Professor Takako Hikotani was quoted by the Los Angeles Times and Council on Foreign Relations on the significance of the emperor's role in Japan amid Emperor Naruhito's May 1 succession to the throne. Professor Hikotani also discussed this topic in a live broadcast on the BBC. Click here to read the LA Times' coverage and here for the Council on Foreign Relations article. … [Read more...]
Andrew Nathan comments on US-China “visa war” in SCMP report
Professor Andrew Nathan was quoted in a recent South China Morning Post article titled "US and China must stop ‘race to bottom’ in blocking academic visas, say American scholars." In the article, Professor Nathan suggested that recent moves by the US to block or revoke the visas of a number of Chinese academics follow a long history of Chinese denials of visas for American … [Read more...]
Qin Gao quoted in CNN report on China’s counter-poverty campaign
Professor Qin Gao, director of the China Center for Social Policy, was quoted in a recent CNN article titled "Xi Jinping is determined to end all poverty in China by 2020. Can he do it?" The CNN piece cited a 2018 article from Professor Gao in a report from the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS), which noted that broader government support for healthcare and … [Read more...]
WEAI congratulates Duncan McCargo on his new position at the University of Copenhagen and NIAS
WEAI is pleased to congratulate Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science, on his new position at the University of Copenhagen, where he will serve as Professor of Political Science and Director of its Nordic Institute of Asian Studies (NIAS). Professor McCargo will continue to co-lead the New York Southeast Asian Network (NYSEAN) and retain his affiliation with … [Read more...]
April 9 Event: “The Future of the US-Japan Alliance”
The Future of the US-Japan Alliance: Advancing the Vision of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific Featuring H.R. McMaster Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution Bernard and Susan Liautaud Visiting Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University Former 26th Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs On April 9, … [Read more...]
