Facing Up to the New Geopolitics in the Pacific

On Wednesday, April 23rd, the Asia Policy Program and the Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies will host Professor Anne-Marie Brady, University of Canterbury, for a public talk on “Facing Up to the New Geopolitics in the Pacific”. Join us in RLP 1.302B, Patton Hall from 12:00 – 1:00 PM.

China’s foreign policy has become increasingly aggressive under Xi Jinping, and awe can expect more of the same in the years to come. Foreign interference – united front work in CCP terms – is a key tactic of CCP foreign policy. This talk details the role of foreign interference plays in Chinese foreign policy and China’s geopolitical agenda, focusing on China’s interests and activities in the South Pacific.

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Professor Anne-Marie Brady FRSNZ, Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand is a specialist on CCP domestic and foreign policy, as well as China’s interests in the Arctic, Antarctic, and Pacific, and NZ foreign policy. A Global Fellow at the Wilson Center and Executive Editor of The Polar Journal, she’s authored academic papers and op-eds for newspapers such as The New York Times, Washington Post, The Financial Times, The Guardian, and The Diplomat.

The Asia Policy Program is a joint effort of the Clements Center for National Security and the Strauss Center for International Security and Law.