Asia Beyond the Headlines Seminar
Hybrid Event
In-person attendees, register at https://forms.gle/zntgppbURiWLKch87
Remote attendees via Zoom, register at https://tinyurl.com/395bma7x
How does Asia respond to Russia’s war on Ukraine? And what are the implications for Asian security and stability? While Japan and South Korea have sided with the West and supported Ukraine, China, and North Korea are deepening ties with Russia. China’s strategic alignment with Russia and the growing tensions in the Taiwan Strait heighten the fears over a military escalation. India, as well as several Southeast Asian countries, have not condemned the war. The speakers will discuss security implications for the Asian order and Asia’s responses to the war.Program:
12:00-1:30 p.m.
Welcome and Introductions by James Robson, James C. Kralik, and Yunli Lou Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations; Harvard College Professor; Victor and William Fung Director, Asia Center, Harvard University
Keynote by The Honorable Dmytro Kuleba, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and Q&A
Presentation by Yaena Kwon, TV Journalist at ZDF and WDR; Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center
Co-moderated by James Robson and Yaena Kwon
Program:
12:00-12:30 p.m.
Welcome and IntroductionsJames Robson, James C. Kralik, and Yunli Lou Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations; Harvard College Professor; Victor and William Fung Director, Asia Center, Harvard University
Presentation by Yaena Kwon, TV Journalist at ZDF and WDR; Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center12:30-2:30 p.m.Panel discussion
Panelists:Christina L. Davis, Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; and Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University
Lucy Hornby, Editor, Enodo Economics; Visiting Scholar, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; Senior Associate, Freeman Chair in Chinese Studies (CSIS); Former China Correspondent, Financial Times, and Reuters.
David Kang, Maria Crutcher Professor of International Relations, University of Southern California
Nishank Motwani, Indo-Pacific Strategic Affairs Researcher; Mason Fellow; Ramsay Center Scholar; MPA candidate, Harvard Kennedy School
Uk Yang, National Security Researcher, Asan Institute for Policy Studies; Government Consultant
Moderator: Yaena Kwon, TV Journalist at ZDF and WDR; Fellow, Harvard University Asia Center
2:30 p.m. Coffee
A light lunch will be served from 11:00-12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by the Asia Center and co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, Harvard University Asia Center, Korea Institute, Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies
