During these difficult times, we know that you are facing unprecedented disruptions to your daily lives and communities. WEAI has compiled various resources on this page to help scholars, educators, and students navigate the ins-and-outs of remote research. The Institute remains committed to spreading knowledge and will update this page regularly with insight into East Asia from across the world.
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Resources
Commentary from WEAI Faculty
American Association of University Professors‘ Academe | July, 2020
“Learning through the Pandemic”
The National Bureau of Asian Research’s The New Normal in Asia Series | June 20, 2020
“What’s Past Is Prologue:The Geopolitical Significance of Covid-19 for Southeast Asia“
Critical Inquiry’s Posts from a Pandemic | May 26, 2020
“The Incalculable: Thoughts on the Collapse of the Biosecurity Regime“
The New York Times | By Michael D. Shear and Andrew Jacobs | May 19, 2020
“W.H.O. Members Reject Trump’s Demands but Agree to Study Its Virus Response”
Quoted Thomas J. Christensen
The Japan Times | April 26, 2020
“ In the fight against COVID-19, neighborhood associations could be Japan’s ace in the hole ”
Vox | April 16, 2020
“12 experts on how the US should hold China accountable for the coronavirus”
CNN | April 16, 2020
“ Women leaders are doing a disproportionately great job at handling the pandemic. So why aren’t there more of them? ”
Bloomberg News | April 15, 2020
“China’s Historic Slump to Lay Bare the Scale of the Task Ahead”
Quoted Shang-Jin Wei
The Diplomat | By Kentaro Iwata, trans. Paul Kreitman | April 6, 2020
“What Tokyo’s Lockdown Debate Is Missing”
Trans. Paul Kreitman
Project Syndicate | April 6, 2020
PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo | April, 2020
“ Masked Diplomacy: Xi and Putin Seek Advantage and Cover from the Pandemic”
The New York Times | By Motoko Rich and Ben Dooley | March 25, 2020
“ What to Call 2021 Olympics? Just One of Many Challenges for Japan”
Quoted Gerald L. Curtis
The Diplomat | March 25, 2020
“Going to War’ Against Coronavirus: Lessons in home front mobilization from war-time East Asia”
RealClear | By Richard Bernstein | March 25, 2020
“Why the World’s Doing a Double-Take on China’s No-New-Infections Claim”
Quoted Andrew Nathan
Reuters | By Linda Sieg | March 24, 2020
“ Japan’s Abe faces struggle on coronavirus, economy, as Olympics delayed”
Quoted Gerald L. Curtis
CNN Business | By Laura He | March 24, 2020
“China is trying to revive its economy without risking more lives. The world is watching”
Quoted Xiaobo Lu
Project Syndicate | March 23, 2020
The New York Times | By Ben Dooley | March 5, 2020
“ Shinzo Abe, Japan’s Political Houdini, Can’t Escape Coronavirus Backlash”
Quoted Gerald L. Curtis
Reuters | By Linda Sieg | February 25, 2020
“ Where’s Abe?’ critics ask, as coronavirus spreads in Japan”
Quoted Gerald L. Curtis
Foreign Policy | February 10, 2020
“Xi Jinping May Lose Control of the Coronavirus Story”
Los Angeles Times | By Alice Su | February 6, 2020
“A doctor was arrested for warning China about the Coronavirus. Then he died of it”
Quoted Orville Schell
Project Syndicate | January 27, 2020
