Social Sciences
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; Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dr. Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering.
THE FUTURE OF CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS. 2/6, 2:30-4:00pm. Sponsor: CNAPS Brookings. Speakers: Mireya Solís, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies; Richard C. Bush III, Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy.
CHINA?S NEW LEADERSHIP AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES. 2/7, 9:00am-4:15pm. Sponsor: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). Speakers: Christopher K. Johnson, Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Dr. Cheng Li, Director of Research and Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution; Dr. Eswar Prasad, Senior Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University; Nicholas Borst, Research Associate and China Program Manager, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Dr. James Mulvenon, Vice-President, Intelligence Division, Defense Group, Inc.; Roy D. Kamphausen, Senior Advisor for Political and Security Affairs, National Bureau of Asian Research; LtGen Wallace ?Chip? Gregson, Jr. (USMC, ret.), Senior Director, China and the Pacific, Center for the National Interest; Dr. David M. Lampton, Director of China Studies, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies; Dr. Michael Auslin, Resident Scholar and Director of Japan Studies, American Enterprise Institute.
CHINA AT THE TIPPING POINT? 2/7, Noon-2:00pm. Sponsor: International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Speakers: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University; Louisa Greve, National Endowment for Democracy; Maochun Yu, U.S. Naval Academy.
THE HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF DEMOCRACY AND AUTOCRACY IN INDIA AND CHINA. 2/11, 12:30-2:00pm. Sponsor: Center for Global Development (CGD). Speakers: Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Development; Arvind Subramanian, Senior Fellow and Director of the Understanding India Initiative, Center for Global Development.
MARITIME SECURITY IN EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. 2/11, Noon-2:30pm. Sponsor: Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University, Japanese Student Union of DC, and the Organization of Asian Studies. Speakers: Professor Takeshi Sakadearun, Associate Professor of Economics, The Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University; Professor Mike Mochizuki, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, APP Board member; Professor Robert Sutter, Professor of Practice of International Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University; Takamasa Ito, Shoki Oyabu, Shoko Kawata, Kyoto University Student Presenters.
ABE?S FOREIGN POLICY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. 2/11, Noon-1:30pm. Sponsor: Sasakwa Peace Foundation USA (SPF). Speaker: Rust Deming, Adjunct Professor of Japan Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.
- Monday In Washington
MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY. 4/29, 11:30am-1:00pm. Sponsor: Women in International Trade (WIIT). Speakers: Rachael Leman, Deputy Staff Director, House Rules Committee, Office of Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-32); Nicole Venable, Bockorny...
- Next Week In Washington
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,...
- China's Policy Futures
THE LONG TERM FUTURE OF U.S.-CHINESE RELATIONS: ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL ASPECTS. 8/2, 1:45-5:30pm, 8/3, 9:00am-4:45pm, Washington, DC. Sponsors: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Kissinger Institute on China and the United States; Harvard University...
- 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...
- China On The Agenda
THE DRAGON?S GIFT: THE REAL STORY OF CHINA IN AFRICA. 2/2, 4:00-6:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Africa Program and Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS. Speakers: Dr. Deborah Bräutigam, International Development Program American University's School...
Social Sciences
This week in Washington
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; Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dr. Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering.
THE FUTURE OF CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS. 2/6, 2:30-4:00pm. Sponsor: CNAPS Brookings. Speakers: Mireya Solís, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies; Richard C. Bush III, Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy.
CHINA?S NEW LEADERSHIP AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES. 2/7, 9:00am-4:15pm. Sponsor: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). Speakers: Christopher K. Johnson, Senior Adviser and Freeman Chair in China Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Dr. Cheng Li, Director of Research and Senior Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution; Dr. Eswar Prasad, Senior Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University; Nicholas Borst, Research Associate and China Program Manager, Peterson Institute for International Economics; Dr. James Mulvenon, Vice-President, Intelligence Division, Defense Group, Inc.; Roy D. Kamphausen, Senior Advisor for Political and Security Affairs, National Bureau of Asian Research; LtGen Wallace ?Chip? Gregson, Jr. (USMC, ret.), Senior Director, China and the Pacific, Center for the National Interest; Dr. David M. Lampton, Director of China Studies, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies; Dr. Michael Auslin, Resident Scholar and Director of Japan Studies, American Enterprise Institute.
CHINA AT THE TIPPING POINT? 2/7, Noon-2:00pm. Sponsor: International Forum for Democratic Studies, National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Speakers: Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University; Louisa Greve, National Endowment for Democracy; Maochun Yu, U.S. Naval Academy.
