{"id":14654,"date":"2023-09-13T10:24:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T14:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/?p=14654"},"modified":"2023-11-01T10:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T14:58:34","slug":"conference-chinas-belt-road-initiative-bri-at-ten-us-naval-war-college-and-bu-oct-12-13-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/2023\/09\/13\/conference-chinas-belt-road-initiative-bri-at-ten-us-naval-war-college-and-bu-oct-12-13-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference: China’s Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) at Ten (US Naval War College and BU, Oct. 12 & 13, 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Boston University’s Center for the Study of Asia<\/strong><\/span> and the US Naval War College<\/strong><\/span>
invite you to take part in this conference focusing on all aspects of China’s BRI upon its 10th anniversary.<\/h3>\n

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In-person space is limited!<\/strong> To register for this conference, click here<\/strong><\/a> or scan the QR code in the poster above.<\/p>\n

If you are not able to attend this conference in person, please join us virtually via Zoom <\/span>by registering at this link (you will then be receive the Zoom link by email)\u00a0 https:\/\/bostonu.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_NS9c1KjZS9ak2dfZwqRuAg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

About the speakers:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS: <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Grant Rhode<\/strong> <\/span>is a Center for the Study of Asia Research Affiliate at Boston University\u2019s Pardee School where he directs the program Assessing China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative.<\/p>\n

Andrew R. Wilson<\/strong> <\/span>is Professor of Strategy and Policy and the John A. van Beuren Chair of Asia-Pacific Studies at the US Naval War College.<\/p>\n

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS: <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Kevin Gallagher<\/strong><\/span> is Professor of Global Development Policy and Director of the Global Development Policy Center at the Pardee School at Boston University.<\/p>\n

David M. Lampton<\/strong><\/span> is Professor Emeritus and former Hyman Professor and Director of SAIS-China and China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.<\/p>\n

CONFERENCE PANELISTS<\/span> AND MODERATORS: <\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Jabbar Al-Obaidi<\/strong><\/span> is Professor of Communication Studies and Academic Director for International Student Recruitment and Global Partnerships at Bridgewater State University.<\/p>\n

M. Taylor Fravel<\/strong> <\/span>is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.<\/p>\n

Carla Freeman<\/strong><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n

Victor Gao<\/strong><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n

Vesko Garcevic<\/strong><\/span> is Professor of the Practice of International Relations at Boston University\u2019s Pardee School. He served as Montenegro\u2019s Ambassador to NATO, Austria, Belgium, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n

William W. Grimes<\/strong><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n

Nader Habibi<\/strong> <\/span>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.<\/p>\n

Jorge Heine<\/strong><\/span> is Research Professor and directs the Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future at Boston University. He served as Chile\u2019s Ambassador to China, India, and South Africa, and as a Cabinet Minister to the Chilean government.<\/p>\n

Asei Ito<\/strong> <\/span>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.<\/p>\n

Nargis Kassenova<\/strong><\/span> directs the Program on Central Asia at the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University.<\/p>\n

Philippe LeCorre<\/strong><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n

Marisol Maddox<\/strong><\/span> is a Senior Arctic Analyst at the Polar Institute of Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars.<\/p>\n

Tsitsi Musasike<\/strong> <\/span>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.<\/p>\n

Mark Storella<\/strong><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n

Kathleen (Kate) Walsh<\/strong><\/span> is Associate Professor of National Security Affairs at the U.S. Naval War College where she directs the Oceanography & Maritime Security Group.<\/p>\n

Alexander Wooley<\/strong> <\/span>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.<\/p>\n

Min Ye<\/strong><\/span> 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.<\/p>\n

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

Fall 2021 BRI links:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Sep 17, 2021: Selina Ho, Carla Freeman, and Jessica Liao on \u201cDam Diplomacy? Chinese Dam Building and Water Disputes in Asia\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Oct 1, 2021: Wendy Leutert and Isaac Kardon on \u201cEconomic and Security Aspects of China\u2019s Global Port Development\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Oct 15, 2012: Nader Habibi and Adel Abdel Ghafar on \u201cChina\u2019s Economic Relations with the Levant Region\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Oct 29, 2021: Lina Benabdallah and Michael Woldemariam on \u201cChinese Social Capital Networks in North Africa\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Nov 12, 2021: Lyle Goldstein and Abbie Tingstad on \u201cThe Russia-China Quasi-Alliance and the Polar Silk Road\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Spring 2021 BRI links:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Feb 5, 2021: Kevin Gallagher and William Grimes on \u201cBRI Economic Benefits and Risks\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Feb 19, 2021: Min Ye and Shifrinson on \u201cUS-China Strategic Competition and the BRI\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Mar 5, 2021:\u00a0Ambassador Jorge Heine on \u201cIs China\u2019s New Silk Road Lending a Helping Hand in Latin America\u2019s Current Crisis?\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Mar 12, 2021: Professor David M. Lampton and Joseph Fewsmith on Rivers of Iron: Railroads and Chinese Power in Southeast Asia<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Mar 19, 2021: William Grimes and Bart Edes on \u201cBRI Lessons from Japan: From Flying Geese to Partnership for Quality Infrastructure\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Apr 2, 2021: Deborah Brautigam on \u201c\u00c1frican Debt Relief with Chinese Characteristics.\u201d\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Apr 16, 2021: Philippe Le Corre on \u201cItaly and Greece: Two Case Studies for Chinese Involvement in Southern Europe\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

Fall 2020 BRI book talks:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Aug 12, 2020: Min Ye on The Belt Road and Beyond: State-Mobilized Globalization in China, 1998-2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Oct 13, 2020: Jonathan Hillman on The Emperor\u2019s New Road: China and the Project of the Century<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Dec 4, 2020: Kent Calder on Super Continent: The Logic of Eurasian Integration<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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