A special invitation to join a discussion with the Honourable Gareth Evans, currently the Chancellor of the Australian National University. A member of the Australian parliament for two decades and a Cabinet minister in both the Hawke and Keating governments, he served as foreign minister from 1988-96. A dynamic internationalist, he is well known for his role as co-chair of the International Commission on Intervention and State Sovereignty and subsequent work in promoting the Responsibility to Protect. Professor Evans was instrumental in establishing the International Crisis Group and has been an unflagging leader on nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation matters. Learn more about Dr. Evans in his bio.
Time: 1:00-2:30, Thursday, September 15th
Location: C. K. Choi 120, UBC
Speaker: The Honourable Gareth Evans
Subject: “The China Challenge”
Please download a poster here.
Professor Evans’ presentation will focus on the Australian experience, and its relevance to Canada, in navigating a new global balance of power. He writes: “For both of us – and indeed for a number of other countries in East Asia who are deeply economically engaged with China, but significantly dependent on the United States for our defense – it is a matter of maximizing the huge economic opportunity that China represents, while doing everything we possibly can to help keep the peace. And keeping the peace is becoming an ever bigger challenge in an environment where the tectonic plates continue to shift, and China is becoming ever less willing to accept a situation where the US remains – both globally and regionally, and economically and militarily – the unchallenged rule maker and enforcer.”
Bold, clear-headed and candid, we are looking forward to a lively discussion that will be chaired by former Senator Jack Austin and introduced by MPPGA Professor Paul Evans (no blood relation).
Seating will be limited so please RSVP HERE if you wish to attend.
**For those who are interested, Dr. Evans also will be speaking that evening at 6:00PM at SFU’s Wosk Centre for Dialogue on “The Case for Good International Citizenship.”**
