WEAI’s Duncan McCargo writes an article in the Asia Times titled “Lights out on a parliamentary era in Thailand.” December 14, 2018
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo writes an article in the Nikkei Asian Review titled “Politics of Thai Zoology: Closure of Bangkok’s Dusit Zoo Highlights State of Thai Democracy.” August 29, 2018
WEAI Associate Research Scholar Kumiko Makihara received media attention for her new book Dear Diary Boy: An Exacting Mother, her Free-spirited Son, and Their Bittersweet Adventures in an Elite Japanese School. An excerpt from the book was featured in Salon and an op-ed by Makihara related to the book, titled “How a Japanese Elementary School Prepared My Child for College in the U.S,” was published in the Washington Post. August 28, 2018
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan talks on the Carnegie Council podcast about being “Banned in China.” August 15, 2018
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo writes an article in the Asia Times about the upcoming closure of the illustrious military-affiliated Royal Turf Club in Thailand. August 12, 2018
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo writes an Asia Times op-ed on the Cambodian election. July 31, 2018
WEAI’s Charles K. Armstrong writes in East Asia Forum about the outcomes of the Trump-Kim Summit. July 25, 2018
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo talks to the Washington Post about Thailand’s crackdown on Buddhist monks. June 24, 2018
WEAI’s Charles K. Armstrong talks to CNBC about the potential for nuclear disarmament in North Korea. June 13, 2018
WEAI’s Charles K. Armstrong writes in East Asia Forum about the potential of the Trump-Kim Summit. June 11, 2018
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo appears on Bloomberg TV to discuss the Malaysian election. May 11, 2018
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan has published the article “China: Back to the Future” in The New York Review of Books. May 10, 2018
WEAI professor Qin Gao discusses China’s Dibao social assistance program with the Carnegie Council. May 2, 2018
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong talks to TIME about the history of North Korea-South Korea relations. May 1, 2018
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong has published the article The Delicate Dance Toward Korean Peace May Have Just Begun” in World Politics Review. May 1, 2018
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discusses the North Korea-South Korea summit meeting on VICE News Tonight. April 26, 2018
WEAI adjunct professor Stephen Noerper talks on Bloomberg Markets about the U.S.-North Korea talks. April 18, 2018
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis talks to Bloomberg Politics about Shinzo Abe’s political future. April 16, 2018
WEAI professor Carol Gluck’s special seminar on World War II in Public Memory is featured in four Newsweek Japan cover stories. April 11, 2018
WEAI professor Duncan McCargo was quoted in The Guardian article “‘I Might go to Jail Tomorrow’ – Thai Tycoon Takes on Junta.” April 1, 2018
WEAI professor Duncan McCargo was quoted in the Quartz article “From Indonesia to Thailand, Cambridge Analytica’s Parent Influenced Southeast Asian Politics.” March 29, 2018
WEAI professor Benjamin L. Liebman discusses the Chinese legal system’s treatment of traffic violations on the Sinica Podcast. March 27, 2018
WEAI professor Qin Gao discussed China’s Dibao social assistance program on the SupChina Sinica podcast. March 15, 2018
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis was quoted in the Reuters article “Japan Political Longevity Likely Elusive in a Post-Abe World.” March 15, 2018
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick published the article “The Sino-Russian Partnership in the Arctic” for the China Policy Institute blog. March 15, 2018
WEAI professor Shang-Jin Wei, the N.T. spoke to the South China Morning Post about the possible impact of President Trump’s tariffs on China in the article “Donald Trump Signs Off on Sweeping Tariffs, Singling Out ‘Unfair’ China and Defying Trade War Warnings.” March 9, 2018
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discussed President Trump’s diplomacy with North Korea in the Washington Post‘s article “Trump has gotten credit on North Korea. But a Kim Jong Un meeting presents an unprecedented challenge.” March 8, 2018
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discussed the possible summit meeting between North Korea and South Korea on WNYC Radio’s “The Takeaway.” March 6, 2018
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan talks to the Christian Science Monitor about Xi Jinping’s push for indefinite rule. February 28, 2018
WEAI professor Duncan McCargo talks to the South China Morning Post about the Thailand election. February 24, 2018
WEAI professor Duncan McCargo published the article “Thailand 2017: Politics on Hold” in the journal Asian Survey Vol. 58, no. 1 (2018). February 19, 2018
WEAI professor Takatoshi Ito spoke on Bloomberg TV‘s “Daybreak” program about the Bank of Japan’s current monetary policy. February 18, 2018
WEAI professor Qin Gao spoke on the BBC World Service’s “More or Less” radio program about China’s plan to eliminate poverty by 2020. February 2, 2018
WEAI professor Duncan McCargo discusses Thailand’s “Watchgate” scandal in the South China Morning Post. January 28, 2018
