Upcoming Event
February 25th 2020 7pm
The Sino-Russian “Alliance”: Nature, Impact, and Cooperation
(Limited Seats Available)
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Sino-Russian relations have a long history of conflict and cooperation. On the one hand, Imperial Russia was arguably the most antagonistic of the Western Powers that forcefully intruded into China. The Tsar caused China’s permanent loss of Outer Manchuria and Outer Mongolia, many times greater than Hong Kong or Taiwan in territorial size. On the other hand, the Russian Revolution and the subsequently established USSR had a profound influence on the Communist Party of China (CCP). After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China, China’s relationship with the Soviet Union has experienced ups and downs, from close alliance and cooperation in the 1950s to full-scale ideological rivalry and military confrontation in the ‘60s and ‘70s. After the Soviet Union’s disintegration in 1993, the relationship between China and the newly-formed Russian Federation has been developing steadily.
Since President Xi Jinping came to office in 2012, the cooperation between China and Russia has improved dramatically. In 2019, President Xi and President Putin decided to strengthen the relationship between China and Russia further, declaring a “comprehensive strategic partnership.” Such moves between the world’s second-largest economy and critical power in Eurasia have drawn the world’s attention. Although China and Russia have traditionally followed a “non-alignment” principle, current relations point to a de facto Sino-Russian “alliance.” Crucially, the new era of deepened partnership between China and Russia will have far-reaching consequences for Asia, the United States, and the rest of the world. For this panel, the China Development Student Think Tank (CDSTT) will explore the Sino-Russian “alliance,” inviting regional experts to discuss the global impacts of the growing multidimensional cooperation between China and Russia. |
Event Panelists
Robert Sutter Professor of Practice of International Affairs Elliot School of International Affairs George Washington University Professor of the Practice of International Affairs at the Elliott School of George Washington University.He was the Director of the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division of the Congressional Research Service, the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia at the US National Intelligence Council, the China Division Director at the Department of State's Bureau of Intelligence and Research, and professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Ali Wyne Policy Analyst at RAND Corporation Nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute Ali Wyne is policy analyst at the RAND Corporation, a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a nonresident fellow at the Modern War Institute.
Wyne served as a junior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace from 2008 to 2009 and as a research assistant at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs from 2009 to 2012. From 2014 to 2015 he served on RAND's adjunct staff, working with the late Richard Solomon on RAND's Strategic Rethink series. |
Richard Weitz Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson Institute Senior Fellow and Director of the Center for Political-Military Analysis at Hudson Institute. worked for shorter terms at the Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Defense Science Board, Harvard University’, and other research institutions, and the U.S. Department of Defense.
Gilbert Rozman The Emeritus Musgrave Professor of Sociology Princeton University Editor-in-chief The Asian Forum Gilbert Rozman is the Emeritus Musgrave Professor of Sociology and the editor-in-chief of The Asan Forum, a bi-monthly, on-line journal on international relations in the Indo-Pacific region. He taught at Princeton from 1970 to 2013.
His specialization is Northeast Asia—China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea—including modernization, national identities, mutual perceptions, regionalism, and strategic thinking. Much of his work has involved comparisons—of socialism and the transition away from the traditional forms of it; of Confucian legacies and their impact on modern societies; of national strategies for regionalism and how they conflict with each other; and of the sources of distrust in bilateral relations and relations with the United States. |
Past Event Highlights
Economic development under
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From deng xiaoping to xi jinping: the transformed chinese foreign policy The first discussion panel held by CDSTT on April 10, 2018, at the George Washington University.
Featuring Speakers: Dr. David Shambaugh, Dr. Robert Sutter, and Dr. Qiang Xin. |
resume&cover letter workshop On October 19, 2018,
CDSTT held its second career service workshop at the George Washington University. Featuring speakers: Elizabeth Boesen (Career Coach at the GWU Career Center) Gaofan Zhang: Alumni of the Geroge Washington University, Currently seeking a MA degree of International Affairs at the John Hopkins University. |
