Christopher Clary is a country director for South Asian affairs in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He previously served as a research associate in the Department of National Security Affairs at the Naval Postgraduate School, where he worked extensively on studies examining the 1999 Kargil conflict and the 2001–2002 India-Pakistan military standoff. He received a BA from Wichita State University and an MA from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School. Mr. Clary began his tenure in January 2009 at the Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses, where he is examining the processes of Indian decision-making, the people who fill national security institutions, and the strengths and weaknesses of the national security system as a whole.
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FeaturedPresident Trump sent U.S. troops to the border with Mexico to supplement the work of authorities there. President Biden pledges a new approach as pressures mount along the boundary.
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FeaturedBeijing has tightened its grip on Hong Kong in recent years, dimming hopes that the financial center will ever become a full democracy.
Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland and Eleanor Albert February 17, 2021
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FeaturedOnly a year after the new coronavirus emerged, the first vaccines to protect against it are being administered. But production challenges, vaccine nationalism, and new virus strains are all presenting hurdles.
Backgrounder by Claire Felter March 1, 2021
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FeaturedStephen Biddle explains how nonstate military strategies overturn traditional perspectives on warfare.
Book by Stephen Biddle April 6, 2021 National Security and Defense Program
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Webinar with Susan A. Thornton April 7, 2021 Academic and Higher Education Webinars and Conference Calls
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FeaturedAhead of the annual IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, please join IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva for a discussion of the economic outlook in the post-pandemic world and the actions needed to drive the recovery. Please note that the meeting will begin with a prerecorded address by the IMF Managing Director, followed by live conversation. The C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics brings the world's foremost economic policymakers and scholars to address members on current topics in international economics and U.S. monetary policy. This meeting series is presented by the Maurice R. Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies.
Virtual Event with Kristalina Georgieva March 30, 2021 C. Peter McColough Series on International Economics
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