Join SURGE for its 14th annual China-US Symposium. This two-day academic conference is held every spring at Tufts. The goal is to foster academic understanding of China and cultivate cooperation between students and experts from different backgrounds and cultures. SURGE wishes to create a unique crossroads of ideas, experiences, and people that characterize Tufts University to promote an atmosphere of deep analysis and critical awareness.
Join SURGE for its first media meeting of the semester on China and the Middle East. Under discussion will be the impacts and reasons behind China’s recent dealings in the Middle East, such as its vast infrastructure investments and its reliance on the Middle East for oil. All majors and knowledge levels are welcome! Please bear in mind to be respectful of everyone’s views, this is an open forum where everyone should be comfortable sharing their thoughts and opinions.
Join SURGE (Sino-US Relations Group Engagement) TONIGHT for a discussion on Artificial Intelligence and Sino-American Competition with Daniel Kroth, a graduate student at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy focused on the implications of emerging technologies for international security cooperation.
Join Tufts Sino-US Relations Group Engagement for our Spring GIM on Zoom on Monday, January 24th at 8 pm to hear about how you can get more involved in our organization by joining one of our three committees (marketing, logistics, and curriculum), as well as how to join one of our panels for our annual Spring Symposium.
Additionally, we also have a fun game of Kahoot planned based on East Asian trivia! There will be a gift card prize for the winner. We can't wait to see you all there! Here is the Zoom Link: https://bit.ly/33slSiu
If you're interested in joining an undergraduate international relations club that focuses on the political, economic, and social relationship between the U.S and East Asia, please consider attending our general interest meeting on September 13th at 8:00 pm EDT. It will be a discussion-based meeting about the current climate crisis and China and America's role in it. SURGE welcomes people of all majors and knowledge levels, so please consider attending even if you do not have extensive background knowledge on this subject.
This Tuesday (March 30th) at 8:00 PM EDT, Tufts SURGE is proud to host a presentation, followed by a discussion, by Mr. Aaron Connelly on the recent coup in Burma. Mr. Connelly will explain the current situation in Burma, discuss the coup's long-term consequences, and talk about what the international community can do.
This Tuesday (March 16th) at 8:00 pm (EST), please join us for an exciting night of trivia cohosted by Tufts SURGE and Hemispheres (@tuftshemis)! Questions will range from general IR knowledge to more specific topics on politics, history, culture, flags, and geography. The final prizes include two $15 and two $10 Amazon gift cards! This event is open to anyone, and although the questions will be focused on IR, we welcome and encourage students from all majors and knowledge levels to participate in what we hope is a night full of a lot of fun!
Are you interested in international affairs and learning more about geopolitics in East Asia? If so, then Tufts Sino-U.S Relations Group Engagement (SURGE) is the place for you! Tufts SURGE is an IGL-affiliated undergraduate group that promotes and expands the academic understanding of China and East Asia on everything from the economy, military, geopolitics to culture.
SURGE China-U.S. Symposium is a two day academic conference that aims to foster understanding of China and East Asia. First held in 2012, we seek to bring the communities of Tufts and Boston into close contact with the experts and practitioners of international relations of China and the United States.
What is Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s legacy on Japanese foreign policy? What does his departure mean for Japan and the region’s future? This Tuesday, we welcome Mr. Nicholas Szechenyi to talk about Japan's Post-Abe future. Mr. Szechenyi is Deputy Director of the Japan Chair and Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), one of the most prestigious foreign policy think tanks in the US. His research focuses on U.S.-Japan relations and U.S.-East Asia relations.
