BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN TZID:America/Anchorage X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Anchorage BEGIN:VEVENT UID:302@alaskaworldaffairs.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191018T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20191018T130000 DTSTAMP:20231231T022446Z URL:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/archived-events/will-this-be-chinas-cen tury/ SUMMARY:Will This Be China's Century? | Dr. Mel Gurtov DESCRIPTION:\n\nDr. Mel Gurtov takes issue with the widespread view that Ch ina is on the way to rivalling\, or even displacing\, the US as the domina nt world power. Arguing that China's economic rise has exacerbated problem s of social inequality\, environmental degradation\, official corruption\, and more - and that its military capabilities and ambitions are far more limited than many observers have suggested - he makes a strong case that t he most productive US policy will be one of engagement on issues of common concern\, rather than confrontation or containment.\n\nMel Gurtov (Ph.D.\ , UCLA) is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Portland State Unive rsity\, Oregon\, and now Senior Editor of the quarterly journal Asian Pers pective\, which he served as Editor-in-Chief for 23 years. Gurtov previous ly was on the staff of the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica\, Calif. (1966 -1971)\, where he was a co-author of the Pentagon Papers\, and was Profess or of Political Science at the University of California\, Riverside (1971- 1986).\n\nMel has published over twenty-five books and numerous articles o n East Asian affairs (specializing in China and Korea)\, U.S. foreign poli cy\, and global politics from a human-interest perspective. His most recen t books are Engaging Adversaries: Peacemaking and Diplomacy in the Human I nterest (Rowman &\; Littlefield\, 2018)\; Learning From Fukushima: Nucl ear Power in East Asia\, edited with Peter Van Ness (ANU Press\, 2017)\; W ill This Be China’s Century? A Skeptic’s View (Lynne Rienner Publisher s\, 2013)\; and Global Politics in the Human Interest\, 5th ed. (Lynne Rie nner Publishers\, 2007). Several of his books have been translated into Ch inese\, Japanese\, and Spanish.  His next book will be America in Retreat : The Foreign Policy of Donald Trump.\n\nDr. Gurtov regularly visits Asia\ , where he has been a visiting professor and Senior Fulbright Scholar—at Waseda University in Tokyo and Hankuk Foreign Studies University in Seoul —and has lectured at universities and research institutes in South Korea \, Japan\, and China.  He is fluent in Chinese.\n\nHis blog on foreign af fairs\, “In the Human Interest\,” is at https://melgurtov.com. He can be reached in Deadwood\, Oregon at mgurtov@aol.com and (541) 964-3223.\n\n  \;\n\n\n\nProgram Details\n\n Check-in will begin at 11:30am with se ating available on a first-come first-serve basis. The program will begin at noon.\n Those with online reservations do not need to present ticket c onfirmation at the door\, we will have all confirmed attendees on a list a t check-in.\n Lunch is available for individual purchase directly from 49 th State Brewing Company. If you wish to order food\, please come a few mi nutes early to ensure your meal arrives during the program.\n Online regi stration closes at 6:00 pm on October 17. Tickets will be available for pu rchase at the door the next day\, unless the program is sold out. Contact rsvp@alaskaworldaffairs.org with any questions.\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://alaskaworldaffairs.org/wp-content/upload s/2019/08/Confucius-Inst-8th-anniv-5-15-1.jpg CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:49th State Brewing Co\, 717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, U nited States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=717 W 3rd Ave\, Anchorage\, AK\, 99501\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=49th State Brewing Co:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Anchorage X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Anchorage BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0900 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:AKDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR