As China comes to occupy a more dominant and influential place in the international order, its diplomacy and ways of interacting with the world have come under increasing scrutiny. By gathering together senior experts on China’s diplomacy and foreign policy, this programs aims to shed light on the several factors—including public opinion, public diplomacy, cultural legacy, and China's value system—that shape Chinese diplomacy today and the way that this new diplomacy is affecting the rest of the world.
This two-track program offers both junior and senior experts opportunities to exchange views on nuclear, missile, space, conventional, chemical and biological weapon developments. It is intended as a regularized mechanism for Chinese and foreign experts to interact on targeted arms control issues, while engaging and educating a new generation of arms control experts. The program facilitates frank and open exchange on specific arms control issues and seeks to delineate concrete measures for advancing international cooperation with China.
Climate change induced by fossil fuel consumption is threatening to have a destructive and irreversible impact on the geo-ecosystem. As one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century, energy and climate change issues cannot be resolved without China’s cooperation and collaboration. Through engaging Chinese and international scholars and experts on these issues, this program seeks to inform policymakers and climate change negotiators across the world, to help form consensus and find fair, feasible, and sustainable solutions.
Since the end of the Cold War, China has been experiencing a rise in relative power. This has particularly been the case since 2008, when China weathered the financial crisis relatively well. Implications of China’s Rise will explore how China’s rise is being interpreted and felt across the globe with particular emphasis on East Asia.
As China’s demand for resources and investment opportunities grows, so too do its relations with the developing world. Through collaborative exchange with leading Chinese and international experts, this program analyzes and informs the global debate on China’s relations with Latin America and the African Continent.
As one of the most consequential bilateral relationships in the world, it is increasingly important that the United States and China join together to solve key issues in the U.S.-China relationship, find ways to work together on the critical global challenges, and identify potential areas for strategic cooperation. To this end, the U.S.-China program serves as a platform for leading experts, policymakers and young leaders from both countries to engage in dialogue, exchange ideas, and identify constructive solutions to common global and regional challenges.
Through two separate tracks for junior and senior experts on China-South Asia Relations, this seminar program offers a venue for both Chinese and international experts to delve into China’s political, economic and security relations with South Asia. It also seeks to cultivate a new generation of experts through education and exchange. This program aims to reduce misperceptions between Chinese and South Asian experts and to inform the international strategic community as to potential flashpoints and areas of cooperation.
As China’s largest trading partner, understanding China-EU relations and how the EU’s recent economic woes will affect the bilateral relationship becomes increasingly important. Through exchange with leading policymakers and experts both in China and in the EU, this program seeks to inform and analyze the debate and emergent trends in China-EU relations.
As the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan escalates, improved relations between NATO and China will become increasingly important. Through frequent video conferences and events with senior NATO officials, this program seeks to enhance cooperation and understanding between China and NATO countries.
If the Egyptian government has instigated the sudden crisis with the United States in anticipation of a domestic confrontation, then the worrying implication is that it is actively preparing to go on the offensive and trigger such a confrontation.
The reshuffling of the board of Russia's liberal radio station Ekho Moskvy illustrates that Putin's government is becoming increasingly intolerant of criticism.
Though most states that want a nuclear weapon can get one through determined effort, the fact remains that most choose not to proliferate. Turkey is no exception.
An independent Egypt judiciary could provide for a more liberal and pluralistic order but also one that is less coherent and democratic than Egyptians currently realize.
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