Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, wrote a February 14, 2017 article in The New York Times's Vietnam '67 series titled "Who Called the Shots in Hanoi?" "Even by 1967, America’s military, intelligence and civilian leaders had no real idea who was actually calling the shots in Hanoi," … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan discusses U.S.-China Relations in Deutsche Welle
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was interviewed by Germany's Deutsche Welle in a February 8, 2017 article titled "Why Trump Needs to Avoid Collision Course with China." "President Trump doesn't always do what he says and he seems to be very capable of changing course," Professor Nathan said in the interview. "I think … [Read more...]
WEAI Offers 2017-2018 Funding Opportunities to Graduate & Undergraduate Students
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is currently offering funding for research, language acquisition, unpaid internships, and dissertation write-up during the summer and the academic year to selected Columbia students committed to professional and academic engagement with East and Southeast Asia. The deadline for summer 2017 and academic year 2017-2018 WEAI fellowships and … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan discusses Trump and China in The Guardian
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the January 19, 2017 article "China urges Trump: Be our Friend, Not our Enemy" in The Guardian. “I guess you could say I’m despondent,” Professor Nathan said about the incoming administration. “I’m feeling very bad; not knowing where it is headed or if it makes any sense … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan writes in Foreign Affairs about Xu Zhiyong and the democracy movement in China
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote the article "A China of Citizens: Xu Zhiyong's Quest for a Free China" in the January 13, 2017 edition of Foreign Affairs. In the article, Professor Nathan writes about democracy activist Xu Zhiyong, noting "Xu’s strategy involved using social media to draw attention to the … [Read more...]
