Dr. Aileen Baviera, Professor at the Asian Center, delivered remarks at a public forum on the Philippines, Vietnam and Territorial Disputes in the South China Sea last June 3 at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington D.C. The event was organized by the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States jointly with the China Program, as part of a Weighing the Rebalance program. 

Weighing the Rebalance brings a series of experts to Washington to analyze the Chinese and American roles in Asia-Pacific from the viewpoints of countries with interests in how Sino-U.S. competition and cooperation influence the region. With Prof Baviera on the panel were Hoang Anh Tuan of of the Institute for Foreign Policy and Strategic Studies of the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam,  while the discussants were Stimson Center Fellow Yun Sun and former US ambassador to China Stapleton Roy. The event is webcast here. 

While in Washington D.C., she also held a dialogue with officers of the Philippine embassy to the US led by Minister and Consul Ariel Peñaranda. PHOTO: Professor Aileen Baviera. 

Last June 12–13, Professor Baviera participated in a workshop on US-Japan Relations and Southeast Asia co-organized by the East-West Center (Washington DC), The Japan Institute of International Affairs, and the Singapore-based Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS). The event was held at the ISEAS and involved about twenty scholars  and analysts.  Professor Baviera’s presentation focused on cooperation on maritime security issues.

Professor Baviera teaches MA courses on international relations and on Chinese politics and governance. The Asian Center offers MA degrees in Asian and in Philippine Studies. The MA in Asian Studies program offers specializations in Northeast Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, and West Asian Studies. The Center also offers an M.a. and a Ph.D. in Philippine Studies.