Book Talk : Inadvertent Expansion by Nicholas Anderson

Schedule

Mon Apr 06 2026 at 02:30 pm to 03:30 pm

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American University, School of International Service, Founders Room | Washington, DC

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Join us at AU for a talk with Nicholas Anderson on his new book "Inadvertent Expansion: How Peripheral Agents Change World Politics"
About this Event

The SIS Historical International Studies cluster and the Korea in Global Affairs Initative invite you to a book talk on Nicholas Anderson's new book "Inadvertent Expansion: How Peripheral Agents Change World Politics."


Monday, April 6, 2026
2:30 - 3:30 PM EST



Abramson Family Founders Room, American University School of International Service



About the Book: In Inadvertent Expansion, Nicholas D. Anderson investigates a surprisingly common yet overlooked phenomenon in the history of great power politics: territorial expansion that was neither intended nor initially authorized by state leaders.

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About the Author

Nicholas Anderson is an Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University. Anderson received a Ph.D. in political science from Yale University in 2021. His research and teaching interests include great power politics, military intervention and territorial expansion, conventional military operations, and East Asian international relations.

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About the Moderator

Joshua Rovner is an associate professor in the School of International Service at American University and a visiting fellow of the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution. His research and teaching focus on intelligence, strategy, and the sources of international instability.

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American University, School of International Service, Founders Room, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, United States

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