WEAI professor Lien-Hang Nguyen discusses the Tet Offensive on BBC Radio 4. January 27, 2018
WEAI professor Duncan McCargo writes an op-ed in the Nikkei Asian Review about the possibility of Thailand finally holding its postponed election–which had been scheduled for 2016–this year. January 2, 2018
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong is quoted in The New York Times article “Korean War, a ‘Forgotten’ Conflict That Shaped the Modern World.” January 1, 2018
WEAI professor Carol Gluck talks to BBC World News about the dispute between South Korea and Japan over the Comfort Women Agreement. December 27, 2017
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan writes “What is Xi Jinping Afraid Of?” in Foreign Affairs. December 8, 2017
Newsweek Japan devoted its December 12, 2017 cover story to a special discussion group on “War Stories: Memory and History” that is led by WEAI professor Carol Gluck. December 7, 2017
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan was quoted in a UPI article about Xi Jinping’s power grab. December 5, 2017
WEAI professor Qin Gao was quoted in the South China Morning Post article “Tales from Beijing and Hong Kong Show Challenge of Fighting Poverty, Especially Among Working Poor.” November 26, 2017
WEAI professors Theodore Hughes and Charles K. Armstrong discuss North Korea with Columbia News. November 14, 2017
WEAI professor Lien-Hang Nguyen discusses the state of the Vietnam War in 1967 on C-SPAN. November 11, 2017
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan talks to the Associated Press about Trump’s visit to Asia. November 8, 2017
WEAI professor Takako Hikotani discusses Trump’s visit to Japan on the Background Briefing radio program. November 6, 2017
WEAI professor Qin Gao is quoted in the New York Times article “Xi Jinping Vows No Poverty in China by 2020. That Could Be Hard.” October 31, 2017
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan talks to the Washington Post about China’s attempt to increase its influence in Asia. October 31, 2017
Charles K. Armstrong co-writes op-ed in the South China Morning Post about United Nations involvement in the North Korea – United States standoff. October 18, 2017
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan explores “The Chinese World Order” in the New York Review of Books. October 12, 2017
Modern Tibetan Studies director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talks with The Washington Post about Tibetans in exile in India. October 9, 2017
WEAI professor Lien-Hang Nguyen spoke on PRI Public Radio International about the 1968 Tet Offensive in the Vietnam War. September 26, 2017
WEAI profesor Lien-Hang Nguyen contributed to the TIME article “7 Things People Get Wrong About American History.” September 26, 2017
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis was quoted in a Reuters article about the possibility of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holding a snap election. September 19, 2017
WEAI professor Carol Gluck talks to the Asahi Shimbun about the impending end of Japan’s Heisei Era. August 30, 2017
WEAI professor Lien-Hang Nguyen published an August 25, 2017 article in The New York Times’ Vietnam ’67 series titled “North Vietnam Had an Antiwar Movement Too.” August 25, 2017
WEAI professor Takako Hikotani is quoted in The New York Times‘ article “Japan Still Seeks U.S. Protection But Quietly Stakes its Own Path.” August 18, 2017
WEAI adjunct professor Stephen Noerper talks to Bloomberg News and The Wall Street Journal about the threat posed by North Korea. August 15, 2017
WEAI professor Takako Hikotani writes “Trump’s Gift to Japan” in Foreign Affairs‘ September/October 2017 issue. August 15, 2017
WEAI adjunct professor Stephen Noerper talks to CNN and NY1 about the threats between North Korea and President Trump. August 11, 2017
WEAI adjunct professor Stephen Noerper talks to The Takeaway about the U.N.’s sanctions against North Korea. August 7, 2017
Bloomberg reports on the possibility that WEAI professor Takatoshi Ito may be considered for the job of Governor of the Bank of Japan. July 27, 2017
WEAI professor Shang-Jin Wei discusses inflation in Asia with Bloomberg Markets. July 20, 2017
WEAI professor Takatoshi Ito discusses inflation in Japan on Bloomberg Daybreak: Asia. July 19, 2017
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan writes an article in Foreign Affairs titled “Remembering Liu Xiaobo: The West’s Responsibility in Upholding His Legacy.” July 13, 2017
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis was interviewed by the Munhwa Ilbo about diplomacy and security issues facing East Asia. July 13, 2017
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan talks to the Associated Press about Liu Xiaobo and information control in China. July 10, 2017
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo writes article in the Nikkei Asian Review titled “Rebranding the Marcos Legacy.” July 4, 2017
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters and The Economist about the LDP’s poor showing in the Tokyo Metropolitan Election. July 4, 2017
WEAI professor and CKR director Theodore Hughes featured in Chosun Ilbo article on AAS-in-Asia’s special Korean Studies roundtable discussion. June 29, 2017
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo talks about Populism in Global Politics on the Philippines’ ABS-CBN TV. June 26, 2017
