We hold occasional policy briefings where high-level speakers provide insight and analysis.

Attendees include EIAS members and other interested parties.

Experts wishing to discuss a possible topic for a Special Briefing are invited to contact EIAS Director Dr Willem van der Geest.

China Engages Asia: A New Regional Order?
7 July, Residence Palais, Brussels

A special presentation by Professor David Shambaugh. We have organised this briefing with the European Policy Centre. Unlike most of our other events, this one will be from 16:30 to 18:00.

Professor David Shambaugh is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Director of The China Policy Program at the George Washington University. Prior to joining the faculty at the Elliott School of International Affairs, he taught at the University of London School of Oriental & African Studies, served as Editor of The China Quarterly, and directed the Asia Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

He has published widely on Chinese politics, foreign relations, military affairs, Sino-American relations, and international politics and security in the Asia-Pacific region. Prof Shambaugh is a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and the author of Modernizing China's Military (2003).

Report of the meeting (pdf)

Photos of the meeting

More Information:

Invitation letter (pdf)

Reply Form (pdf)

Agenda (pdf)