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Shedding Taiwan's 'Invisibility Cloak': Global and Regional Prospects

Please join us for a panel to discuss Taiwan’s prospects for gaining greater international space.

Korea Policy Forum: South Korea’s Presidential Election and US-ROK Relations

South Koreans will soon go to the polls to elect their next president on March 9, 2022. The two leading candidates are former Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung from the ruling Democratic Party and former Prosecutor General Yoon Seok-youl from the opposition People Power Party. As these two candidates hold divergent views on foreign policy, the results of this consequential election will surely have a major impact on US-ROK

The Rule of Law and the Role of Strategy in US Nuclear Doctrine

This spring, Scott Sagan and Allen Weiner from Stanford University published an article titled "The Rule of Law and the Role of Strategy in US Nuclear Doctrine" in the journal International Security.  As the Biden Administration moves toward completion of its Nuclear Posture Review, this timely article has sparked numerous debates about how best to ensure that US nuclear policy fully conforms to the law of armed conflict.

Retirement Celebration for Dr. Dina Khoury

Please join us to celebrate the career of Dr. Dina Khoury, Professor of History and International Affairs at The George Washington University.

Program:

4:00pm IMES Director Mona Atia, Welcome

Remarks from:

Professor Virginia Aksan, McMaster University

Professor Zachary Lockman, Professor, New York University (remotely)

Professor Nathan Brown, George Washington University

New Books in Asian Studies: Murakami Haruki and Our Years of Pilgrimage

In this upcoming edition of the 2021 New Books in Asian Studies series, the Sigur Center will host a discussion of Murakami Haruki and Our Years of Pilgrimage, featuring insights from editors Gitte Marianne Hansen (Newcastle University, UK) and Michael Tsang (Birkbeck, University of London), and contributors Ted Goossen (York University, Canada), Jay Rubin (Harvard University),

Ukraine in Russian Energy Chains: Threat or Temptation?

Scholars and pundits have often discussed Russia’s use of energy as a weapon and element of threat against post-Soviet states such as Ukraine. The current European energy supply crunch against the background of Russia's pressure for certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline brings these issues to the top of the EU and Transatlantic agenda.

The Trajectory of Belarus: From Popular Protests to International Provocations

Belarus is in the media spotlight for its weaponization of the migrant crisis at the Belarus-Poland border, triggering broad European criticisms that add to the wave of critiques and sanctions that followed the forced landing of Ryanair Flight 4978 and subsequent arrest of opposition activist Roman Protasevich...

Turkey as a 'Model' of Muslim Authoritarianism?

Turkey’s recent transition to authoritarianism has been a curious topic for scholars who hailed it as as successful case of Muslim governance models.