Mike is joined by Dr. Kath Hicks, Henry Kissinger Chair, Senior Vice President, and Director of the International Security Program at CSIS, for a discussion of how "gray zone" tactics factor into grand strategy in Asia. In unpacking the effect of gray zone tactics on strategy, Mike and Kath define the parameters of gray zone tactics and the domains in which they are most effective. With these assumptions in mind, what will the knock-on effects of gray zone tactics be on theories of coercion, victory, and defense planning in Asia? What parts of the U.S. government have historically been most effective at adapting to gray zone competition? Mike and Kath further discuss Kath's journey through the Department of Defense and her advice for young women hoping to become defense professionals.

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The Gray Zone on a Black-and-White Board: A Discussion with Kath Hicks

CSIS's Asia portfolio includes the broader Asia Program encompassing numerous endowed chairs and programs — the Freeman Chair in China Studies, the Japan Chair, the Korea Chair, the Economics Program, the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies, the Southeast Asia Program, the China Power Project, , the Australia Chair, and the Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics. Asia also features heavily in the work of other CSIS programs, including the International Security Program, Energy and National Security Program, and Global Health Policy Center, among others.

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 AGENDA  
 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Jude Blanchette, Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS
9:15 a.m. Keynote Address and Q&A; , Audrey TangDigital Minister, Taiwan
Q&A; Moderator: Bonnie S. Glaser, Director, China Power Project and Senior Adviser for Asia, CSIS
10:00 a.m. Panel Discussion: Methods and Impact of PRC Interference in Taiwan’s Elections Panelist 1: Puma Shen, Associate Professor of Criminology, National Taipei University Panelist 2: Nick Monaco, Research Director, Digital Intelligence Lab, Institute for the Future
 Commentator: Bonnie S. Glaser
 10:45 a.m. Panelists Q&A; Moderator: Jude Blanchette 
 11:30 a.m. Event End 
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The Gray Zone on a Black-and-White Board: A Discussion with Kath Hicks

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