• “U.S.-China Trade War: Myths and Realities,” presented at the 2nd Jakarta Geopolitical Forum 2018, hosted by the National Resilience Institute, Republic of Indonesia, 24 October 2018, Jarkarta, Indonesia.

  • "Gray Zone Challenges in the South China Sea" at the 9th South China Sea International Conference, sponsored by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), the Foundation for East Sea Studies (FESS) and the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association (VLA), 27-28 November 2017, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

  • “Ways to promote Navy-Coast Guard cooperation in maritime security ‘gray zones’” 13th biennial International SeaPower Symposium, hosted by Republic of Korea Navy and the Korea Institute for Maritime Security, Seoul, South Korea, 5 September 2017.

  • American Foreign Policy Council (AFPC) China Delegation Trip Report, 28 August - 1 September 2017.

  • “China’s Coast Guard Strategy and Missions,” China Maritime Studies Institute (CSMI) Annual Conference, “Gray Zone Maritime Operations,” Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, 2-3 May 2017.

  • “The Rise of Coast Guards of the Asia-Pacific” public discussion with Center for International Maritime Security (CIMSEC) DC Chapter, 19 April 2017. 

  • “Blunt Defenders of Sovereignty: The Rise of Coast Guards in East and Southeast Asia,” presented at the 4th Conference on Operational Maritime Law, Turku, Finland, NATO Centre of Excellence, Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters, 3-6 October 2016.

  • “Coast Guards of the South China Sea – The Role of Bureaucracies in Advancing Territorial Disputes,” presented as part of roundtable on the South China Sea, American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, 2 September 2016.

  • “Blunt Defenders of Sovereignty: The Rise of Coast Guards in East and Southeast Asia,” featured speaker at RAND China Luncheon Series sponsored by Center for Asia Pacific Policy (CAPP), RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA, 25 July 2016.

  • “Blunt Defenders of Sovereignty: The Rise of Coast Guards in East and Southeast Asia,” half-day course taught at “Civil- Military Approaches to Maritime Security” summer seminar, Center for Civil-Military Relations (CCMR), Monterey, California, 28 July 2016.

  • “Blunt Defenders of Sovereignty: The Rise of Coast Guards in East and Southeast Asia,” presented at 2016 Inaugural Think Tank Summit, “Global Conflict Management: Preventive Diplomacy & Resolution,” Center for Strategic Studies, Royal Thai Armed Forces, Bangsaen District, Chonburi, Thailand, 3-6 July 2016.

  • “PLA Naval Aviation Training and Operations: Missions, Organizational Structure, and Training (2013-15)” presented with Ken Allen at Second Annual China Aerospace Studies Institute Conference, RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA, 2 May 2016.

  • “From Theory to Practice – PLAAF Pilot Training at the Operational Unit,” presented with Eric Heginbotham at half-day China Aerospace Studies Institute conference at Air University, Maxwell AFB, 21 October 2015.

  • “From Theory to Practice – PLAAF Pilot Training at the Operational Unit,” presented with Eric Heginbotham at First Annual China Aerospace Studies Institute Conference, RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA, 22 June 2015.

  • “Chairman Xi and His Generals,” presented with Andrew Scobell, RAND Corporation, as part of the 2014 CAPS-RAND- NDU PLA Conference, RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA, 21-22 November 2014.

  • “China’s Armed Forces Respond to Internal Disaster Relief: Assessing the Efficiencies and Efforts of Military Contingencies,” presented with Jeffrey Engstrom at the 2012 CAPS-RAND-NDU PLA Conference, RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA, 30 November – 1 December 2012.