Title: The Middle East Crisis and Sino-U.S. Relations
Speaker: Martin Indyk
Vice President and Director for Foreign Policy
The Brookings Institution
Commentator: Tang Zhichao
Fellow
Institute of West-Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Moderator: Qi Ye
Director
The Brookings-Tsinghua Center for Public Policy
Time: 13:00-14:30, October 27th, Monday, 2014
Venue: Auditorium (the first floor), School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University
Language: English
Abstract:
In 2014, the unexpected resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and the al-Sham (ISIS) in the Middle Eat created worldwide tensions and generated both challenges and opportunities for Sino-U.S. relations. At the same time negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians collapsed and relations deteriorated into a war in Gaza fueling tensions in the region. How will the rise of ISIS reshape the political landscape of the Middle East? How will the breakdown of the Middle East Peace Process impact regional dynamics? And how will China and the U.S. respond to the changing dynamics?
On October 27th, 2014, Brookings-Tsinghua Center is hosting a public speech on the Middle East Crisis and Sino-U.S. relations, featuring Martin Indyk, Vice President of Brookings Institution and Director of Brookings' Foreign Policy program. The speech will discuss the future political order in the Middle East and its impact on Sino-U.S. relations, and the possible strategic options of the two countries.
Martin Indyk returned to Brookings in 2014 after serving as the U.S. Special Envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations. During the Clinton administration Indyk served as U.S. ambassador to Israel, assistant secretary of state for Near East affairs, and as special assistant to the president and senior director for Near East and South Asia on the U.S. National Security Council. He directs the Foreign Policy Program at Brookings of which the Brookings-Tsinghua Center is a part.
The Q&A session will be arranged toward the end of the speech. Working language will be English with simultaneous interpretation.
Registration link:
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Email: yuli@brookings.edu
Tel: (+8610) 6279 5601
