groat, Australian Army
• Mr. Mike Rossman, USAID
• Lt. Col. Pat Walsh, US Army Reserve

About the event:

Where does digital assault end and war begin? We see China and the United States with the largest economies in the world engaged in subtle hegemonic rivalry and near deadly competition with the aim of securing allies in the Pacific Basin. On the European continent, Russia is using hybrid warfare in incremental phases to threaten its neighbors in an effort to restore elements of the former Soviet system. The coalescing alliance between China and Russia has both engaged within a “Gray Zone” just short of open warfare. Join us an hear military experts discuss the “Gray Zone” between competition and open warfare.

Keynote speaker bio: 

Colonel Leon J. Perkowski, Ph.D., is the Vice Commandant of Air University’s Air Command and Staff College and an Assistant Professor of Military and Security Studies. After serving in various assignments supporting Air Force and Army operations, Col Perkowski has taught and worked in administration at the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College and Air War College since 2006. Dr. Perkowski’s specialty is the politics and discourse of U.S. troop reductions in South Korea in the 1970s and the concept of deterrence credibility in the late Cold War. His academic interests include the Cold War, deterrence credibility and reputation, national security policy formulation, war and US society, the Anglo-American power transition, and the history of US foreign relations in general.

Logistical details: 

Complimentary valet parking is available at the Piedmont Driving Club.

For your safety and the safety of others, ACIR requests that only fully vaccinated people or those immune from a previous COVID Infection attend.

Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel, please do so not later than 48 hours before the event. ACIR is charged for your meal, so no refund can be provided after that.