Event: National Security Seminar Series – Oct. 13

October 13, 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. CNA Vice President and Director of CNA China Studies, David Finkelstein Ph.D. will discuss "The Role of the People's Liberation Army in PRC National Security Policy Making."

A retired U.S. Army officer, Dr. Finkelstein is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, and the Army War College. He held command and staff positions at the platoon, company, battalion, and major Army command levels. He also held significant China-related positions at the Pentagon as an advisor to the Secretary of Defense and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, in addition to serving on the faculty at West Point, where he taught Chinese history. He received his Ph.D. in Chinese history from Princeton University and studied Mandarin at Nankai University in Tianjin, China.