{"id":12,"date":"2026-04-14T23:41:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/tsw26\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2026-04-14T23:46:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T23:46:02","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/tsw26\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Tom-J-Christensen_4x6-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas J. Christensen\" class=\"wp-image-13\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Tom-J-Christensen_4x6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Tom-J-Christensen_4x6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Tom-J-Christensen_4x6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Tom-J-Christensen_4x6-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Tom-J-Christensen_4x6-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Tom-J-Christensen_4x6-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Tom-J-Christensen_4x6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Thomas J. Christensen<\/strong>\u00a0is James T. Shotwell Professor of International Relations at Columbia University\u2019s School of International and Public Affairs and the Pritzker Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC.\u00a0 From 2006-2008 he served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs with responsibility for relations with China, Taiwan, and Mongolia. He has also taught at Princeton University, MIT, and Cornell.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Hass_4x6-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ryan Hass\" class=\"wp-image-15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Hass_4x6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Hass_4x6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Hass_4x6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Hass_4x6-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Hass_4x6-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Hass_4x6-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/9499\/files\/2026\/04\/Ryan-Hass_4x6.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><strong>Ryan Hass<\/strong> is director of the John L. 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