Power Shifts in the World

Dr. Simon, professor emeritus of political science at Drew University will discuss major shifts in international power. Attention will focus on China’s challenge to American global preeminence, the rise of Eurasia, Russia’s efforts to reestablish its sphere of influence, and the advent of hyper-nationalism and the threat that it brings to the post-WW II inter-national order. As these developments progress, two dangers stand out. The first is the danger of war that often occurs when one dominant power seeks to displace another. The second is in the area of weapons proliferation, not only nuclear, chemical and bio-logical weapons of mass destruction, but weapons used in cyberwar. His presentation will take place at the Summit Old Guard meeting