Eurasia and China's Belt and Road Initiative: Potential Impact, Potential Disputes and How to Address Them

Sept. 19, 2019, 6:00-7:30pm (registration required)
James Room, 418 Barnard Hall, 3009 Broadway, New York, NY

Join Columbia University's Harriman Institute for a panel discussion on the expansion of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) across Eurasia and the risks of conflict and dispute that the promoters of the Initiative might have to address. This event is organized by the Istanbul Policy Center-Stiftung Mercator Initiative at Sabancı University, together with Columbia University’s Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies, The Harriman Institute, ISERP and Columbia Global Centers, Istanbul. 

Registration is required; information can be found at this link.

Speakers:

Bruno Maçães, author of "The Dawn of Eurasia: On the Trail of the New World Order"

Lanxin Xiang, professor of international history and politics, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva

Nargis Kassenova, senior fellow, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University

Alexander Cooley, director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University