On the afternoon of January 16, 2026, Dr. Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), visited the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) and participated in a seminar themed "The Power of Innovation: How to Translate China's High-tech Achievements into International ...[Full Article]

On January 16, 2026, the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) and Carnegie China co-hosted a seminar titled "U.S.-China Competition and Regional Influence: Perspectives from Latin America, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific" at the North Pavilion in a hybrid format.The Chinese experts in attendance included: Prof. Wang Jisi, Founding President of the Institute ...[Full Article]

On the morning of December 18, 2025, a lecture on “The Insiders' Game: How Elites Make War and Peace” was held simultaneously at the North Pavilion of Peking University (PKU) and online. The event was co-organized by the School of International Studies (SIS), PKU; the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), PKU; and Princeton University Press China.The lecture was delivered by Elizabeth ...[Full Article]

From December 12 to 14, 2025, a seminar on "Assessment of the Security Situation in Northeast Asia" was held in Qingdao. The event was hosted by the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU), and co-organized by the Center for International Security and Peace Studies, PKU, and the Center for Japanese Studies, Ocean University of China. Fifteen Chinese and international ...[Full Article]

On the morning of December 4, 2025, the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) hosted a symposium on "The International Situation in 2025" at the North Pavilion. The event brought together twenty experts from universities and research institutions including PKU, Renmin University of China, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.Participants engaged in in-...[Full Article]

On the afternoon of November 14, 2025, an academic seminar on "Assessment of the Security and Development Situation in the Post-Soviet Space" was held at the North Pavilion, co-organized by the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) and the Russian Research Center of PKU.The seminar was attended by the following experts: Li Ziguo, Director of the Department ...[Full Article]

The 11th Annual Conference of the North Pavilion Dialogue was successfully held at the North Pavilion of Peking University (PKU) from October 23 to 24, 2025. Organized by the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), PKU, the event received strong support from the university and the School of International Studies (SIS), PKU. The “North Pavilion Dialogue” annually invites former political ...[Full Article]

On the afternoon of September 24, 2025, the Editorial Office of China International Strategy Review (CISR) convened a topic selection meeting for the first half of 2026. More than ten experts and scholars from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China University of Political Science and Law, and the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party ...[Full Article]

On the afternoon of July 2, 2025, the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) held a seminar titled “Protection of China’s Overseas Interests: Challenges and Responses” at North Pavilion.Experts and scholars attending the seminar came from the Development Research Center of the State Council, Renmin University of China, the China Institutes of Contemp...[Full Article]

On June 18, 2025, the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) held a seminar at North Pavilion titled “Lessons from the Cold War to Avoid a ‘New Cold War’: The International Situation and International Order on the 80th Anniversary of the Victory of the World Anti-Fascist War”.The following distinguished guests attended the seminar : Chu Xiaobo, Dean...[Full Article]

On April 21, 2025, the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) held a seminar at North Pavilion titled “The U.S. Congress and China–U.S. Relations during Trump’s Second Term”.The seminar invited experts and scholars from PKU, Tsinghua University, Renmin University of China, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), the China Institute of Interna...[Full Article]

On the morning of Mar. 28, 2025, China International Strategy Review (CISR) convened a topic selection meeting for the second half of 2025. The meeting was hosted by Prof. Yu Tiejun, executive editor of CISR. Over 10 experts and scholars participated in the meeting.Prof. Yu Tiejun first briefed the attending experts on the inclusion of CISR in the ESCI database at the end of last year, highligh...[Full Article]

The Global University Think Tank Conference 2024 was held from December 11 to 12 at the Yingjie Exchange Center, Peking University (PKU). On the afternoon of December 11, the sub-forum entitled “Global Security Initiative: Opportunities and Solutions Beyond the Security Dilemma”, organized by the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University (PKU) was successfully...[Full Article]

On the evening of December 10, 2024, the lecture titled “Technology and the Rise of Great Powers: How Diffusion Shapes Economic Competition” was successfully held in a hybrid format, both in person at Peking University’s North Pavilion and online. The event was co-hosted by the Princeton University Press China Office, the School of International Studies, Peking University, and the Institute ...[Full Article]

On the morning of December 9, 2024, the Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS), Peking University hosted a seminar titled “The Taiwan Question in China–U.S. Relations: Practices and Reflections” at the North Pavilion.The seminar featured Prof. Zhao Quansheng from the School of International Service at American University as the keynote speaker and was chaired by Prof. Wang J...[Full Article]