In a May 13 op-ed in the Los Angeles Times, Marie Myung-ok Lee, writer-in-residence at Columbia's Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race, compares responses to COVID-19 in the US and in South Korea. Read the article here. … [Read more...]
Lydia Liu writes article: ‘The Incalculable: Thoughts on the Collapse of the Biosecurity Regime’
In a May 26 post for Critical Inquiry's "Posts from the Pandemic" blog, WEAI Professor Lydia Liu discusses the US's failure to prevent and contain the COVID-19 outbreak despite having "the world's most advanced biosecurity regime." "With our best-funded research, farsighted preparations, carefully designed simulation exercises, and timely warnings, we are supposed to … [Read more...]
Gerald Curtis quoted in Reuters article ‘Own goals cost Abe support even as coronavirus emergency lifted’
A May 25 article in Reuters describes how a "string of controversial missteps [that has] slashed public approval ratings for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe [could] could threaten to end his term early, even as he lifted a state of emergency after the rate of coronavirus infections declined." Abe's response to the pandemic, which critics have called clumsy and tone deaf, … [Read more...]
WEAI launches 2020 issue of The Reed in newly redesigned format
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to announce the release of the Spring 2020 issue of The Reed. Starting this issue, the long-running newsletter series is taking on a new format, with each issue curated around a specific topic determined by student essay contest. This year, we congratulate GS student Jaimee Prass for her winning essay titled "The … [Read more...]
Thomas J. Christensen authors policy brief, “A Modern Tragedy? COVID-19 and U.S.-China Relations”
Professor Thomas J. Christensen's policy brief titled "A Modern Tragedy? COVID-19 and U.S.-China Relations" appeared in Brookings this month. In the brief, Christensen invokes the standards of ancient Greek drama to analyze the COVID-19 pandemic as a potential tragedy in U.S.-China relations and a potential tragedy for the world, in which initial mismanagement of the crisis … [Read more...]