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis talked to Reuters about the declining support in Japan for Prime Minster Shinzo Abe. June 22, 2017
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo writes about the prospects for Cambodia’s 2018 General Election in the Nikkei Asian Review. June 9, 2017
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick writes about President Trump & China-Russia-U.S. relations in China US Focus. May 29, 2017
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis wrote about the current state of Japan’s Democratic Party in an East Asia Review article titled “Japan’s Democratic Party Doomed to Opposition.” April 30, 2017
WEAI professor Qin Gao has published a new article titled “Welfare, Work, and Poverty: How Effective is Social Assistance in China?” for the University of Nottingham’s China Policy Institute. April 27, 2017
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan answered five questions for Columbia News about Chinese president Xi Jinping’s April visit to the United States. April 5, 2017
WEAI professor Lien-Hang Nguyen wrote an article in The New York Times‘s Vietnam ’67 series titled “Who Called the Shots in Hanoi?”. February 14, 2017
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan was interviewed by Deutsche Welle in an article titled “Why Trump Needs to Avoid Collision Course with China.” February 8, 2017
WEAI professor Carol Gluck talks on BBC Radio 4 about the changing power dynamics in Asia. January 3, 2017
Modern Tibetan Studies director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talks to The New York Times about Mongolia’s relations with China and the Dalai Lama. December 31, 2016
WEAI professor Carol Gluck discusses Shinzo Abe’s Pearl Harbor visit in The New York Times. December 25, 2016
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis is quoted in a Reuters article on Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s upcoming historic visit to Pearl Harbor. December 5, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discusses the South Korean presidential crisis on WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show.” December 2, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong co-authors South China Morning Post op-ed on a Trump Administration’s possible impact on the North Korean nuclear crisis. November 23, 2016
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis discusses the U.S. presidential election’s possible impact on Asia in Nikkei Asian Review. November 8, 2016
Listen to WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong’s keynote address “The Korean War and the East Asian Peace” at SOAS. September 19, 2016
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick writes “Russia Wants to Be a Contender” in Foreign Affairs about Russia’s growing role in the South China Sea. September 19, 2016
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis writes in The Australian Financial Review about the weak opposition to Japan’s LDP. September 18, 2016
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses “Who is Kim Jong-un?” with WBUR Radio’s “Here and Now.” September 14, 2016
WEAI professor Carol Gluck talks to Slate, The New York Times, and WNYC’s The Takeaway about the possible abdication of Japanese emperor Akihito. August 9, 2016
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan writes the article “Who is Kim Jong-un?” in the August 18, 2016 edition of The New York Review of Books. August 4, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong was quoted in a July 22, 2016 Vice article titled “How Scared Should I Be of North Korea?” July 22, 2016
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan writes in ChinaFile about what Donald Trump’s China policy might look like. July 22, 2016
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis is quoted in The New York Times about the impact of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Upper House election win. July 11, 2016
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis talks with Reuters about the landslide election for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition in Japan’s Upper House. July 10, 2016
WEAI’s Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talks with The New York Daily News about the Dalai Lama. July 6, 2016
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters about Brexit’s impact on Japan’s upcoming election. June 27, 2016
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis publishes op-ed on Japan’s upcoming election in The Wall Street Journal. June 26, 2016
WEAI professor Lydia H. Liu discusses the Columbia Global Centers I Beijing exhibition “Pixel Analysis” in the China Daily. June 21, 2016
WEAI’s Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talks with The New York Times about prominent new Tibet-related films. June 10, 2016
WEAI professor Carol Gluck talks with Kyodo News and Fujisankei Television about President Obama’s Hiroshima visit. June 1, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discusses Ban Ki-moon’s potential presidential run in South Korea with Voice of America News. May 27, 2016
WEAI’s Gray Tuttle discusses his new co-edited book with The New York Times. May 26, 2016
WEAI’s Carol Gluck talks with Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Kathleen Dunn Show” about President Obama’s Hiroshima visit. May 25, 2016
