Dr. Richard Haass, Chairman of Council on Foreign Relations, was invited to visit the School of International Studies, Peking University on the morning of June 18, 2013 and hold a two-hour round table discussion with some teachers and students of the School.Professor Yuan Ming, Director of the American Studies Center and Executive Deputy Director of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies of Peking University, presided over the symposium.
Dr. Haass first made a concise and profound analysis of the basic strategic situation in the world today.In his view, there are three trends in the world: non-polarity and incessant dispersion of power, irreplaceability of the power and leadership of the United States, and globalization and its high mobility.These three trends constitute the background of international relations nowadays.Dr. Haass pointed out that Europe is no longer the core of international relations, and the Middle East remains highly uncertain and risky. In comparison, Asia is thriving but facing rising nationalism.Dr. Haass believes that the era of globalization poses increasing global challenges, and that the gap between these global problems and the global consensus to address them is the greatest challenge faced by global governance today.Finally, Dr. Haass pointed out the possibility of establishing a new type of great power relationship between China and the United States and avoiding “Thucydides’s Trap”, but stressed the huge domestic challenges faced by both China and the United States.
Later, the teachers and students held an extensive in-depth discussion with Dr. Haass on the Iranian nuclear issue, China-US relations, network security, Middle East and other hot international issues.
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is the most influential foreign policy think tank in the US.Dr. Haass has been the Chairman of CFR since July 2003. He previously served as Director of Policy Planning at the US Department of State, Special Assistant to President George W. Bus, and Senior Executive of Near East and South Asia Affairs at the National Security Council of the United States.
Associate Professor Wang Dong, Deputy Director ofInstitute for Global Cooperation and Understanding, Fan Shiming, Secretary-General of American Studies Center, Peking University, Professor Zhu Feng, Associate Professor Gui Yongtao and Dr. Jie Dalei from School of International Studies, Peking University, and more than 20 undergraduates, postgraduates and doctoral students from School of International Studies, Peking University, attended the discussion.
Link:http://www.cuppe.pku.edu.cn/jlhd/dwjl/230235.htm
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