Kahl is deeply familiar with national security and geopolitics at the highest levels, having recently served as the U.S. Department of Defense’s under secretary of defense for policy, and as national security advisor to Vice President Joe Biden during the Obama Administration. The conversation featured leading FSI scholars Harold Trinkunas, deputy director and senior research scholar at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC); Anna Grzymala-Busse, director of FSI's Europe Center; Larry Diamond, Mosbacher Senior Fellow of Global Democracy at FSI; and Or Rabinowitz, a visiting fellow at FSI’s new Jan Koum Israel Studies Program. As assessed by the panel, the competition between the United States and China has significant global repercussions, as seen across the following key regions and issues.
Author: February 24, 2026
Published at: 2026-02-24 00:00:00
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