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Authoritarian Resurgence: Power, Politics, and the Making of Foreign Policy in Russia and China

Open to the Public

Speaker: Torrey Taussig, Research Fellow, International Security Program

In a renewed era of great power competition, leading authoritarian regimes have progressed from consolidating power within their borders to projecting power beyond them. Nowhere is this trend more evident, or important, than in Russia and China. This seminar will first discuss how Russian and Chinese foreign policy strategies have evolved over the course of the twenty-first century, as both nations have become revisionist powers in their respective regions. The seminar will also discuss how scholars and policymakers can gain greater insight into Russian and Chinese foreign policy decision making by assessing dynamics within their authoritarian political orders — including leaders, the institutions in which they operate, and their requirements for domestic legitimacy. As Presidents Putin and Xi continue to develop personalist systems at home, these internal factors will have increasing importance for U.S. foreign policy in the years ahead.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

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Date: Time: - Location: Room 350
Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin shaking hands at the BRICS Summit, July 8, 2018

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Speaker: Torrey Taussig, Research Fellow, International Security Program

In a renewed era of great power competition, leading authoritarian regimes have progressed from consolidating power within their borders to projecting power beyond them. Nowhere is this trend more evident, or important, than in Russia and China. This seminar will first discuss how Russian and Chinese foreign policy strategies have evolved over the course of the twenty-first century, as both nations have become revisionist powers in their respective regions. The seminar will also discuss how scholars and policymakers can gain greater insight into Russian and Chinese foreign policy decision making by assessing dynamics within their authoritarian political orders — including leaders, the institutions in which they operate, and their requirements for domestic legitimacy. As Presidents Putin and Xi continue to develop personalist systems at home, these internal factors will have increasing importance for U.S. foreign policy in the years ahead.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come–first served basis.

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