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A China Agenda for Biden
With a new American President and Administration there is an opportunity to recalibrate or fine-tune US strategy for China to reflect today’s reality. Beginning 27 January 2021 and over the course of three months leading experts from Asia, the EU, and the U.S. will converse with Polaris-Live host Sarwar Kashmeri, Fellow of the Foreign Policy Association, and Applied Research Fellow, Norwich University, about their thoughts re what should be key agenda items that they would propose to President Bidens team.
Please join us for these special interviews every Tuesday on Polaris-Live with your host, Sarwar Kashmeri.
26 Jan 2021 0930 EST
Pamela Crossley, Charles and Elfriede Collis Professor of History, Dartmouth College
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2 Feb 2021 0700 EST
Dr. Parag Khanna, Founder and Managing Partner, FutureMap
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9 Feb 2021 0930 EST
Dr. Ryan Hass, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington DC, former Asia head on President Obama’s National Security Council
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16 Feb 2021 0930 EST
Prof. Michele Geraci, former Under-Sec of State Govt. of Italy, responsible for the China-Italy Belt and Road Initiative MoU, now teaching at New York University Shanghai and the University of Nottingham Ningbo China (UNNC)
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23 February 2021 0700 EST
Kishore Mahbubani, Distinguished Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore
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Polaris-Live with Sarwar Kashmeri Reconvenes January 26th, 2021
Join Sarwar Kashmeri as Polaris-Live reconvenes on Tuesday, 26 January 2021, with expert guests including Professor Pamela Crossley, Dr. Parag Khanna; Dr. Ryan Hass,; Hon Michele Garaci, and Professor Kishore Mahbubani.
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