I travelled to Macau this month to participate in the BRICS II Conference, which focused on the institutionalization of the BRICS organization and the role that Macau might play in the development of the institution. I gave a lecture entitled "Toward an Institutional Structure for BRICS?" which analogizes the current state of the BRICS with both OPEC and the EU. It was great to have a chance to meet with scholars and diplomats from all the BRICS countries to discuss this timely and interesting topic.
While I was in Macau I received a copy of the book I edited with Ya Nan Song, Chinese-Lusophone Relations: China and Brazil, which was recently published by the Social Sciences Academic Press in China. I also had an opportunity to work with approximately 40 LL.M. students. It was a busy but productive time!