International Conference
Small, Medium and Great Powers’ Response to US-China Strategic Competition: Neutrality, Choosing Sides, or Bandwagoning
Date: December 4-5, 2020
Time: 09:15 – 18:00 (GMT+1; December 4); 09:00 – 12:15 (GMT+1; December 5)
Format: Online
Registration required: https://tinyurl.com/y5pnofp3
Organizer: PD Dr. Simona Grano (Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich)
Program
*Time Zone: GMT+1
Day 1 Friday, December 4, 2020
09:15 – 09:40 Welcome Address
Prof. Dr. Christian Schwarzenegger (Vice President, University of Zurich)
Prof. Dr. David Chiavacci (Director, Institute of Asian and Oriental Studies, University of Zurich)
09:40 – 10:45 Session 1: US-China Strategic Competition
Chair: Prof. Ralph Weber (University of Basel, Switzerland)
1. In the Context of the Global Pandemic of Covid-19
Speaker: Prof. Shelley Rigger (Davidson College, USA)
2. In Each Domestic Context (US and China): Elections and other Incognita
Speaker: Dr. Brian Carlson (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
10:45 – 11:00 Q&A
11:00 – 11:30 Keynote Speech (Representative from MOFA, Taiwan)
11:30 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 12:45 Session 2:
How Shall Small and Medium Powers in Europe React?
Chair: Prof. Daniel Kübler (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
1. The Case of Switzerland
Speakers: Prof. Ralph Weber (University of Basel, Switzerland) and PD Dr. Simona Grano (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
2. The Case of the United Kingdom
Speaker: Dr. Rod Wye (Chatam House, United Kingdom)
12:45 – 13:00 Q&A
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 – 15:30 Session 3: How Shall Small and Medium Powers in Asia Position Themselves?
Chair: Prof. Lisheng Dong (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
1. The Case of South Korea
Speaker: Dr. Linda Maduz (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
2. The Case of Japan
Speaker: Prof. David Chiavacci (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
15:30 – 15:45 Q&A
15:45 – 16:00 Break
16:00 – 17:30 Session 4: How Shall Small, Medium and Great Powers in Europe React?
Chair: Prof. Gunter Schubert (University of Tübingen, Germany)
1. The Case of Sweden
Speaker: Prof. Johan Lagerkvist (Stockholm University, Sweden)
2. The Case of Italy
Speaker: Dr. Giovanni Andornino (Università di Torino, Italy)
3. The Case of Germany
Speaker: Prof. Jens Damm (EURICS Paris, France)
17:30 – 17:45 Q&A
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Day 2 Saturday, December 5, 2020
09:00 – 10:30 Session 5: How Shall Small and Medium Powers in Asia Position Themselves?
Chair: PD Dr. Simona Grano (University of Zurich, Switzerland) and Dr. Linda Maduz (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
1. The Case of Taiwan
Speaker: Dr. Wen-Chin Wu (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
2. The Case of Singapore
Speaker: Prof. Ian Chong (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
3. David against Goliath: How Small States Cope with Great Power States in the Case of the Switzerland-EU and Taiwan-China relationship
Speaker: Dr. Jasmin Gattlen (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
10:30 – 10:45 Q&A
10:45 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:00 Roundtable with Experts and Politicians
Captain James E. Fanell (Geneva Centre for Security Policy, Switzerland)
Mr. Fabian Molina (Member of Swiss Parliament, SP)
Prof. Gunter Schubert (University of Tübingen, Germany)
Prof. Steve Tsang (SOAS University of London, United Kingdom)
12:00 – 12:15 Concluding Remarks