Monterey Trialogue
The Monterey Trialogue provides a platform for experts from the United States, Russia, and China to engage in constructive conversation about history and culture, conflict and cooperation.
Our Purpose
The Monterey Trialogue fosters constructive exchange among American, Russian, and Chinese experts and ex-officials. Since the middle of the 20th century, the shifting relationship among the United States, Russia, and China has had a profound impact on each country separately and on the world as a whole. Yet political, cultural, and linguistic barriers have hindered the study of the full trilateral dynamic. At a time when even bilateral channels of communication have begun to break down, the Monterey Trialogue offers a new and necessary perspective on the defining geopolitical relationship of our time. It also provides experts from the three countries the increasingly rare opportunity to meet and share their different perspectives in person.
Our Work
Trialogue Conferences
Each November, the Monterey Trialogue hosts leading experts and ex-officials from the United States, Russia, and China for a closed door conference in a fourth country of mutual strategic interest. Over three days, participants examine the trilateral relationship on its own terms and in the context of the host region. Our inaugural meeting was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Our next conference will take place in Cape Town, South Africa. The Monterey Trialogue also convenes smaller trilateral meetings dedicated to the investigation of a particular theme, such as the Arctic, outer space, and cyber space.
Summer Symposia
The Monterey Trialogue contributes to the creation of a new generation of Russia and China experts by exposing promising graduate students to leading voices on and from both countries for several weeks each summer. The Monterey Summer Symposium on Russia is now in its ninth year. The inaugural Monterey Summer Symposium on China will take place in 2025.
Public Content
The Monterey Trialogue provides resources directly to the media and broader public. These include a podcast on history, culture, and current affairs featuring guests from the United States, Russia, and China and video lectures by noted experts from all three countries.
