Past Events

Asia Society and the Asia Pacific Initiative will discuss the lessons learned from the disaster and subsequent reconstruction policies, ten years since the Fukushima disaster.

This Asia Society Policy Institute program will explore what led up to the Myanmar coup and what may lie ahead.

Wendy Cutler joins trade experts to discuss the increasing relevance of narrower sectoral deals in today's global climate.

A discussion on the future of India - U.S. ties and key recommendations for the Biden administration to strengthen this relationship in the post-COVID-19 world.

H.E. Wang Yi, State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China will deliver an address. Introduced by Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd.

Kevin Rudd and Hank Paulson discuss how Chinese domestic politics and economics will shape the future of U.S.-China relations.

David Shambaugh presents his newest book, which explores U.S.-China competition in Southeast Asia.

Join us for a conversation with ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler and experts on trade enforcement tools beyond tariffs that can be used to implement trade agreements.

ASPI Associate Director Anubhav Gupta will moderate a conversation with Aparna Pande, author of the new book Making India Great: The Promise of a Reluctant Global Power.

Join us for an interdisciplinary discussion on the geopolitics of the pandemic and Southeast Asian regionalism as part of our Southeast Asia and COVID-19 project.

China Conference: USA will bring together business leaders, government officials, academics and U.S.-China relations thought leaders to discuss and debate the most pressing issues impacting U.S.-China relations and world order.

Join us for a discussion on a U.S.-Taiwan Bilateral Trade Agreement with ASPI's Wendy Cutler, Rupert Hammond-Chambers, and Roy Chun Lee moderated by Tom Nagorski. Director-General James Lee of TECO-NY will deliver opening remarks.

ASPI's Wendy Cutler and Daniel Russel will join Professor Yuichi Hosoya, and Joshua Walker for a Japan Society event on U.S.-Japan relations and the next U.S. administration. Asia Society Japan's James Kondo will deliver welcoming remarks.

Join us for a discussion on the results of the 2020 U.S. elections with Asia Society co-chair Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President Wendy Cutler, Johns Hopkins University professor Vali Nasr.

Puneet Talwar and Andrew Parasiliti discuss how the United States can constructively manage the relationship with Iran.

His Excellency Teodoro Locsin Jr., Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, will deliver an address and join Asia Society Executive Vice President Tom Nagorski for a conversation.

To mark the launch of the Asia Society Policy Institute-Asia Society Australia Southeast Asia and COVID-19 project, join us for a 360° look at course of the pandemic in Southeast Asia and its effects on the region’s politics and society.

H.E. Muhyiddin Yassin, Prime Minister of Malaysia will deliver an address and join Asia Society Policy Institute President Kevin Rudd for a conversation.

H.E. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of India will deliver an address and join ASPI President Kevin Rudd for a discussion on the global challenges confronting India today, as well as the policy approaches India will take.

Join us for a discussion on the upcoming U.S. elections with Duyeon Kim, Danny Quah, Vali Nasr, and Asia Society Policy President Kevin Rudd.