Symposium: Decoding the Great Strategic Triangle: Washington Beijing Moscow

About the Symposium: Half a century ago the United States successfully implemented a strategy of triangular diplomacy to achieve a rapprochement with China that dramatically changed the Cold War balance. Is the notion and practice of a strategic triangle applicable to current relations between the United States, China, and Russia Is it time today for fullfledge geopolitical competition between democratic and autocratic power centers Is it possible to craft relationships based on equal measures of cooperation, competition, and confrontation, and avoid slipping into a Cold War conflict How can we calibrate a trilateral nuclear arms control The panel discussion brings together outstanding scholars and practitioners to help address these questions, and to explore and decode complex policy patterns of Washington, Beijing, and Moscow. Host: Michael DavidFox, Georgetown Introduction: Joel Hellman, Georgetown Moderator: Vadim Grishin, Georgetown Panelists: Fiona Hill,