WEAI’s Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talked with NBC News about China’s significant investments in majority Tibetan Ganzi Prefecture. May 24, 2016
WEAI professor Carol Gluck talks with WNYC’s “On the Media” about President Obama’s visit to Hiroshima. May 23, 2016
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo discusses the Thai constitutional referendum with USA Today. May 22, 2016
WEAI professor Carol Gluck discusses royalty in Japan on BackStory. May 13, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong writes article in World Politics Review on the North Korea Party Congress. May 12, 2016
WEAI professor Carol Gluck talks with Slate about the differing ways Japan and the U.S. remember World War II. May 11, 2016
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses Xi Jinping’s new military position in ChinaFile. May 2, 2016
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan publishes “Who is Xi?” in The New York Review of Books. May 12, 2016
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo writes April 12, 2016 op-ed in the Nikkei Asian Review about the upcoming constitutional referendum in Thailand titled “Thai Junta Marches Toward Day of Reckoning.” April 12, 2016
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan publishes new article, “The Puzzle of the Chinese Middle Class,” in the April 2016 Journal of Democracy. April 7, 2016
WEAI’s Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) and Gray Tuttle spoke on PRI Radio’s American Abroad about the realities of Tibet and Tibetan Buddhism. April 6, 2016
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses China’s role in the Panama Papers with ChinaFile. April 6, 2016
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses growing discontent with Xi Jinping on PBS’s NewsHour. March 31, 2016
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses the pushback in China against President Xi Jinping in ChinaFile. March 18, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong co-writes op-ed in the South China Morning Post about Diplomacy with North Korea. March 10, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discusses South Korea’s hardline response to North Korea in Hankyoreh News. March 7, 2016
Modern Tibetan Studies director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talks with CNN about China’s Shutdown of Foreign Tourism to Tibet. February 25, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discusses North Korea’s rocket launch on CNN. February 7, 2016
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis discusses an important Okinawa election with Reuters. January 21, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong co-writes op-ed on China and North Korea in the South China Morning Post. January 20, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong publishes op-ed about diplomacy with North Korea in The Guardian. January 8, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong talks with The Christian Science Monitor about China’s response to North Korea’s alleged H-Bomb test. January 7, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong talks with CNBC about the possible consequences of North Korea’s alleged H-Bomb test. January 6, 2016
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong talks with KPCC Public Radio about the veracity of North Korea’s H-Bomb testing claims. January 6, 2016
Paul Busbarat, WEAI’s Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in Southeast Asian Studies, writes about Sino-Thai relations in the Kyoto Review of Southeast Asia. January 4, 2016
WEAI’s Andrew J. Nathan discusses China in 2016 in ChinaFile. December 23, 2015
The Asahi Shimbun interviews WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis about Japan’s current diplomacy. December 22, 2015
WEAI’s Elizabeth Wishnick publishes the brief “The New China-Russia-U.S. Triangle” for the National Bureau of Asian Research. December 17, 2015
WEAI’s Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talks with The Washington Post about China’s cultural control in Amdo, Tibet. December 14, 2015
The Japan Times reports on WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis’s retirement and legacy. December 12, 2015
WEAI’s Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) discusses Tibet’s attempts to preserve its culture in The New York Times. November 28, 2015
WEAI director Eugenia Lean discusses the Institute with China Review News. November 22, 2015
WEAI professor Hugh T. Patrick discusses Japan’s post-Fukushima energy policy in East Asia Forum. November 21, 2015
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses the China-Taiwan summit meeting in Singapore in The New York Times and in ChinaFile. November 9, 2015
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan reviews The China Model in ChinaFile. November 5, 2015
WEAI’s Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) discusses China-Britain relations with ChinaFile. October 23, 2015
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan reviews Daniel Bell’s The China Model in The National Interest and participates in a panel discussion about the book on ChinaFile. October 22, 2015
Borg Postdoctoral Fellow Paul Busbarat writes about identity in Thailand in Southeast Asia Research. October 5, 2015
WEAI Modern Tibetan Studies director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talks to the Associated Press about China’s development of Tibet. September 30, 2015
