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Posts tagged as “China”

Russia and China: Beacons of Illiberal Ideology

Please join us for a talk with Charles Clover, journalist at the Financial Times. Russia and China increasingly seek to export ideological alternatives to liberalism as they seek to assert themselves globally. Russia has been showcasing its muscular conservatism and support for far right parties in Europe and the U.S. in a way that has won converts in many countries. Meanwhile China…

Curating the Borderlands: State, Market, and Heritage Making in China

Please join us for a talk with Alessandro Rippa, Postdoctoral Fellow, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Since the launch of the Open Up the West Program (xibu da kaifa) in 2000, the development of China’s western provinces has been a priority for the central government. Today, amidst a worrying economic slowdown and New Silk Road fantasies, China’s borderlands seem to…

Revisiting the Axis of Convenience

Please join us for a talk with Bobo Lo about Sino-Russia relations. Bobo Lo is an independent analyst. He was previously Director of the China and Russia Programmes at the Centre for European Reform; Head of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House; and Deputy Head of Mission at the Australian Embassy in Moscow. He is an Associate Research…