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The Sigur Center of The Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University is the largest academic institute devoted to Asian Studies in Washington, DC.

Congratulations to our Asian Studies graduates! You have worked so hard, and we look forward to your next steps. A speci...
05/28/2026

Congratulations to our Asian Studies graduates! You have worked so hard, and we look forward to your next steps. A special congratulations to our William R. Johnson Undergraduate Award Winner Anika Kanitkar, William R. Johnson Graduate Award Winners Adam Bubanich and Nazia Kazi, and Gitter Fellow Shelby Xu. Raise high and keep in touch!

Gaston Sigur Professor and Director of the China Policy Program David Shambaugh gave a keynote speech at the Center for ...
05/27/2026

Gaston Sigur Professor and Director of the China Policy Program David Shambaugh gave a keynote speech at the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) in Beijing about the state of China-U.S. relations after the Xi-Trump meeting. After the speech, Professor Shambaugh engaged in a dialogue with Found and President of the CCG, Henry Huiyao Wang, and answered questions from the audience, including those posed by ambassadors and reporters. You can watch the recording here: https://ow.ly/PtJV50Z4N14

Congratulations to our four Sigur Center Faculty Summer Awardees! The Sigur Center is supporting these four faculty memb...
05/21/2026

Congratulations to our four Sigur Center Faculty Summer Awardees! The Sigur Center is supporting these four faculty members to conduct field research over the Summer. Join us in congratulating them!

Research Professor of International Affairs Deepa M. Ollapally co-authored an article for The Hindu about India's strate...
05/20/2026

Research Professor of International Affairs Deepa M. Ollapally co-authored an article for The Hindu about India's strategic autonomy and choices in the midst of the Iran War. You can read the article here: https://ow.ly/r1q750Z2c6i.

As graduation and commencement get under way, we at the Sigur Center want to extend a warm congratulations to our gradua...
05/15/2026

As graduation and commencement get under way, we at the Sigur Center want to extend a warm congratulations to our graduating students across the George Washington University. Best of luck with your academic and professional journeys!

Visiting Scholar Chhay Lim co-authored an article with 9DASHLINE about Cambodia's strategic autonomy, agency, and multi-...
05/14/2026

Visiting Scholar Chhay Lim co-authored an article with 9DASHLINE about Cambodia's strategic autonomy, agency, and multi-geared hedging. You can read the article here: https://ow.ly/QiLU50YYlV7.

Ahead of the long-awaited Trump-Xi summit, Professors David Shambaugh and Steven F. Jackson co-authored an article for "...
05/13/2026

Ahead of the long-awaited Trump-Xi summit, Professors David Shambaugh and Steven F. Jackson co-authored an article for "Foreign Affairs" where they explain why China has failed to exploit the mistakes of the United States for its own gain. It's a must-read for anyone trying to understand the context for what is going on over the next few days in Beijing. Read the article here: https://ow.ly/zIge50YZ25b

Professors Alexa Alice Joubin and Susan Ariel Aaronson, along with their co-authors, have published "The Epistemologies ...
05/12/2026

Professors Alexa Alice Joubin and Susan Ariel Aaronson, along with their co-authors, have published "The Epistemologies of Trust: Conflicting Worldviews in the Trustworthy AI Discourse” in AI and Ethics. Professors Joubin and Aaronson explain that trust with AI is a human-centered and relational concept. Read the article here: https://ow.ly/75o750YV9iZ

ESIA alum and Foreign Legal Consultant for Hogan Lovells Benjamin Kostrzewa was interviewed for CNBC about the upcoming ...
05/06/2026

ESIA alum and Foreign Legal Consultant for Hogan Lovells Benjamin Kostrzewa was interviewed for CNBC about the upcoming Trump-Xi Summit and what it could be for the trade relationship between the US and China. Watch the clip here: https://ow.ly/rHYY50YSszn

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