Professor Ciorciari will discuss China’s relations with its East and Southeast Asian neighbors.  He will examine China’s territorial disputes in the East and South China Seas, China’s diplomatic and military efforts to assert its position, and the responses of other claimant states.  He will also discuss the impact of popular nationalism on the management of those disputes, the risks of conflict, and the implications for U.S. policy in the region.

Dr. Ciorciari is the author of “The Limits of Alignment: Southeast Asia and the Great Powers since 1975” (2010) and co-author of “Hybrid Justice: The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia” (2014). His research focuses on international law and politics in the Asia-Pacific region.

Please check the OLLI web site for additional lectures in the 6-week series, “China’s Internal and External Challenges and Opportunities”, Thursdays, January 8 - February 12.
http://www.olli-umich.org/programs_activities/lectures/3rd_Lecture_Series.pdf