Meeting

Virtual Roundtable: Hidden Sources of Instability

Wednesday, January 13, 2021
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Speakers
Valerie M. Hudson

University Distinguished Professor and George H.W. Bush Chair, Professor of International Affairs, Texas A&M University

Rose McDermott

David and Marianna Fisher University Professor of International Relations, Brown University

Presider
Jamille Bigio

Senior Fellow for Women and Foreign Policy, Council on Foreign Relations

Roundtable Series on New Security Strategies and Women and Foreign Policy Program

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