Reflections on Global History in the 20th Century: Towards a New Vision for the 21st Century
Join us for a dialogue among leading scholars of global history on the legacies of the 20th Century and the prospects for developing a more stable and prosperous world order in the remainder of the 21st Century. On this 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, participants in a CSIS research project will summarize key findings from a series of workshops and papers to be published in an edited volume in 2016.
2:00-2:15
Opening Remarks
John Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS
2:15-3:45
Perspectives on the Global History of the 20th Century
Germany :
Sebastian Conrad, Professor of History, Freie Universitat Berlin
Japan :
Yuichi Hosoya, Professor, Keio University
Satoshi Ikeuchi, Associate Professor, University of Tokyo
United States :
William Inboden, Associate Professor, LBJ School of Public Affairs,
University of Texas-Austin
China :
Jian Chen, Hu Shih Professor of History for U.S.-China Relations, Cornell University
Turkey :
Cemil Aydin, Associate Professor of History, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Moderator :
Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair, CSIS; Chair in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy, Georgetown University
3:45-4:00
Break
4:00-5:00
Towards a New Vision for the 21st Century: A Conversation with Zbigniew Brzezinski
Moderator:
John Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS
