Conference: China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) at Ten (US Naval War College and BU, Oct. 12 & 13, 2023)

Boston University’s Center for the Study of Asia and the US Naval War College
invite you to take part in this conference focusing on all aspects of China’s BRI upon its 10th anniversary.

In-person space is limited! To register for this conference, click here or scan the QR code in the poster above.

If you are not able to attend this conference in person, please join us virtually via Zoom by registering at this link (you will then be receive the Zoom link by email) https://bostonu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NS9c1KjZS9ak2dfZwqRuAg

About the speakers:

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:

Grant Rhode is a Center for the Study of Asia Research Affiliate at Boston University’s Pardee School where he directs the program Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Andrew R. Wilson is Professor of Strategy and Policy and the John A. van Beuren Chair of Asia-Pacific Studies at the US Naval War College.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:

Kevin Gallagher is Professor of Global Development Policy and Director of the Global Development Policy Center at the Pardee School at Boston University.

David M. Lampton is Professor Emeritus and former Hyman Professor and Director of SAIS-China and China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.

CONFERENCE PANELISTS AND MODERATORS:

Jabbar Al-Obaidi is Professor of Communication Studies and Academic Director for International Student Recruitment and Global Partnerships at Bridgewater State University.

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.

Carla Freeman is a Senior Expert for the China Program at the United States Institute of Peace and former Library of Congress Chair in U.S.-China relations.

Victor Gao is Chair Professor of Soochow University and Vice President of the Center for China and Globalization in Beijing. He served as translator for Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping from 1983-1988.

Vesko Garcevic is Professor of the Practice of International Relations at Boston University’s Pardee School. He served as Montenegro’s Ambassador to NATO, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

William W. Grimes is a Professor of International Relations at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. He previously served as associate dean for academic affairs and as the first director of the BU Center for the Study of Asia.

Nader Habibi is the Henry J. Leir Professor of Practice in the Economics of the Middle East at the Crown Center for Middle East Studies at Brandeis University.

Jorge Heine is Research Professor and directs the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University. He served as Chile’s Ambassador to China, India, and South Africa, and as a Cabinet Minister to the Chilean government.

Asei Ito is Associate Professor at the Institute of Social Science at Tokyo University and Visiting Scholar at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.

Nargis Kassenova directs the Program on Central Asia at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University.

Philippe LeCorre is a Senior Fellow at the Center for China Analysis at the Asia Society Policy Institute and a Research Fellow at the Kennedy School at Harvard University.

Marisol Maddox is a Senior Arctic Analyst at the Polar Institute of Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.

Tsitsi Musasike is Professor of the Practice of Global Development Policy at the BU Pardee School of Global Studies and Core Faculty Member of the Global China Initiative at the Global Development Policy Center.

Mark Storella is Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and Director of the African Studies Center at the Pardee School at Boston University. He served as US Ambassador to Zambia.

Kathleen (Kate) Walsh is Associate Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College where she directs the Oceanography & Maritime Security Group.

Alexander Wooley is Partnerships and Communications Director at AidData, an international development research lab at William & Mary. He is a former British Royal Navy officer, and contributor to Foreign Policy on naval issues.

Min Ye is Professor of International Relations at Pardee School at Boston University and Researcher in Residence at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University.

This conference builds upon the Pardee School’s previous presentation series, Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which was held during the 2021-2022 academic year. The links below will take you to those recorded sessions.

Boston University’s Center for the Study of Asia and the US Naval War College invite you to take part in this conference focusing on all aspects of China’s BRI upon its 10th anniversary.

About the speakers:

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS:

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS:

CONFERENCE PANELISTS AND MODERATORS:

Fall 2021 BRI links:

Spring 2021 BRI links:

Fall 2020 BRI book talks:

Boston University’s Center for the Study of Asia and the US Naval War College
invite you to take part in this conference focusing on all aspects of China’s BRI upon its 10th anniversary.