NSI hosted a live podcast recording of the first episode of Coffee and Conflict! This new podcast is hosted by Joshua Huminski, Senior Vice President for National Security and Intelligence Programs at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress and NSI Senior Fellow. Each episode of Coffee and Conflict features Joshua interviewing leading authors about their books on national security, foreign policy, and intelligence.
The first episode of Coffee and Conflict featured Dmitri Alperovitch, Chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, discussing his new book, World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century. Dmitri shared insights on what the U.S. needs to do to deter war with China and maintain America’s position as the world’s leading superpower.
In World on the Brink, NSI Advisory Board member Dmitri Alperovitch makes the case that we are already amid Cold War II, with China, and that Taiwan is the potential flashpoint of this new conflict that risks triggering a devastating war between major nuclear powers. By laying out the comprehensive strategy to deter war and maintain U.S. place as the world’s leading superpower in the face of rising China, Alperovitch breaks down not only the significant weaknesses that can prevent China from surpassing the United States, but also the key policies that will enable America to maintain primacy even as China ramps up its efforts.
Dmitri Alperovitch is the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator and Co-Founder and former CTO of CrowdStrike Inc., a leading cybersecurity company. A renowned expert in cybersecurity, he revealed Russian hacking of the DNC in 2016 and led investigations into major Chinese cyberespionage cases. With over two decades of experience, he is an inventor of 36 patented technologies and has conducted extensive research on various cybersecurity topics. Alperovitch is a frequent strategic advisor to CEOs and boards of public and private companies. He has received numerous accolades, including being named one of Fortune’s “40 Under 40” and Foreign Policy Magazine’s Leading Global Thinker. He currently serves as a Senior Fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center and on multiple advisory boards, including NATO’s Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence. Alperovitch is frequently quoted in national media as a cybersecurity expert and has testified before the US Senate Armed Services Committee. He holds a master’s degree in information security from Georgia Tech.
Joshua C. Huminski is the Senior Vice President for National Security and Intelligence Programs at the Center for the Study of the Presidency & Congress, where he oversees research on Euro-Atlantic security, trans-Atlantic relations, U.S.-Ukraine and U.S.-Russia relations, and other policy initiatives. He chairs the Center’s high-profile, off-the-record discussions with senior officials from various sectors and hosts the Center’s policy literary salon. Huminski is a frequent commentator on national security, intelligence policy, and emerging technology issues, with his work appearing in Breaking Defense, the Hill, Defense One, the Cipher Brief, and the National Defense University, among others. He is a non-resident fellow with the Irregular Warfare Initiative and George Mason University’s National Security Institute, and he contributes to the Diplomatic Courier, the Wavell Room, and the London-based Council on Geostrategy. Originally from Connecticut, he holds a graduate degree in War Studies from King’s College London and an undergraduate honors degree in political science from the University of Connecticut.