Closing Sessions – JUNE 21st.
In the context of the growing centrality of Asia-Pacific in the geopolitics and geoeconomics of the world and of the affirmation of China as a new superpower, the International Relations Department and OBSERVARE of the UAL, in partnership with the National Defence Institute (IDN), invite you to participate in the cycle of conferences and open classes “China, Asia and the World”, coordinated by Profs. Carlos Gaspar and Luis Tomé, with the collaboration of prestigious national and international experts.
This cycle is associated with the Advanced Courses of Regional Studies on “Asia-Pacific” UAL-IDN.
Coordination: Carlos Gaspar and Luis Tomé
// JUNE 21 //
CLOSING SESSIONS
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/ 3:30 pm /
Asia Pacific and World Order
Nuno Canas Mendes, Instituto do Oriente/ISCSP-Universidade de Lisboa
Luís Cunha, IDN
Sónia Sénica, IPRI-NOVA
Embaixador Mário Godinho de Matos, OBSERVARE-UAL
Nuno Magalhães, IPRI-NOVA and IE University, Madrid
/ 6:30 pm /
Atlantic-Pacific: USA, Europe and Asia
Carlos Gaspar, UAL-Dep. of International Relations, IDN and IPRI-NOVA
Luis Tomé, UAL-Dep. of International Relations and OBSERVARE
SESSIONS HELD
// JUNE 14 //
OPEN CLASSES
/ 1:30 pm /
“Nova Rota da Seda” e “Iniciativa Global de Segurança” chinesas
Francisco Leandro, Universidade Cidade de Macau and OBSERVARE-UAL
/ 6:30 pm /
A ASEAN entre os grandes: como se joga o hedging?
Nuno Canas Mendes, Instituto do Oriente and ISCSP-Universidade de Lisboa
// JUNE 7 //
WEBINAR | CHINA AND PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING COUNTRIES
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/ 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm /
1st Panel
China and Spatial Development Initiatives: The case of Portuguese-speaking African Countries
Francisco Leandro, Institute for Research on Portuguese-Speaking Countries of the City University of Macau and OBSERVARE-UAL
Macau Forum and Paradiplomacy
Pedro Paulo, Institute for Research on Portuguese-Speaking Countries-City of Macau University
China in Africa: a reflection on the models of Special Economic Zones
Álvaro Rosa, ISCTE-IUL Business School
/ 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm /
2nd Panel
Portuguese-speaking countries and China: investment, trade and logistics matrices
Diego Magalhães, Federal University of Goiás and OBSERVARE-UAL
The South Atlantic in Sino-Brazilian relations: cooperation, competition and challenges
Daniel Cardoso, OBSERVARE-UAL
Is there a Chinese discourse for Portuguese-speaking countries?
Cátia Miriam Costa, CEI-ISCTE/IUL
OPEN CLASSES | PORTUGAL AND ASIA-PACIFIC
/ 6:30 pm /
The Case of Macau
Ambassador Duarte de Jesus
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/ 8:30 pm /
The Case of Timor-Leste
Ambassador Ana Gomes
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// APRIL 26 //
ASIA/INDO-PACIFIC AND THE WAR IN UKRAINE
/ 11-12.30 am /
Catalyst for Change?: The War in Ukraine and Japan’s Stubborn Security Identity
Tosh Minohara, Kobe University and Research Institute for Indo-Pacific Affairs, Japan
/ 1-2.30 pm /
What are the implications of the crisis in Ukraine for the Indo-Pacific?
Mark Beeson, University of Technology Sydney and Griffith University – Australia
/ 6.30-8 pm /
Ukraine, Congress and Domestic US Resolve Targeting China: Broad Struggle Ahead
Robert Sutter, George Washington University-USA
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