China at the turn of the 20th century was in a profound national crisis, which prompted elites of various strands and persuasions to search for national salvation. Many of them believed a lack of...
For sixty years, Japan and the United States have committed their close partnership to upholding “the principles of democracy, individual liberty, and the rule of law,” and to “the maintenance of...
Speaker: Jessica Chen Weiss, Associate Professor of Government, Cornell University How does China’s domestic governance shape its foreign policy? What role do nationalism and ideology play in Beijing...
The blue economy is a globally emerging concept for ocean governance that seeks to tap the economic potential of the oceans in environmentally sustainable ways. Yet, understanding and implementation...
Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s pledge that his country will reach “carbon neutrality” by 2060, “serious decarbonization remains a distant prospect,” argue Andrew S. Erickson and Gabriel...
Using an asymmetry-authority framework, this article analyzes Malaysia’s engagement with China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and, more broadly, Malaysia’s relations with China. Relations between...
Lunar resources concentrate into a few (10s) of small areas (~km). Interference and disputes will arise as sciencific and commercial actors crowd the sites, e.g. south pole. Now is the time to...
The British International Studies Association announced the shortlist for the 2021 L.H.M. Ling Outstanding First Book Prize. Eight excellent books made the list and will be judged by a committee led...
Last month, the Joe Biden administration held high-level talks with the Chinese government in Alaska. It did not take long for the talks to descend into acrimony. China’s director of the central...
"China's Military Strategy in the New Era", with M. Taylor Fravel Produced from the Harvard Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies Speaker: M. Taylor Fravel, Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of...
