Week 1 (Mar 31) Introduction: US-China Relations and Global Challenges . Tom Fingar and Jia Qingguo
Readings: Atlantic Council, “China-US Cooperation: Key to the Global Future” Fingar, “Same Bed, Different Dreams, Shared Destiny”
Week 2 (Apr 07) Opportunities for and Obstacles to Cooperation. David Lampton and Yu Tiejun
Readings: Lampton, “Decoupling or Self-Reliance in US-China Relations are Dangerous Delusions”
Week 3 (Apr 14) Approaches to Managing Global Challenges. Tom Fingar and Fan Shiming
Readings: National Intelligence Council, Global Trends: Paradox of Progress (2017), pp. 45-69
Week 4 (Apr 21) Climate Change: Water and Food Security. David Lobell and Zhang Haibing
Readings: National Intelligence Council, Water Insecurity Threatening Global Economic Growth, Political Stability (2020)
Week 5 (Apr 28) Activities in Cyberspace. Andy Grotto and Qi Haotian
Readings: Nakasone and Shulmeyer, “How to Compete in Cyberspace” (2020)
Week 6 (May 05) Terrorism and Regional Instability. Joe Felter and Lei Shaohua
Readings: Department of State, “Country Reports on Terrorism 2019,” Foreword
Week 7 (May 12) Nuclear Proliferation. Scott Sagan and Han Hua
Readings: Sagan, “Why do States Build Nuclear Weapons?” Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
Week 8 (May 19) Security Dilemmas and Arms Races. Rose Gottemoeller and Wang Dong
Readings: Gottemoeller, “US-Russian Nuclear Arms Control Negotiations—A Short History (2020) Mastro, “The United States Must Avoid a Nuclear Arms Race with China” (2020)
Week 9 (May 26) Reforming International Organizations. Steve Stedman and Zha Dongjiong
Readings: TBD
Week 10 (Jun 2) Possibilities for Cooperation.
David Lampton/Tom Fingar and Wang Yong Readings: Slaughter and LaForge, “Opening Up the Order” (2021)
