Conference:
\nJIS Symposium 2022: "The American Century &\; Its Challenges: \; U.S.\, Russia\, China\," Pasadena\, California\, 30 July 2022 (Zoom)
\n\; \; \; Suggested Themes:
\nIt is by now legendary that the 20th century was &ldquo\;the American Century.&rdquo\; \; But\, did the West celebrate prematurely the implosion of the Soviet empire? Apart from &ldquo\;Havana Syndrome&rdquo\; (microwave attacks on U.S. diplomats)\, Putin&rsquo\;s Russia\, and its war to reclaim Ukraine\, remains a major geopolitical rival\, with its hackers holding U.S. companies hostage for ransom. \; Of the remaining communist one-party states--People&rsquo\;s Republic of China\, N. Korea\, Vietnam\, Laos\, and Cuba--&ldquo\;China&rdquo\; poses the greatest challenge. \; China&rsquo\;s hackers excel at stealing U.S. civilian and military tech secrets\, while its trade and investment policies aim to create dependent &ldquo\;vassal&rdquo\; states. Thus\, U.S. companies are constrained by lack of parts that are manufactured abroad\, including strategic high tech and medicines. \; The question arises: \; Can the U.S. heal its unprecedented internal social divisions of identity politics\, and find the courage to withstand China&rsquo\;s &ldquo\;smoke-and-mirrors&rdquo\; gambit for world domination? According to David P. Goldman&rsquo\;s You Will Be Assimilated: China&rsquo\;s Plan to Sino-Form the World\, &ldquo\;China&rdquo\; has \; thrown down the gauntlet globally\, whose success would signify the ultimate triumph of its &ldquo\;Made in China&rdquo\; strategy. \; Can democracies compete with dictatorships in the 21st century without becoming like their adversaries? \; If so\, how can the American experiment in popular self-government meet the challenges of an uncharted future? \;
\n\; \;CONFERENCE \; STRUCTURE:
\nMain Conference Program via Zoom: \; Saturday\, 30 July 2022.
\nFormat: \; Multidisciplinary panels and papers.
\nKeynote: \; Charles McDaniel (Baylor University): &ldquo\;Reinhold Niebuhr&rsquo\;s Vision: Christian Realism in an Emergent World Order.&rdquo\;
\nLeitmotif: \; In search of truth without prejudice (tao).
\nSponsors: \; Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies\, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research\, International Christian Studies Association.
\nHosted By: \; Omega Graduate School. \; Cindy Schmitt\, Zoom Tech Director.
\nRegistration: \; Donation (tax-deductible). \; Online Option via PayPal: \; Use PayPal Donate Button on JIS Symposium 2022 web: \; https://www.jis3.org/symposium2022.
\n\; \; \;JIS Symposium 2022 endeavors to bring together scholars from a wide range of disciplines and denominations for an exciting international conference which takes both scholarship and faith seriously. The American Century &\; Its Challenges is co-sponsored by IIR-ICSA-JIS in the City of the Roses--the world-famous Tournament of Roses. \; Conference participants must pre-register. \; Abstracts (250 words) due: 1 June 2022: c/o Dr. O. Gruenwald\, JIS Editor\, Institute for Interdisciplinary Research\, 1065 Pine Bluff Dr.\, Pasadena\, CA 91107\, USA\, per e-mail (no attachments) to: info@jis3.org. Include: Paper Title\, First &\; Last Name\, faculty or student\, institution\, address\, telephone &\; e-mail. \; Fully-developed papers considered for publication in the refereed Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies XXXV 2023. \; Website: https://www.jis3.org/symposium2022.
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