In a context of increasing centrality of Asia-Pacific in world geopolitics and geoeconomy and of China's affirmation as a new superpower, the OBSERVARE-Observatory of Foreign Relations of UAL, in partnership with the National Defense Institute (IDN), invites you to participate in the cycle of conferences and open classes “China and Asia-Pacific”, coordinated by Prof. Doctor Luis Tomé and with the collaboration of prestigious national and foreign experts. This cycle is associated with the Advanced Studies Course on Asia-Pacific UAL-IDN, and the first sessions will take place online via Colibri Zoom on May 6th and 13th, according to the attached poster.
pre-registration mandatory, with an express indication of the session(s) you wish to attend, to: DRI@autonoma.pt
6 MAY (English sessions)
14h – 15h30| International Security in the Asia-Pacific
Mark Beeson, The University of Western Australia, Australia
21h – 22h30 | The US-China Relations
Robert Sutter, George Washington University
MAY 13
14:00 – 17:30
The Chinese presence in the Pacific: between discourse and action
Cátia Miriam Costa, ISCTE
The One-China Dilemma in the Era of Tsai Ing-Wen
Jorge Tavares da Silva, University of Aveiro
New Silk Road: a new made-in-China world
Paulo Duarte, Univ. do Minho and Univ. Lusophone from Porto
The China effect on economic globalization
Diego Magalhaes, Univ. Federal Government of Goias, Brazil and OBSERVARE-UAL
18:30 – 21:30
Globalization, state transformation and Chinese foreign policy: tensions and challenges
Daniel Cardoso, UAL-OBSERVARE
Nationalism in Chinese foreign policy
Luis Cunha, IDN
Nationalisms in China: the case of Hong Kong
Álvaro Rosa, ISCTE
Department of International Relations