Washington Seminar Discussion – May 2023

On 10 May 2023, the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies hosted a Washington Seminar Discussion at the Army-Navy Club in downtown Washington, D.C. The seminar presented a conversation between Dr. Gawdat Bahgat (Professor, NESA Center) and Dr. Seth Center (Deputy Envoy for Critical and Emerging Technology, U.S. Department of State). The main topics discussed included technology and U.S. national security; technology and U.S. diplomacy; rivalry/competition with China and Russia; U.S. cooperation with allies in the area of information technology; partnership between government, private sector, and academia; and global efforts to govern the internet. The afternoon ended with a question-and-answer session with 28 attendees from 23 countries.

Dr. Gawdat Bahgat on the left and Dr. Seth Center on the right during the Washington Seminar on 10 May 2023.

 

Dr. Seth Center (left) and Dr. Gawdat Bahgat (right) engaged in discussion during the Washington Seminar.

 

Reference the last Washington Seminar held in January 2023.

Washington Seminar Discussion January 2023

 

The views presented in this article are those of the speaker or author and do not necessarily represent the views of DoD or its components.