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[2021 TPD Keynote Speech] Joseph S. Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor at Harvard University – The Challenge of China and the Lessons of History

  • By Chey Institute for Advanced Studies
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  • May 16,2025, 2:48 PM SGT

In early December 2021, the Chey Institute for Advanced Studies hosted the inaugural Trans-Pacific Dialogue in Washington, D.C., bringing together leading scholars and current and former high-level officials from South Korea, the United States, and Japan to engage in in-depth discussions on key issues concerning Northeast Asia and the Korean Peninsula. The keynote address was delivered by Professor Joseph S. Nye, who offered a unique analysis of U.S.-China relations and profound insights into the challenges ahead.
Professor Joseph S. Nye is a University Distinguished Service Professor and former Dean of the Harvard Kennedy School. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Harvard University. From 1977 to 1979, he served as Deputy to the Under Secretary of State, and later chaired the National Security Council Group on Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons. Between 1993 and 1994, he served as Chair of the National Intelligence Council, providing intelligence assessments directly to the President. From 1994 to 1995, he held the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs.


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Session 1

1. Security Challenges and the Future of U.S. Alliances in East Asia

Contingencies involving Taiwan, the South China Sea, and North Korea are of paramount importance due to their potential to disrupt regional and global stability. Taiwan represents a critical flashpoint in US-China relations, with implications for trade, global supply chains, security alliances, and the balance of power in the Indo-Pacific. The situation in the South China Sea is urgent, with near-constant PRC pressure on the Philippines in support of illegitimate maritime claims. Similarly, North Korea's unrelenting nuclear ambitions and unpredictable behavior pose significant threats to peace on the Korean Peninsula and beyond. Deterring aggression will require careful strategic planning, robust deterrence, and cooperation between the U.S., Korea, and Japan, as well as other partners.

Participant Biographies

Gary SAMORE

Professor, Brandeis University

Gary SAMORE is the Director of the Crown Center for Middle East Studies and Professor of the Practice of Politics in the Department of Politics at Brandeis University. He is also a senior fellow with the Project on Managing the Atom at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Samore previously served as President Obama’s White House Coordinator for Arms Control and Weapons of Mass Destruction. He was a National Science Foundation Fellow at Harvard University, where he received his MA and Ph.D. in government in 1984.