Featured Speakers
Ann Bajo, Defense Research Analyst, Office for Strategic Studies and Strategy Management of the Armed Forces of the Philippines
Ann Bajo is a Defense Research Analyst for the Office for Strategic Studies and Strategy Management, Armed forces of the Philippines. She conducts strategic, special and policy studies to assist the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines in his decision-making relative to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine national security. Bajo was a member of the Command Post Exercise Planning Conferences for BALIKATAN (2017-2018) and ASEAN Chief of Defense Forces Informal Meeting (ACDFIM). From October 2017 to December 2018, she was consultant for the Joint Special Operations Group documenting the military operations during the Marawi Crisis and member of the TWG of the Marawi Crisis Lessons Learned.
Gregory B. Poling, Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia and Director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, CSIS
Gregory B.Poling is a senior fellow for Southeast Asia and director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at CSIS. He oversees research on U.S. foreign policy in the Asia Pacific, with a particular focus on the maritime domain and the countries of Southeast Asia. His research interests include the South China Sea disputes, democratization in Southeast Asia, and Asian multilateralism. Mr. Poling’s writings have been featured in Foreign Affairs, the Wall Street Journal, Nikkei Asian Review, and Foreign Policy, among othersand he has authored a broad range of reports on regional affairs. Mr. Poling received an M.A. in international affairs from American University and a B.A. in history and philosophy from St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
Moderated by
William Wise, Non-resident Fellow at the Stimson Center
This event is co-hosted with the US–Philippines Society.