Guided Discussion: Should the U.S. Defend Taiwan in the Event of a Chinese Invasion?
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Program Details
Course Description
After a brief review of Taiwanese political history, Mr. Kahn will lead an interactive discussion centering on whether it is in America's national security interest to risk war with China over Taiwan. Opinions will vary, and the discussion leader will try to seek a balance of pro and con views. Space is limited.Course Info
- Time: 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
- Date: Thursday, August 25
- Location: Lifelong Learning classrooms, Continuing Education Building
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Fees:
Member - $50
Non-member - $65
One-time guest pass, Member or Non-member at the door - $65.
About the Instructor
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Joseph Sassoon, Ph.D. is a Professor of History and Political Economy at Georgetown University and holds the al-Sabah Chair in Politics and Political Economy of the Arab World. He is also a Senior Associate Member at St Antony’s College, Oxford. In 2013, his book Saddam Hussein’s Ba‘th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime (Cambridge University Press, 2012) won the prestigious British-Kuwait Prize for the best book on the Middle East. Sassoon completed his Ph.D at St Antony’s College, Oxford. He has published extensively on Iraq and its economy and on the Middle East. His fifth book is titled: The Sassoons: The Great Global Merchants and the Making of an Empire (Pantheon, 2022)