Events
Comfort Women Justice in North Korea Between Sovereignty and Civic Struggle
Dr. Cheehyung Harrison Kim - University of Hawai'i at Mānoa
November 13, 2026 | Will C. Hogg Building, 4.118 | 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Competing for Soft Power: China’s Image-Making in Africa
Dr. Maria Repnikova - Georgia State University / William C. Pate Chair in Strategic Communication
October 29, 2026 | SRH 3.122 - LBJ School | 12:15pm - 1:30pm
The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Taiwan
Dr. Adam P. Liff - Indiana University
October 2, 2026 | SRH 3.124 - LBJ School | 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Life of the Party in Xi Jinping’s China: Understanding Party-State Relations in Contemporary China
Dr. Timothy Cheek - University of British Columbia / Louis Cha Chair in Chinese Research
September 23, 2026 | RLP 1.302E - Liberal Arts Building | 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Privileged but Powerless: How North Korean Elite Grievances Reveal the Regime’s Greatest Weakness
Dr. Jieun Baek - Georgetown Law / The Atlantic Council
September 3, 2026 | SRH 3.122 - The LBJ School | 12:15pm - 1:30pm
The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission at 25: Still Crazy After All These Years
The Hon. Randall Schriver, Chairman of the Board for Indo-Pacific Security & Mike Kuiken, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution
April 21, 2026 | Bass Lecture Hall, The LBJ School of Public Affairs | 12:15 pm - 1:30pm
The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets
David R. Shedd
March 11, 2026 | Bass Lecture Hall (LBJ 2.104) - The LBJ School of Public Affairs | 12:15pm - 1:30pm
The Party’s Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping
Joseph Torigian - Associate Professor, American University
March 10, 2026 | SRH 3.122, The LBJ School | 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Grains of Conflict: The Struggle for Food in China’s Total War, 1937-1945
Jennifer Yip, Assistant Professor - National University of Singapore
February 25, 2026 | SRH 3.122, The LBJ School | 12:15pm - 1:30pm
Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and Its Struggle for Survival
Chris Horton, Taiwan-based Freelance Journalist
February 19, 2026 | SRH 3.122, The LBJ School | 12:15pm - 1:30pm