Harvard lecture, Unlocking the Gates of Eurasia: China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Its Implications for U.S. Grand Strategy (Oct. 28, 2019)
Harvard University Program on Central Asia invites you to attend a lecture,
Unlocking the Gates of Eurasia: China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Its Implications for U.S. Grand Strategy
by Thomas P. Cavanna
(Visiting Assistant Professor at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy)
Monday, October 28, 2019 – 12:00pm to 1:15pm
CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Room S354
China’s Belt and Road Initiative suffers from numerous problems and ambiguities. However, far from being a mere “slogan”, it constitutes the key element of a grand strategy designed to erode the United States’ geopolitical entrenchment along the Eurasian rimland. This talk explains how Belt and Road helps Beijing protect the foundations of its national power and project influence abroad. BRI could gradually erode America’s post-World War II hegemony. However, provided U.S. leaders respond the right way, it could offer important benefits to Washington.
is a visiting assistant professor at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy in the Center for Strategic Studies. He holds a French “Agrégation” and a doctorate in history from Sciences Po. He was also a Fox Fellow at Yale. Dr. Cavanna is currently working on a book on the Belt and Road Initiative and U.S. grand strategy. His talk draws on the article that he recently published in the Texas National Security Review: https://tnsr.org/2019/07/unlocking-the-gates-of-eurasia-chinas-belt-and-…. You can also follow him on Twitter at @TcavannaP.