Monday, February 17, 2025

Asia Policy Events, Tuesday February 18, 2025

Monday, February 17, 2025 is President's Day in the United States, a National Holiday. There will be demonstrations against the Tump Administration throughout the U.S.

YIZHOU, LIUQIU AND TAIWAN IN HISTORY. 2/18, 10:00-11:30am (CET) 4:00-5:30am (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Institute for Security and Development Policy. Speakers: Professor Torbjörn Lodén, fmr. Professor, Chinese Language and Culture, Stockholm University; Man-houng Lin,  Research Fellow, Institute of Modern History, Academia Sinica, Professor, History, National Taiwan Normal University; Evan Dawley, Associate Professor, History, Goucher College; Agust Börjesson, Acting Head, Stockholm Taiwan Center, Research Fellow, Asia Program, Institute for Security and Development Policy. 

UNPACKING THE AI ACTION SUMMIT: THE FUTURE OF AI GOVERNANCE AND THE GLOBAL DIGITAL COMPACT. 2/18, 8:30-9:45am (EST). VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Stimson Center. Speakers: Amb.Chola Milambo, Permanent Representative of Zambia to the UN and Co-Facilitator of the Global Digital Compact; Pedro Conceição, Director of the Human Development Report Office, UNDP; Linda Bonyo, Founder, Lawyer’s Hub and Co-Convenor, AI & Cybertech Governance ImPact Coalition; Allison Pytlak, Senior Fellow and Director of the Cyber Program, Stimson Center; Dr. Richard Ponzio, Senior Fellow and Director of the Global Governance, Justice & Security Program, Stimson Center and Co-Convenor, AI & Cybertech Governance ImPact Coalition. 

HOW NORTH KOREA MANAGED THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. 2/18, 9:00-10:00am (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: National Committee on North Korea. Speaker: Yoonhee Ryder, ENT Resident, University of Michigan Researcher, Korea Health Policy Project; Martyn Williams, Senior Fellow, 38 North, Stimson Center. 
    
BOOK LAUNCH: KING DOLLAR WITH PAUL BLUSTEIN. 1/18, 9:30-10:30pm (EST), HYBRID. Sponsor: CSIS. Speaker: author Paul Blustein, Senior Associate (Non-resident), Economics Program and Scholl Chair in International Business, CSIS. PURCHASE BOOK: https://amzn.to/40VUSl0 

@100: INDIA’S PATH TOWARDS AN ADVANCED ECONOMY. 2/18, 11:00am-Noon (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Center for Global Development. Speakers: Dr. Krishnamurthy Subramanian, Executive Director, IMF, fmr. Chief Economic Advisor, India; Pravin Krishna, Chung Ju Yung Professor of International Economics, Johns Hopkins. 

THINK TANK FUNDING IN AMERICA. 2/18, Noon–1:00pm (EST). VIRTUAL. Sponsor: Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Speakers: Estefanía Terán Valdez, Director, On Think Tanks; Michael Hartmann, Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Strategic Giving, Capital Research Center; Benoît Pelopidas, Founder, Nuclear Knowledges; Nick Cleveland-Stout, Junior Research Fellow, Quincy Institute. 

IN CONVERSATION WITH PHILIPPINE SECRETARY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, ENRIQUE A. MANALO. 2/18, Noon–1:00pm (EST), 5:00-6:00pm (BST). HYBRID. Sponsor: Chatham House. Speaker: Enrique A. Manalo, Philippine Secretary for Foreign Affairs; Ben Bland, Director, Asia-Pacific Programme. 

PRESERVING AND ENHANCING OPEN FINANCIAL MARKETS: A CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW BAILEY. 2/18, 10:30–11:15am (CET), 4:30–5:15am (EST). HYBRID. Sponsor: Bruegel. Speakers: Andrew Bailey, Governor, Bank of England; Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director, Bruegel. 

BOOK TALK: JAPAN RE-EMERGES. 2/18, 4:00-5:00pm (PST) 7:00-9:00pm (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. Speakers: author Ulrike Schaede, Professor of Japanese Business, UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy; Brad Glosserman, Senior Advisor, Pacific Forum, Deputy Director and Visiting Professor, Center for Rule-making Strategies.  PURCHASE BOOK: https://amzn.to/419OGHl

A GLOBAL RX: HOW EVERY COUNTRY CAN HALVE PREMATURE DEATH BY 2050. 2/18, 7:00pm (EST), IN PERSON ONLY. Sponsor: Duke University. Speaker: Dr. Gavin Yamey, Professor, Global Health, Public Policy, Duke. 

THE IREICHŌ: DAY OF REMEMBRANCE. 2/18, 6:30-7:30pm (EST), HYBRID. Sponsor: National Archives Foundation. Speakers: Dr. Colleen Shogan, National Archives; Dr. Anthea Hartig, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History; Duncan Ryuken Williams, Irei Project, USC Professor; Shirley Higuchi, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation; Ann Burroughs, Japanese American National Museum. 

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