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Asia In-Depth Podcast: Predictions for Asia in 2021

What might life in Asia look like after the pandemic? And what should we expect from the continent’s perennial hot spots — from North Korea to Afghanistan, Iran to the South China Sea?

UPCOMING EVENTS

Deal or No Deal? The Future of U.S.–Iran Relations Under the Biden Administration

11 Feb 2021

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

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Museum Salon 5: Cultural Heritage at the Crossroads

Three scholars of Byzantine, Islamic, non-Han Chinese, and Buddhist arts shed light on the wisdom from the Medieval period that is still visible today and explore the plurality of historical narratives.

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Home and Away: Asian Artists in America

Asia Society Triennial artists Jordan Nassar and Shahzia Sikander reflect on the current playing field of artistic representation for Asian American and Asian diasporic artists in the United States.

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Why Art? Why Now?: Artistic Practice as a Way of Thinking

This panel gathers Asia Society Triennial artists whose practice responds to questions of historical conflict and memory, cultural ignorance and difference, and the complex cultural contexts around environmental safety.

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Between War and Peace: U.S. Policy on Iran

Puneet Talwar and Andrew Parasiliti discuss the state of the U.S.-Iran relationship.

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Executive Roundtable With Daniel Markey on U.S.-China Foreign Policy

Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable on July 14 with Daniel Markey, who discussed Chinese Policy in Eurasia.

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Executive Roundtable with Jamal Abdi on Iran

Asia Society Northern California hosted a private Executive Roundtable on February 13 with Jamal Abdi on U.S.-Iranian political and economic relations.

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Between War and Peace: A Roadmap for U.S. Policy Toward Iran

This ASPI issue paper examines the sources of tension in the U.S.-Iran relationship, lays out alternative scenarios that could unfold in the period ahead, and offers specific recommendations for U.S. policy toward Iran.

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The COVID New (Ab)Normal: America’s Place in the Middle East in a Post-COVID-19 World

Mina Al-Oraibi writes on how Middle Eastern countries will work to balance relations with Washington and Beijing in a post-COVID world.

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China Is Getting Mired in the Middle East

Puneet Talwar writes that by striking a major partnership with Tehran, Beijing risks not only angering other regional partners but also getting entangled in complicated security and political issues.