Dr. Jared McKinney, “Deterrence Gap: Avoiding War in the Taiwan Strait.”
Moderator: Maj. Gen. Walter Givhan, (Ret.), ALWAC President.
Tuesday, 17 October 2023, in the Civic Room at 231 Montgomery St, Montgomery, AL.
Reception at 5:30 pm CT, presentation at 6:15 pm and question time from 7-7:30 pm.
Webinar via Zoom: login and social time, from 5:45 pm CT.
Dr. Jared Morgan McKinney is Assistant Professor of International Security Studies, Air War College
Research Interests: Deterring a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, periods of great power peace across world history, and Sino-American relations
Advising Interests: Chinese politics, East Asia, great power competition, Thucydides, Classical Realism, International Relations theory, and causes of war
Degrees: PhD, International Relations, Nanyang Technological University; Msc, International Affairs, London School of Economics; LLM, International Relations, Peking university; M.S., Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University; BA, History, Patrick Henry College
Experience: Instructor, Assistant Professor, and then Chair, Strategy and Security Studies, Global College of Professional Military Education, Air University; Adjunct Professor, Defense and Strategic Studies, Missouri State University
Publications: “Broken Nest: Deterring China from Invading Taiwan” (co-authored with Peter Harris), Parameters (Winter 2021): 23-36; “The Scholar and the Ghost: Thucydides, China’s Rise, and Major Power War,” Journal of Contemporary China (2022); “Nothing Fails Like Success: The London Ambassadors’ Conference and the Coming of the First World War,” Journal of Strategic Studies (2018): 947-1000.