Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science Andrew J. Nathan was quoted in a June 3 article in The New York Times titled “Why China May Call the World’s Bluff on Hong Kong” by Alexandra Stevenson and Vivian Wang, and a June 4 article in Time magazine titled “Defiant Hongkongers Commemorate Tiananmen Square Massacre Despite Ban” by Amy Gunia. According to the article, … [Read more...]
Modern China Postdoctoral Research Scholar 2020-2021
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute invites applications for the role of Modern China Postdoctoral Research Scholar for 2020-2021. WEAI seeks a Postdoctoral Research Scholar who studies Modern China from any of a broad range of disciplines within the social sciences or the humanities. The Research Scholar will teach two … [Read more...]
Watch Kumiko Makihara’s recent interview
Freelance writer and WEAI Associate Research Scholar, Kumiko Makihara, was recently interviewed by the Japan Society. Watch the video below. … [Read more...]
Read Michael C. Davis’s op-ed: ‘Will Hong Kong’s rule of law survive the challenge of Beijing’s national security legislation?’
In a May 28 op-ed in the South China Morning Post, Michael C. Davis, senior researcher at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, examines the impact of the PRC's new national security law on Hong Kong's autonomy and rule of law. Read the article here. … [Read more...]
Read Marie Myung-ok Lee’s op-ed: ‘President Trump is obsessed with Asia for all the wrong reasons’
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...]
