At the launch of the Asia Society Policy Institute's (ASPI) new policy initiative, The Rise of Asia and its Impact on the Global Order, members of the initiative’s policy commission discuss institutions of global governance established after World War II, how they no longer reflect Asia's growing economic and geopolitical role in the world, and how they might be reformed. ASPI President Kevin Rudd moderates the discussion with Jin-Yong Cai, Barry Desker, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, and Joseph S. Nye Jr. Click here for the video recording Background to the discussion and the policy commission discussants is here
For lack of time, you may wish to access directly the delivery by Pratap Bhanu Mehta, President and Chief Executive of the Center for Policy Research (CPR), on why the risks of global war may be over-exaggerated (time counter 29:00 onwards) and that by Professor Joseph Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor and formerly Dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Chair of the National Intelligence Council, and Deputy Under Secretary of State for Security Assistance, Science and Technology on why the US may need to share power with a "returning" Asia (read China) (time counter 48:00 onwards).
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