Track Code
RC18
Track Chairs
Dr. Angelin Chang
Prof. Meena Bardia
Advances the development of Asian and Pacific studies and promotion of the study of political science in Asian and Pacific countries. The work of this committee focuses on the following areas: the modernisation of Asian countries, including the economic and political development of the countries in the Asian and Pacific basin; regional security, including the rise and decline of alliance systems in Asia; and the impact of national integration and world peace.
Open Panels
- Australia’s Balancing Act: Navigating Economic Dependency on China and Security Alliances with the West
Chair: Dr. Tim Aistrope - Chaos Paradigm in International Law: Embracing Non-Linearity in an Anarchical World
Chair: Dr. Douglas Castro - China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Pacific Islands: Infrastructure, Sovereignty, and Geopolitical Implications
- Climate Change and Regional Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific: Challenges and Opportunities
- Financial Powerhouses of the Asia-Pacific: China's Rise, Japan’s Stability, and India’s Emergence
- Grid Governance in China’s Local Society: Precedent & Prospect
Chair: Ms. Yixuan Fan - India’s Role in the Indo-Pacific: Strategic Autonomy or Strategic Alignment?
- Lessons Learned from the Cambodian Peace Process
- Northeast Asia after the Russian War: The Search for Cooperation among Japan, South Korea and Taiwan
Chair: Prof. Akihiro Iwashita - Rule-based Order in the Indo-Pacific
Chair: Prof. Raj Kumar Kothari - Technology and Geopolitics: The Asia-Pacific at the Heart of the US- China Tech Rivalry
- The Geoeconomics of Asia-Pacific: Trade and Investment Rivalries
Chair: Prof. Alexandre Coelho - The Role of ASEAN in Shaping Asian-Pacific Geopolitics
- Theorising Politics in Southeast Asia
Chair: Dr. Jan Robert Go - US-China Strategic Competition in Multilateral Organizations: The Future of Global Governance
