Empires and the wilsonen moment, the International Origins of anticolonialism. He will explore how president w explores how the president s convictions were formed, how they helped shape the 1919 peace settlement, and how that continues to impact us today. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming dr. Erez manela. [ applause ] thank you, lora for that kind introduction. I just want to take a minute to thank lora and matt and camille and everybody else, all the rest of the staff at the world war i museum and memorial, including everybodys whos kept us organized and on time and wellfed throughout these two days. Its the second time, as you mentioned, lora, that ive worked with this group. And im just ive been amazed by your intellectual engagement and your organizational wizard ri. I would like to take a moment to put our hands together and thank the people who brought us all here. [ applause ] in december of 1918, u. S. President Woodrow Wilson arrived in britain enroute to the
Our final panel today will examine how China Growing military presence and influence in south or Southeast Asia and africa Furthers Development of expeditionary abilities. We will start with greg pulley, he is the rector of Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and at the center of Strategic International studies. He oversees research on u. S. Foreign policy in the asiapacific with a particular focus on the maritime domain and the countries of Southeast Asia. He is the author of the South China Seas and focus clarifying the limits of maritime dispute. Coauthor of multiple other works. He will focus on chinas activities in south, Southeast Asia. Next we hear from [inaudible], am i pronouncing it [inaudible] Research Associated at the African Center for strategic studies at the National Defense university. He is an expert on china africa relationships partnerships between the africa and east asia and the African Security issues. His forthcoming book, manuscript examines the influence of
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