Fireside Chat with former Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates

April 30, 2025  |  7:00 – 8:30 p.m. CT

Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics

FREE and Open to the public: No RSVP required

Former United States Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates (2006-2011) will be in conversation with Dole Institute Visiting Fellow Jerry Seib for the opening of the 2025 KU Security Conference (April 30-May 1, 2025), which is aimed at understanding China’s long-term geopolitical objectives and how they affect U.S. national security.

More information about the KU Security Conference can be found on the ICCAE website.

Sponsored by the KU Office of National Defense Initiatives, Command and General Staff College Foundation, Dole Institute of Politics, Intelligence Centers for Academic Excellence, and the KU Center for East Asian Studies