When a single nation controls the processing of the materials your military depends on, investment stops being economics and becomes an instrument of state power. This panel is from our conference with the Irregular Warfare Initiative, and it examines resource constraints, national security implications, and how capital is being used as leverage.
Panel Topic: Economic Statecraft & Strategic Competition
Moderator: Alex Zerden, Founder, Capitol Peak Strategies
Panelists:
- Clara Park, Senior Research Scientist, Duke University
- Ike Blanton, VP Government Relations, JA Green & Company
- Aubrey Hruby, Co-Founder, Tofino Capital
- Ryan Berg, International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations