Agenda
Thursday, December 1, 2022
1:30 PM – 1:45 PM Welcome Remarks
Prof. Kelly Sims Gallagher, Academic Dean, Professor of Energy & Environmental Policy, Director of Climate Policy Lab, Co-Director of CIERP, and PI-Rising Power Alliances Project, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM Keynote Address
Ambassador Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University, former Ambassador of Chile to China, India and South Africa, and Cabinet Minister in the Chilean Government
2:45 PM – 3:00 PM Rising Power Alliances Research at Fletcher: New Ideas and Data for a More Sustainable Global Governance
Dr. Mihaela Papa, Co-Investigator, Rising Power Alliances project and Adjunct Assistant Professor, Sustainable Development and Global Governance, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
3:00 PM – 3:15 PM Break
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM PANEL 1. Alliances, Strategic Partnerships, and the New Bloc Politics? Understanding Rising Powers’ Perspectives
Chair: Christopher Shim, Fletcher MALD ‘23
South Africa’s Alignment Policy
Dr. Christopher Williams, University of the Witwatersrand
Mapping Russia’s Close Relationships
Dr. Ecaterina Locoman, University of Pennsylvania
Chinese and Brazilian Perspectives on Alliances and Strategic Partnerships
Dr. Zhen Han, Sacred Heart University
Bloc Politics at the UN?
Dr. Dmitriy Nurullayev, University of Arizona
Discussant: Dr. Mihaela Papa, also providing insights on India’s multi-alignment policy
Friday, December 2, 2022
9:00 AM – 10:30 AM PANEL 2: The BRICS Group and Eurasian Integration Processes: Implications for Major Power Relations
Chair: Eleanor Hume, Fletcher MALD ’23
BRICS’ Collective Financial Statecraft: Is an Alternative System Possible?
Dr. Zongyuan Zoe Liu, The Council on Foreign Relations
Lula’s Return: What Does it Mean for BRICS Alliances and Global Governance?
Dr. Fabio de Sa e Silva, University of Oklahoma
Role of Minilaterals in Shaping Global Governance Architecture
Akshay Mathur, Harvard University and Center for International Governance Innovation
Broader Eurasian Dynamics and Integrations
Dr. Irina Busygina, Harvard University
Discussant: Ravi Shankar Chaturvedi, Director of Research, Lecturer, and Doctoral Fellow at Fletcher’s Institute for Business in the Global Context
10:30 AM – 10:45 AM Break
10:45 AM – 12:15 PM PANEL 3: Resetting Global Governance: Developing Sustainable Policy Responses
Chairs: Ashutosh Patil, Fletcher MALD ’23
American Foreign Policy Responses to China, Russia, and Their Alignments with Other States
Dr. Chengzhi Yin, Columbia University
American Energy Statecraft and BRICS after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Dr. Hyun Ji Rim, University of Missouri- Kansas City
New Coalitions for Collective Action? Post-COP27 Opportunities
Dr. Rishikesh R. Bhandary, Boston University
Inclusive Global Governance: The Policies and Politics of United Nations Reform
Justin Haner, Northeastern University
Discussant: Dr. Eileen Babbitt, Professor of the Practice of International Conflict Resolution, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
12:30 PM – 1:30 PM Lunch Keynote and Closing
Climate Geoengineering and the Dissolution of Sovereignty Dr. Elizabeth L. Chalecki, University of Nebraska Omaha
Brief closing remarks by Dr. Mihaela Papa, Tufts University
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