David Feith
David Feith is an American foreign policy expert and senior fellow at the Hudson Institute who specializes in U.S.–China relations, technology security, and Indo-Pacific strategy.
National/Regional Security
Reed Werner
Reed Werner is an American corporate finance and defense leader who served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia from 2019 to 2021. In April…
Kaush Arha
Kaush Arha is president of the Free & Open Indo-Pacific Forum and a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue. During…
Nancy Mace
Nancy Ruth Mace is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Carolina’s 1st congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, she previously served in…
Wes Spurlock
Wes Spurlock is a recently retired Air Force senior leader with over 20 years of experience in strategic planning, risk management, and financial innovation, focusing on the defense and national…
Mark A. Melson
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral with global operational and strategic staff experience. Naval Flight Officer with vast operational command experience in every area of responsibility (AOR) that U.S. and allied…
27th Parliamentary-Intelligence Security Forum – National/Regional Security
Dr. Kaush Arha framed the current U.S. strategic debate around two key principles associated with President Trump: avoiding new wars and ensuring allies carry their fair share of security burdens….
27th Parliamentary-Intelligence Security Forum – National/Regional Security
Representative Nancy Mace underscored that cybersecurity and advanced technology policy are vital to U.S. national security and to the security of allies, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region. Drawing on a…
27th Parliamentary-Intelligence Security Forum – National/Regional Security
Col. Wes Spurlock emphasized that economic security is now inseparable from national security, particularly in an era where technological innovation is largely driven by the private sector. He noted that…
27th Parliamentary-Intelligence Security Forum – National/Regional Security
Hon. Takehiro Shimada, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, highlighted the central importance of the Japan–U.S. alliance as the cornerstone of Japan’s foreign policy. He explained…
27th Parliamentary-Intelligence Security Forum – National/Regional Security
Rear Admiral Mark A. Melson emphasized that the U.S. joint force in the Indo-Pacific is prepared to respond to peer conflict, with personnel trained and equipped for a contested, non-permissive…
