Overview
Allen Carlson is an Associate Professor in Cornell University’s Government Department. He was granted his PhD from Yale University’s Political Science Department. His undergraduate degree is from Colby College. In 2005 he was chosen to participate in the National Committee’s Public Intellectuals Program. Carlson is currently working on a project exploring the issue of nontraditional security in China’s emerging relationship with the rest of the international system.
Research Focus
- International Relations
- Chinese Foreign Policy
- Asian Security
In the news
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- With visit to Taiwan, Pelosi upsets Xi-Biden’s balancing act
- China must protect own interests in decision to provide Russia aid
- Ukraine invasion heightens anxiety in Taiwan
- Contentious issues between U.S., China unlikely to be resolved by zoom call
- Hong Kong resignations may end one country, two systems
- Big Red podcasters: finding their voice
- China’s law is ‘final nail in the coffin’ for Hong Kong
- China–India violence could reignite border tensions
- What's in store for Hong Kong? Look at Tibet.
- China's national security law: For Xi, Hong Kong no different than Tibet, Xinjiang
- Panel discusses global uncertainties surrounding coronavirus
- Government alumnus’s gift boosts program related to U.S.-China relations
- Watershed moment in China examined by faculty experts
- Faculty comment on South China Sea verdict
- China & Asia-Pacific Studies Program celebrates 10 years
GOVT Courses - Fall 2024
- GOVT 4827 : China, Tibet and Xinjiang
- GOVT 4999 : Undergraduate Independent Study
- GOVT 6827 : China, Tibet and Xinjiang