Johns Hopkins SAIS 75th Anniversary / "The US and China at a Turning Point"

The US & China at a Turning Point: Trade, Tech, and the Trump Administration

In celebration of the Johns Hopkins SAIS 75th Anniversary, please join us for a special evening with SAIS Dean, Vali Nasr, and SAIS Professors Andrew Mertha, David Bulman, and Thomas Rid as they discuss the state of U.S.-China relations as it pertains to politics, trade, and cybersecurity.

Over the course of the past few years, major shifts in policy have developed between the U.S. and China. The Trump Administration has taken a more aggressive approach than prior administrations in confronting China on issues spanning across politics, trade, and cyber secruity. In China, Xi Jingping's administration has a set in motion major changes that are a departure from the past many years. What is the long term impact of both Xi's and Trump's policy shifts? How might the shifting dynamic between the two countries affect the greater world order?

Reception from 5:30-6:15pm (light drinks and appetizers will be served. Cash bar). The talk/panel discussion will begin promptly at 6:15pm.

Bios:

• Vali Nasr, Dean of SAIS. Vali Nasr is a Middle East scholar, foreign policy adviser and commentator on international relations. His most recent book, The Dispensable Nation deals with the implications of the Obama administration’s foreign policy on American strategic interests. His previous books, Forces of Fortune and The Shia Revival examined the postwar sectarian violence in Iraq and the Arab Spring uprising, and contributed to US policy formulated in response to those events. Prior to being named Dean of Johns Hopkins SAIS, Nasr was a professor of international politics at Tufts University's Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.
• Andrew Mertha, Director of SAIS China. Andrew Mertha is the George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies, Director of the China Program, and Director of SAIS China at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). He is formerly a professor of Government at Cornell University and an assistant professor of Political Science at Washington University in St. Louis. Mertha specializes in Chinese bureaucratic politics, political institutions, and the domestic and foreign policy process.
• David Bulman, Assistant Professor of International Affairs and China Studies & Director of the Pacific Community Initiative at SAIS. He was previously an Economist at the World Bank and a China Public Policy Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. Bulman’s research focuses on the political economy of development, with a particular emphasis on the relationship between political and career incentives and economic outcomes in China.
• Thomas Rid, Professor of Strategic Studies at SAIS. He brings more than a decade of experience in international security and intelligence studies. He previously served as a Professor of Security Studies in the Department of War Studies at King’s College London, where he developed a Cyber Security module that bridged the gap between technological and political debates.

Sibyl Chen B’03, ’04, Johns Hopkins SAIS SF/Bay Area Club Leader and 75th Anniversary Advisor, will be there to greet you.