Social Sciences
MEMORIALIZING THE PAST: THE ROLE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL ACTORS IN GERMAN-POLISH AND JAPANESE-SOUTH KOREAN RECONCILIATION. 9/24, Noon-1:30pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS). Speakers: Dr. Seunghoon Heo, JSPS Research Fellow, Aston University and UN Universiy?s Institute for Sustainability and Peace; Alexander Wochnik, PhD candidate, Aston University.
2012 NATIONAL SURVEY OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS: PUBLIC OPINION OF A GROWING ELECTORATE. 9/25, 1:00-2:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Wilson Center, Asia Program. Speakers: The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, former Congressman and Cabinet member under two administrations; Karthick Ramakrishnan, director of the National Asian American Survey and associate professor at UC-Riverside; Deepa Iyer, chair of National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) and executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT); Mee Moua, president of Asian American Justice Center (AAJC); Miriam Yeung, executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF); Taeku Lee, professor and chair of political science at UC-Berkeley.
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CONCEPTUALIZING FUTURE UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS. 9/25, 10:00am-Noon, Washington, DC. Sponsor: John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings; Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS). Speakers: Professor David Shambaugh, George Washington University, Nonresident senior fellow, Brookings, editor, Tangled Titans; Ashley J. Tellis, Carnegie, co-author, Tangled Titans, Harry Harding, University of Virginia, co-author, Tangled Titans, Jonathan Pollack, senior fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings.
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS AND THE 18TH PARTY CONGRESS: UNCERTAINTY AMIDST POLITICAL TRANSITION. 9/26, 8:30-10:00am, Washington, DC. Sponsor: CSIS, Freeman Chair in China Studies. Speakers: The Honorable Richard L. Armitage, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State; Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Christopher K. Johnson, Senior Advisor and Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS.
CHINA?S ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN AND ITS POLICY IMPLICATIONS. 9/27, Noon-2:00pm, Lunch, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Carnegie Asia Program. Speakers: Stephen Roach, senior fellow, Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, Yale, senior lecturer, Yale School of Management; Markus Rodlauer, deputy director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF.
- Asia In This Week's Washington
MANAGING TENSIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. 6/5-6, 8:00am-12:30pm. Sponsor: CSIS, Southeast Asia Program. Speakers: Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Senior Advisor and Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for New American Security; Alexander Metelitsa,...
- This Week In Washington
AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS 2/6 - 9:30am, House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Full committee hearing on "American Competitiveness: The Role of Research and Development." Witnesses: Mr. Richard Templeton, President and CEO, Texas Instruments;...
- The Silly Season: The Week Ahead
Both the British and Americans view mid-August as the "silly season" as everyone is away on vacation, or should be. Nevertheless, some hearty souls remain in the Capital. SOUTH KOREA AND LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM: THE MIDDLE POWER THEORY REEXAMINED. 8/15,...
- The China Threat
CHINA IN 2020: A NEW TYPE OF SUPERPOWER. 6/15, 2:00-3:45pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings. Speakers: Hu Angang, Director, Center for China Studies, Tsinghua University; Nicholas R. Lardy, Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow,...
- China Breaking
CHINA'S ECONOMY IN THE POST-CRISIS WORLD. 3/17, 10:00am-Noon, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Speakers: Douglas Paal, Vice President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Tom Byrne, Vice President and Senior...
Social Sciences
Next Week in Washington
2012 NATIONAL SURVEY OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS: PUBLIC OPINION OF A GROWING ELECTORATE. 9/25, 1:00-2:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Wilson Center, Asia Program. Speakers: The Honorable Norman Y. Mineta, former Congressman and Cabinet member under two administrations; Karthick Ramakrishnan, director of the National Asian American Survey and associate professor at UC-Riverside; Deepa Iyer, chair of National Council of Asian Pacific Americans (NCAPA) and executive director of South Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT); Mee Moua, president of Asian American Justice Center (AAJC); Miriam Yeung, executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum (NAPAWF); Taeku Lee, professor and chair of political science at UC-Berkeley.
CONCEPTUALIZING FUTURE UNITED STATES-CHINA RELATIONS. 9/25, 10:00am-Noon, Washington, DC. Sponsor: John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings; Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS). Speakers: Professor David Shambaugh, George Washington University, Nonresident senior fellow, Brookings, editor, Tangled Titans; Ashley J. Tellis, Carnegie, co-author, Tangled Titans, Harry Harding, University of Virginia, co-author, Tangled Titans, Jonathan Pollack, senior fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings.
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS AND THE 18TH PARTY CONGRESS: UNCERTAINTY AMIDST POLITICAL TRANSITION. 9/26, 8:30-10:00am, Washington, DC. Sponsor: CSIS, Freeman Chair in China Studies. Speakers: The Honorable Richard L. Armitage, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State; Ambassador J. Stapleton Roy Director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Christopher K. Johnson, Senior Advisor and Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS.
CHINA?S ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN AND ITS POLICY IMPLICATIONS. 9/27, Noon-2:00pm, Lunch, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Carnegie Asia Program. Speakers: Stephen Roach, senior fellow, Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, Yale, senior lecturer, Yale School of Management; Markus Rodlauer, deputy director, Asia and Pacific Department, IMF.
- Asia In This Week's Washington
MANAGING TENSIONS IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. 6/5-6, 8:00am-12:30pm. Sponsor: CSIS, Southeast Asia Program. Speakers: Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Senior Advisor and Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for New American Security; Alexander Metelitsa,...
- This Week In Washington
AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS 2/6 - 9:30am, House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Full committee hearing on "American Competitiveness: The Role of Research and Development." Witnesses: Mr. Richard Templeton, President and CEO, Texas Instruments;...
- The Silly Season: The Week Ahead
Both the British and Americans view mid-August as the "silly season" as everyone is away on vacation, or should be. Nevertheless, some hearty souls remain in the Capital. SOUTH KOREA AND LIBERAL INTERNATIONALISM: THE MIDDLE POWER THEORY REEXAMINED. 8/15,...
- The China Threat
CHINA IN 2020: A NEW TYPE OF SUPERPOWER. 6/15, 2:00-3:45pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings. Speakers: Hu Angang, Director, Center for China Studies, Tsinghua University; Nicholas R. Lardy, Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow,...
- China Breaking
CHINA'S ECONOMY IN THE POST-CRISIS WORLD. 3/17, 10:00am-Noon, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Speakers: Douglas Paal, Vice President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; Tom Byrne, Vice President and Senior...