About the event

As well as discussing the expansion of this initiative, speakers also analysed the risks of conflict and dispute that the promoters of the Initiative might have to address.

This event was organized by the Istanbul Policy Center – Stiftung Mercator Initiative at Sabancı University, together with Columbia University’s Sakıp Sabancı Center for Turkish Studies, Harriman Institute, ISERP, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, and Columbia Global Centers ǀ Istanbul.

Speakers

Keynote speaker

• Bruno Maçães, author of The Dawn of Eurasia: On the Trail of the New World Order

Discussants

• Lanxin Xiang, Professor of International History and Politics, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva
• Nargis Kassenova, Senior Fellow, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University Moderator
• Alexander Cooley, Director, Harriman Institute, Columbia University

Keywords: International History; Lanxin Xiang;