Kate Almquist Knopf has served as director of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, an academic institution within the U.S. Department of Defense, since July 2014. Kate will present “Africa’s Strategic Place in a World Adrift,” discussing why Africa will matter to the United States (and the world) in the coming decade and beyond. She will also discuss how we will need to update our understanding of the key trends shaping the continent’s present and future in order to better engage with African people, societies, states, and institutions for our mutual benefit and welfare.