SHORING UP THE U.S.-TAIWAN PARTNERSHIP. 2/8, 9:00am-2:00pm. Sponsors: Heritage Foundation and Taiwan Benevolent Association of America. Speakers: Walter Lohman, Director, Asian Studies Center, Heritage Foundation; Ms. Taidi Fang, President, Taiwan Benevolent Association of America; Joanna Lei, Former Member Legislative Yuan; Rupert Hammond-Chambers, President, U.S.-Taiwan Business Council; Claude Barfield, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Matthew P. Goodman, Simon Chair in Political Economy, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Derek Scissors, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation; Randy Schriver, President, Project 2049; Dean Cheng, Research Fellow, Asian Studies Center, Heritage Foundation; Stephen Yates, CEO, DC International Advisory and former Deputy National Security Advisor to Vice President Cheney; Vincent Wang, Professor, University of Richmond; The Honorable John Cornyn (R-TX), United States Senator.
2013 CONGRESSIONAL TRADE AGENDA. 2/8, 8:30-10:00am. Sponsor: Washington International Trade Association (WITA). Speakers: Angela Ellard, House Ways and Means Committee chief Republican trade counsel and Trade Subcommittee staff director; Jason Kearns, House Ways and Means Committee chief Democratic international trade counsel; Bruce Hirsh, Senate Finance Committee chief Democratic international trade counsel; Everett Eissenstat, Senate Finance committee chief Republican international trade counsel.
CHINA?S CENTURY? BEIJING?S ROCKY ROAD TO GREAT POWER STATUS. 2/8, 12:30-1:30pm. Sponsor: Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University. Speaker: Martin Jacques, Author of When China Rules the World: the End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order.
2013 CONGRESSIONAL TRADE AGENDA. 2/8, 8:30-10:00am. Sponsor: Washington International Trade Association (WITA). Speakers: Angela Ellard, House Ways and Means Committee chief Republican trade counsel and Trade Subcommittee staff director; Jason Kearns, House Ways and Means Committee chief Democratic international trade counsel; Bruce Hirsh, Senate Finance Committee chief Democratic international trade counsel; Everett Eissenstat, Senate Finance committee chief Republican international trade counsel.
CHINA?S CENTURY? BEIJING?S ROCKY ROAD TO GREAT POWER STATUS. 2/8, 12:30-1:30pm. Sponsor: Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University. Speaker: Martin Jacques, Author of When China Rules the World: the End of the Western World and the Birth of a New Global Order.
THE HISTORICAL ORIGINS OF DEMOCRACY AND AUTOCRACY IN INDIA AND CHINA. 2/11, 12:30-2:00pm. Sponsor: Center for Global Development (CGD). Speakers: Francis Fukuyama, Olivier Nomellini Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Non-Resident Fellow, Center for Global Development; Arvind Subramanian, Senior Fellow and Director of the Understanding India Initiative, Center for Global Development.
MARITIME SECURITY IN EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC. 2/11, Noon-2:30pm. Sponsor: Sigur Center for Asian Studies, George Washington University, Japanese Student Union of DC, and the Organization of Asian Studies. Speakers: Professor Takeshi Sakadearun, Associate Professor of Economics, The Graduate School of Economics, Kyoto University; Professor Mike Mochizuki, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, APP Board member; Professor Robert Sutter, Professor of Practice of International Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University; Takamasa Ito, Shoki Oyabu, Shoko Kawata, Kyoto University Student Presenters.
ABE?S FOREIGN POLICY: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S. 2/11, Noon-1:30pm. Sponsor: Sasakwa Peace Foundation USA (SPF). Speaker: Rust Deming, Adjunct Professor of Japan Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.
- Monday In Washington
MOMENTUM BUILDS FOR TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY. 4/29, 11:30am-1:00pm. Sponsor: Women in International Trade (WIIT). Speakers: Rachael Leman, Deputy Staff Director, House Rules Committee, Office of Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-32); Nicole Venable, Bockorny...
- Next Week In Washington
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,...
- China's Policy Futures
THE LONG TERM FUTURE OF U.S.-CHINESE RELATIONS: ECONOMIC, POLITICAL AND HISTORICAL ASPECTS. 8/2, 1:45-5:30pm, 8/3, 9:00am-4:45pm, Washington, DC. Sponsors: Woodrow Wilson Center (WWC) Kissinger Institute on China and the United States; Harvard University...
- 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...
- China On The Agenda
THE DRAGON?S GIFT: THE REAL STORY OF CHINA IN AFRICA. 2/2, 4:00-6:00pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Africa Program and Freeman Chair in China Studies, CSIS. Speakers: Dr. Deborah Bräutigam, International Development Program American University's School...