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses Xi Jinping’s message to America in ChinaFile. September 24, 2015
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis discusses Japan’s new security laws with The Christian Science Monitor. September 18, 2015
WEAI professor Carol Gluck to serve on the American Academy of Arts & Sciences’ new Commission on Language Learning. September 08, 2015
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong is quoted about Sino-Korean relations in the Los Angeles Times. September 03, 2015
WEAI professor Lydia H. Liu is cited in article about Chinese anti-Japan propaganda in Foreign Policy. September 03, 2015
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo writes about passive resistance in Thailand in the Nikkei Asian Review. September 01, 2015
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discusses tensions in the Korean peninsula with CNN. September 01, 2015
WEAI professor Gregory Pflugfelder’s course “A Cultural History of Japanese Monsters” is named the Number One Coolest College Class in the U.S. by Zipcar. August 25, 2015
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis writes about Shinzo Abe’s World War II statement in the East Asia Forum. August 20, 2015
WEAI professors Charles K. Armstrong and Carol Gluck write about the 70th anniversary of World War II’s end in the Journal of Asian Studies. August 17, 2015
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis discusses Shinzo Abe’s World War II statement in the Washington Post. “August 17, 2015
Borg Postdoctoral Fellow Paul Busbarat discusses Thailand-India ties with World Politics Review. August 13, 2015
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan talks about the 2022 Beijing Olympics with Bloomberg Business. August 07, 2015
WEAI professor Charles Armstrong discusses North Korea with Arirang TV. July 28, 2015
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis writes op-ed on Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s national security strategy in The Wall Street Journal. July 10, 2015
Modern Tibetan Studies director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talks about the Dalai Lama’s 80th Birthday with NPR’s Morning Edition and the Los Angeles Times. July 9, 2015
Research Scholar Chuck Wooldridge talks about his Study of the WEAI City of Virtues with ChinaFile. June 29, 2015
WEAI professor Theodore Hughes is featured in an article about the Raising the Bar lecture series in The Daily Beast. June 5, 2015
WEAI prof. Charles K. Armstrong talks about Kim Jong Un’s weight gain with UPI. June 3, 2015
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Elizabeth Wishnick writes about China-Russia Naval Alliances in Foreign Affairs. May 27, 2015
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses censorship and publishing in China in ChinaFile. May 22, 2015
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong talks on CNN about reports that North Korea has executed its defense chief. May 14, 2015
WEAI professor Carol Gluck writes about World War II novels in Public Books. May 4, 2015
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis discusses Shinzo Abe’s speech to the U.S. Congress in The Wall Street Journal. April 30, 2015
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis discusses Shinzo Abe’s U.S. visit with NPR. April 27, 2015
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discusses Shinzo Abe’s visit to the U.S. with Voice of America. April 27, 2015
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo discusses Thailand’s political situation with the Center for Strategic and International Studies podcast. April 23, 2015
WEAI professor Gray Tuttle discusses China’s race problem in Foreign Affairs. April 21, 2015
WEAI professor Gerald L. Curtis writes about Shinzo Abe’s chance to recast Asian security in The Wall Street Journal. April 16, 2015
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan talks with Thinking Taiwan about Taiwan as a model for political change. April 16, 2015
WEAI professor Gray Tuttle talks about his new book as co-editor, The Tibetan History Reader, with the New Books in East Asian Studies podcast. April 16, 2015
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong talks with The Wall Street Journal about South Korea and the Vietnam War. April 16, 2015
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan gives a talk on China’s Search for Security at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. April 16, 2015
WEAI Modern Tibetan Studies director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talks about the Dalai Lama with NBC News and BBC World Service. March 24, 2015
Watch WEAI professor Carol Gluck’s March 16, 2015 “Womenomics” event at Asia Society here. March 17, 2015
WEAI’s Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) talks about China and the Dalai Lama with The New York Times, The New Yorker, Foreign Policy, the Associated Press and KCRW Radio. March 16, 2015
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong talks about North Korea’s relations with Russia in Bloomberg Business. March 13, 2015
WEAI professor Gray Tuttle talks about China and the Dalai Lama with the radio program Here & Now March 12, 2015
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Joel Wit is cited in an editorial about North Korea in The New York Times. March 2, 2015
