About this Event
Description
In this talk, Professor of Practice of International Affairs Robert Sutter will explore the past, present, and future of the relationship between the Republic of China (Taiwan) and the United States. He will begin by explaining the lasting legacies over the last 100 years of the Republic of China government on Taiwan. Since the first Trump administration, the US has hardened its policies and attitudes toward the People's Republic of China (China), with Taiwan playing a critical role in such a policy. However, recently, uncertainty has entered into the US-Taiwan relationship due to domestic and international headwinds. In Taiwan, an upcoming 2028 presidential election could result in a dramatic moderation towards Beijing should the opposition win the presidency. In the United States, President Trump's emphasis on a more moderate and accommodative approach to China has sidelined US forward movement with Taiwan. Professor Sutter will explore these dimensions of the US-Taiwan relationship and more toward the end of his discussion.
Speaker Biography
Robert Sutter is Professor of Practice of International Affairs at the Elliott School of George Washington University (2011-Present ). He also served as Director of the School’s main undergraduate program involving over 2,000 students from 2013-2019. He has served as Special Adviser to the Dean on Strategic Outreach (2021-present). His earlier full-time position was Visiting Professor of Asian Studies at Georgetown University (2001-2011)
A Ph.D. graduate in History and East Asian Languages from Harvard University, Sutter has published 23 books (four with multiple editions), over 300 articles and several hundred government reports dealing with contemporary East Asian and Pacific countries and their relations with the United States. His most recent books are Chinese Foreign Relations: Power and Policy of an Emerging Global Force, Fifth Edition (Rowman & Littlefield, 2021), US-China Relations: Perilous Past, Uncertain Present, Fourth Edition (Rowman & Littlefield 2022), and Congress and China Policy: Past Episodic, Recent Enduring Influence (Lexington Books, 2024)
Sutter’s government career (1968-2001) saw service as senior specialist and director of the Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division of the Congressional Research Service, the National Intelligence Officer for East Asia and the Pacific at the US Government’s National Intelligence Council, the China division director at the Department of State’s Bureau of Intelligence and Research and professional staff member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Event venue & nearby stays
1957 E St NW room 505, 1957 E Street Northwest, Washington, United States
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