CWP Alum Taylor Fravel And Andrew Chubb On The 'Dynamics Of State Behavior In The South China Sea Disputes'
The South China Sea remains a highly complex and contested maritime domain, with several nations in the region competing to press their territorial claims. To better understand the dynamics of contestation among these states and develop effective policy responses, it is essential to assess the impact of their previous and current behaviors. In this event, Andrew Chubb will discuss the dynamics of state behavior in South China Sea disputes, drawing on findings from the forthcoming NBR Special Report “Dynamics of Assertiveness in the South China Sea: China, the Philippines, and Vietnam, 1970–2015.” This report assembles standardized events data to measure the year-on-year changes in assertive behavior among China, the Philippines, and Vietnam in the South China Sea. It draws on this data to develop policy implications for U.S. strategy towards China and other claimants in an increasingly tense environment. The report is accompanied by an interactive online dashboard, which visualizes the evolution of assertive behavior over time in the South China Sea between the three claimant states. As the report’s author, Dr. Chubb will first present its key findings on state behavior in territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Following his remarks, M. Taylor Fravel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Shuxian Luo (The Brookings Institution) will share their responses to the report and offer brief remarks on maritime disputes and issues of contestation in the South China Sea. The event will conclude with a moderated Q&A discussion with all three experts.
AGENDA (All times listed are ET)
10:30 a.m. – Opening Remarks Alison Szalwinski, The National Bureau of Asian Research
10:35am - Report Presentation Andrew Chubb, Lancaster University
10:45 a.m. – Expert Responses -M. Taylor Fravel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -Shuxian Luo, The Brookings Institution
11:05 a.m. – Audience Q&A Moderator: Alison Szalwinski, The National Bureau of Asian Research
11:45 a.m. - Adjourn
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M. Taylor Fravel is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Taylor studies international relations, with a focus on international security, China, and East Asia. His books include Strong Borders, Secure Nation: Cooperation and Conflict in China’s Territorial Disputes, (Princeton University Press, 2008) and Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949 (Princeton University Press, 2019). His other publications have appeared in International Security, Foreign Affairs, Security Studies, International Studies Review, The China Quarterly, The Washington Quarterly, Journal of Strategic Studies, Armed Forces & Society, Current History, Asian Survey, Asian Security, China Leadership Monitor, and Contemporary Southeast Asia.
Taylor is a graduate of Middlebury College and Stanford University, where he received his PhD. He also has graduate degrees from the London School of Economics and Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. In 2016, he was named an Andrew Carnegie Fellow by the Carnegie Corporation. Taylor has been a member of the board of directors of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and serves as the Principal Investigator for the Maritime Awareness Project.
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Andrew Chubb is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, undertaking a three-year investigation of the role of domestic public opinion in international crisis diplomacy in the Asia-Pacific. A graduate of the University of Western Australia, his work examines the linkages between Chinese domestic politics and international relations. More broadly, Andrew's interests include maritime and territorial disputes, strategic communication, political propaganda, and Chinese Communist Party history.
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