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    Russia as a Global Power: Contending Views from Russia

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    Professor Bruce Dickson discusses China's leadership transition

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    Professor David Shambaugh speaks to The Economist. (Video at bottom of page).

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    Professor Mike Mochizuki discussing the flare-up between Japan and China with PBS.

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    China as a Global Power: Contending Views from China.

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    Asian Studies at the Elliott School: Devi Bengfort Keller, M.A. 2011

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    Asian Studies at the Elliott School: Kyle Churchman, B.A. 2013

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    Gov. Jon Huntsman on the future of U.S.-China relations

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    Lung Yingtai, Minister of Culture for R.O.C. (Taiwan) at GW

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    Prof. Deepa Ollapally- Presidential Inbox 2013: U.S.-India Relations

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    Professor Llewelyn Hughes discussing climate change in Asia

Russia as a Global Power: Contending Views from Russia
GW's Rising Powers Initiative at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies and PONARS Eurasia at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies host an international conference on: Russia as a Global Power. Five panel discussions unpack the various dynamics of Russia's geopolitics.

Professor Bruce Dickson discusses China's leadership transition
Bruce Dickson, professor of political science and international affairs, discusses the leadership transition in China and its implications for foreign and economic policy.

Professor David Shambaugh discusses his new book, China Goes Global: The Partial Power with The Economist.
In his new book, China Goes Global: The Partial Power, Professor David Shambaugh assessed China's activities all across the world and argued that China lacks influence in most international domains and is not the kind of challenge to global order and the United States that many argue it is.

Professor Mike Mochizuki discussing the flare-up between Japan and China with PBS.
When Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with President Obama, China's economy and geopolitical concerns were the main topics of discussion. To examine the flare-up between Japan and China, Margaret Warner talks to Mike Mochizuki, author of "The New Strategic Triangle: The U.S.-Japan Alliance and the Rise of China."

China as a Global Power: Contending Views from China.
The Elliott School of International Affairs’ Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars invited notable scholars, policy makers and thought leaders to discuss China’s status as an emerging global power.

Presidential Inbox 2013: India
Deepa Ollapally, associate research professor of international affairs, discusses three key challenges facing the next U.S. president in relations with India.

Asian Studies at the Elliott School: Kyle Churchman, B.A. 2013
Undergraduate student Kyle Churchman discusses his experience as an Asian Studies student at the Elliott School of International Affairs.

Gov. Huntsman Talks Politics, China in GW Discussion
Former Governor and Ambassador Jon Huntsman discusses the future of U.S.-China relations. View additional coverage of the event

Soft Power in a Hard Time: A Cultural Perspective on Cross-Strait Relations
Lung Yingtai, Minister of Culture for R.O.C. (Taiwan) shares her views on the direction of cross-Strait relations at GW.

Professor Llewelyn Hughes discussing climate change in Asia with the Climate Reality Project
Dr. Llewelyn Hughes, Assistant Professor, George Washington University, discusses the impact of climate crisis on health, weather, and stability in Asia. Professor Hughes' remarks start at 21:1

Asian Studies at the Elliott School: Devi Bengfort Keller, M.A. 2011
Recent graduate Devi Bengfort Keller discusses her experience as an Asian Studies student at the Elliott School of International Affairs.

Indian Ambassador to the U.S. Nirupama Rao Delivers Keynote
Her Excellency Nirupama Rao delivers the keynote address at a Rising Powers Initiative conference on "India as a Global Power: Contending Views from India"


Recent Publications

book cover: Worldviews of Aspiring Powers

Henry Nau and Deepa Ollapally identify and track internal foreign policy debates in China, India, Iran, Japan, and Russia in their latest book, Worldviews of Aspiring Powers. » Read more

bookcover: Tangled Titans

The Rising Powers Initiative's latest Conference Report examines how national identities of Asian powers shape the foreign relations of India, Japan, China, South Korea, and ASEAN.
» Read the report


China goes global

In China Goes Global, eminent China scholar David Shambaugh provided a sweeping account of China's growing prominence on the international stage. He draws on his decades of China-watching and his deep knowledge of the subject, and exploits a wide variety of previously untapped sources, to shed valuable light on China's current and future roles in world affairs.

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bookcover: Tangled Titans

This policy report written by Professor David Shambaugh is based on the conference “China as a Global Power: Contending Views from China,” convened at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on November 15, 2012. This report explored competing viewpoints that exist within China’s international relations community regarding the impact of China’s rise on the future of U.S.-China relations.
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