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Episode Synopsis
In this episode of GREAT POWER PODCAST, host Michael Sobolik interviews Dmitri Alperovitch about his book World on the Brink, how Russia's war in Ukraine impacts Taiwan's political future, and how America should compete to win "Cold War II" with the Chinese Communist Party.
Guest biography
Dmitri Alperovitch is currently serving as the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, a non-profit think tank focused on advancing American prosperity and global leadership in the 21st century and beyond.
Alperovitch is the author of a new book World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century about the grand strategy for victory in the Cold War II with China.
In 2022, he was appointed to both the prestigious Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and as a founding board member of the new Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). He has previously served as a Special Advisor to the Department of Defense (DoD).
Prior to founding Silverado, Alperovitch co-founded and served as the Chief Technology Officer of CrowdStrike, Inc., one of the world’s largest cybersecurity companies.
Resources from the conversation
Follow Dmitri on X
Read World on the Brink
Follow Michael on X
Read Countering China's Great Game
Guest biography
Dmitri Alperovitch is currently serving as the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, a non-profit think tank focused on advancing American prosperity and global leadership in the 21st century and beyond.
Alperovitch is the author of a new book World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century about the grand strategy for victory in the Cold War II with China.
In 2022, he was appointed to both the prestigious Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and as a founding board member of the new Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). He has previously served as a Special Advisor to the Department of Defense (DoD).
Prior to founding Silverado, Alperovitch co-founded and served as the Chief Technology Officer of CrowdStrike, Inc., one of the world’s largest cybersecurity companies.
Resources from the conversation
Follow Dmitri on X
Read World on the Brink
Follow Michael on X
Read Countering China's Great Game
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