Past Events

Private convening on the sidelines of COP25 in Madrid, Spain on regional cooperation to build Asian carbon markets.

Asia Society Policy Institute President the Hon. Kevin Rudd launches Quarterly Essay 76 by Peter Hartcher.

Daniel Russel joins the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies to discuss the U.S.-Japan Alliance and America First.

Geremie Barmé, one of the world’s leading authorities on Chinese political, cultural, and social movements, will deliver a lecture on China past and present, looking at a series of major anniversaries and commemorations.

Discussion with the Hon. Kevin Rudd on the U.S.-China Trade War

ASPI President Kevin Rudd will speak in the Eight Robert F. Ellsworth Memorial Lecture on defining the great global decoupling.

Asia Society's signature series returns, featuring Josette Sheeran hosting Ambassador William Burns, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and one of the most respected American diplomats of his time.

Berggruen Institute founder Nicolas Berggruen and WorldPost editor-in-chief Nathan Gardels discuss 'Renovating Democracy,' their new book, with Asia Society President and CEO Josette Sheeran.

Ben Bland on how and why young people have taken a leading role in the dramatic pro-democracy protests that have shaken Hong Kong.

H.E. Hamdullah Mohib, National Security Advisor of Afghanistan, will deliver an address and join us for a conversation.

H.E. Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan, will deliver an address and join Josette Sheeran, President and CEO of Asia Society, for a conversation on peace and stability in South Asia, and the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

H.E. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand, will deliver an address and join Tom Nagorski, Executive Vice President of Asia Society, for a conversation on the evolving international landscape, and Thailand's role as Chair of ASEAN.

H.E. Teodoro Locsin, Jr., Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines, will discuss the country's relations with China and the South China/West Philippine Sea with the Hon. Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society Policy Institute.

Kevin Rudd will deliver a keynote speech and join a panel discussion for Barron's Group and Project Syndicate's conference on how companies can reorient their business models around environmental, social, and governance factors.

H.E. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, minister of external affairs of India, will deliver an address and join the Hon. Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society Policy Institute, for a conversation.

Brian Hook, special representative for Iran and senior policy advisor to the Secretary of State, will deliver an address and join Josette Sheeran, president and CEO of Asia Society, for a conversation.

Join us for a conversation with Wendy Cutler, one of the world’s most experienced and respected trade negotiators, for a look at the current state of play in the U.S-China trade negotiations, and compare it with other U.S. trade priorities.

As US-China trade tensions persist, what are the implications for our region?

A discussion on how 70 years of CCP rule have reshaped life and decision-making for average Chinese citizens.

President's Circle Exclusive Event on a current update of U.S.-Myanmar relations