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Scholar addresses U.S.-China relations
During the Cold War, the United States and China had a “de facto alliance” against the Soviet Union. But China has since become a rarity among major powers in steering clear of alliances, said Chinese political scientist Chu Shulong, left, a professor of political science and international relations and director of the Institute of Strategic Studies at Tsinghua University.
The Beijing-based scholar described one goal of Chinese foreign policy—to “set up and try to maintain a peaceful environment for Chinese economic development.” That’s one of the reasons, he said, why China is not seeking nuclear weapons: “It is not in China’s national interest.”
His talk, “Chinese Foreign Policy and Sino-US Relations,” was given at the 113th Asia Forum. Quansheng Zhao, right, is director of the Center for Asian Studies at the School of International Service. —SA
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Honors/Awards/Appointments
Consuelo Hernández, language and foreign studies, CAS: has been appointed a member of the Editorial Board for AEREA Anuario Hispanoamericano de Poesía, a publication of the University of Georgia and Fundación Valparaíso, 2006–2007. Gemma Puglisi, SOC: chaired the judging for the international television programming and promotion awards at the New York Festival; also serving as judges were John Douglass, SOC; Eric Faust, SOC; and Brigid Maher, SOC; October. Lectures/Presentations
Alice Davis, Office of Enrollment; Fanta Aw, director, ISSS; Kristina Thompson, ISSS: “Creating Intercultural Dialogue on Campus Between American and International Students,” NAFSA Region VIII Conference, Washington, D.C., November. Todd Eisenstadt, SPA: “The 2006 Mexican Elections,” Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente (ITESO), Guadalajara, June. Julie Mertus, SIS: “National Human Rights Institutions in Five European Countries: Preliminary Analysis,” Danish Institute for Human Rights, Copenhagen, October. Brian Yates, psychology, CAS: presented “Assessing the Value of Volunteered and Donated Resources to Providers, Consumers, and Family Members,” meeting of the American Evaluation Association, Portland, Ore., November. Papers Presented
Philip Brenner, SIS: “Waiting for Fidel to Die—Again,” presented at “Thorns and Daggers: Cuban-U.S. Relations in Historical Perspective—An International Symposium,” University of Toronto, November. Helen Langa, art, CAS: “Immigrant Artists, Laboring Workers, and National Identities: Changing Visual Paradigms in 1930s New York,” 2006 annual meeting of the American Studies Association, Oakland, Calif., October. Emilio Viano, SPA: “Cyberspace, Cybercrime and the Digital Person: Challenges of the Twenty-first Century,” International Conference on Cybercrime, Buenos Aires, Argentina, fall. Published Works
Jamin Raskin, WCL: wrote how the 2006 Democratic victories were “powered by less-visible grassroots insurgencies and progressive challenges within the Democratic Party,” the Nation’s blog, November. Ira Robbins, WCL: Prisoners and the Law, Thomson-West, six vols, 2007. Jeffrey Schaler, SPA: Howard Gardner Under Fire: The Rebel Psychologist Faces His Critics, Open Court Publishers. Edward Smith, history, CAS: wrote an article comparing the war in Iraq to the America’s Civil War, Washington Times, November. Media
Mohammed Abu-Nimer, SIS: interviewed on the show titled “Just War and Lasting Peace,” This Is America with Dennis Wholey, PBS, November. Abdul Karim Bangura, SIS and Center for Global Peace: discussed the crises in Sudan and Somalia, Voice of America’s Straight Talk Africa TV show, September. Naomi Baron, language and foreign studies, CAS: was interviewed by the New Jersey Star-Ledger on the impact of IM and text messaging on classroom writing, November. Curtis Gans, director, Center for the Study of the American Electorate, and SPA: interviewed by the Economist about voter turnout and the effect of “convenience voting” on turnout, November. Jane Hall, SOC: was interviewed by the Nation regarding Lou Dobbs and immigration and by Reuters and Campaigns and Elections magazine regarding politics and media, September and October. Laura Juliano, psychology, CAS: Internet Broadcasting cited her study on coffee addiction and how more than half of those who try to give up coffee fail, November. Marwan Kraidy, SIS: was a featured panelist on WAMU’s The Diane Rehm Show to discuss Al Jazeera English, its mission and possible impact, November. Allan Lichtman, history, CAS: commented on the power that Connecticut Sen. Joseph Lieberman may have in the Senate as he is courted by both parties, Jewish Week, November. David Lublin, SPA: was interviewed by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune about the election controversy there and by the Baltimore Examiner about the Maryland attorney general’s race, November. Dotty Lynch, SOC: analyzed exit polls throughout election night, CBS News, November. Brian Schaffner, SPA: spoke about the influence of third party candidates in a local news break during WAMU’s Morning Edition, November. Richard Semiatin, Washington Semester Program: quoted in the Philadelphia Inquirer regarding the pressures building in Congress, November. Chris Simpson, SOC: was interviewed by Reuters on how media does play a role in shaping expert opinion but is more comfortable following the opinions shaped by others, November. Lenny Steinhorn, SOC: served as political analyst for WTTG Fox 5 News at Ten, November. James Thurber, director, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, and SPA: quoted in the Financial Times on the election of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House, November. Shalini Venturelli, SIS: participant in the panel “International Reactions to the U.S. Midterm Elections,” The Kojo Nnamdi Show, WAMU, November. Lewis Wolfson, SOC: discussed the election results and what they mean for the next session of Congress and the 2008 election, NewsChannel 8’s Morning Report, November.
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