WEAI professors Gerald L. Curtis and Takatoshi Ito discuss Japan’s economy in Fortune. February 27, 2015
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo is interviewed about Thailand’s politics in the Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs. February 24, 2015
The University of Texas’s Humanities Institute reports on the 2015 Ho Distinguished Lecture by WEAI Director Eugenia Lean. February 20, 2015
WEAI professor Xiaobo Lü talks about China’s corruption crackdown with The Guardian. February 20, 2015
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis discusses the current political situation in Japan with Reuters January 20, 2015
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discusses potential talks between North and South Korea in Newsweek January 13, 2015
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong talks about North Korea’s representation in the media with The New York Times January 6, 2015
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis discusses the impact of Japan’s snap election with the Associated Press, The Washington Post, and Reuters. December 15, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis talks with the Wall Street Journal about the past five years of Japanese politics December 5, 2014
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong discusses history and nationalism in Korea with Bloomberg News December 01, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis discusses Japan’s relations with China in Financial Times December 01, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis discusses Japan’s early elections with The New York Times. November 18, 2014
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Sue Mi Terry discusses the UN’s move to prosecute North Korea for human rights abuses in The New York Times. November 18, 2014
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo discusses Thailand’s crackdown on Buddhist monks with NPR’s Interfaith Voices November 17, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis talks with The Wall Street Journal about possible parliamentary elections in Japan. November 11, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis talks with Reuters about the APEC meeting between Shinzo Abe and Xi Jinping. November 11, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis discusses Abenomics in The Economist November 6, 2014
WEAI Senior Research Affiliate Duncan McCargo writes op-ed on Thailand’s court-martial of Worachet Pakeerat in The Nikkei Asian Review November 06, 2014
WEAI professors Hugh Patrick and David Weinstein discuss Japanese companies with Slate October 22, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis talks with Reuters about resignations in Shinzo Abe’s cabinet October 21, 2014
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Sue Mi Terry discusses Kim Jong Un’s whereabouts with The New Yorker October 13, 2014
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong talks on CNN about North Korea’s Kim Jong Un. October 10, 2014
WEAI professor Kay Shimizu co-writes article for the Council on Foreign Relations October 3, 2014
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses the Hong Kong protests with Al Jazeera America October 1, 2014
WEAI Modern Tibetan Studies director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) writes op-ed about the future of the Dalai Lama for CNN October 1, 2014
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong talks with NPR on North Korea’s Sentencing of American Matthew Miller. September 17, 2014
WEAI’s Duncan McCargo writes about the consequences of Thailand’s coup in Foreign Policy September 16, 2014
WEAI’s Modern Tibetan Studies director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) discusses the Dalai Lama’s recent comments about a successor in The Wall Street Journal September 10, 2014
WEAI research scholar Saskia Schaefer writes about Indonesia’s new president in The Nation September 9, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis discusses Japan’s new cabinet in The Economist September 5, 2014
WEAI professor Charles K. Armstrong is cited in an editorial about North Korea in The Seattle Times September 4, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis publishes article “Abe’s Game Plan on North Korea” for the Center for Strategic & International Studies. September 2, 2014
WEAI’s Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) discusses the field of Modern Tibetan Studies with The China Story August 26, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis talks about Japan’s move away from pacifism with Reuters July 1, 2014
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses U.S.-China relations in Bloomberg News June 30, 2014
WEAI professor Gerald Curtis is cited in The Economist article about Abenomic June 27, 2014
Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) discusses Tibet’s integration with China in The Economist June 19, 2014
WEAI Senior Research Scholar Sue Mi Terry writes an op-ed on North Korea in The New York Times. June 16, 2014
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses the 25th anniversary of Tiananmen Square in The Guardian, Reuters, The New Republic, and The Shanker Blog June 04, 2014
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses the plans to rename a street near the Chinese Embassy for a Chinese activist in the Washington Post June 02, 2014
WEAI Senior Research Affiliate Duncan McCargo publishes an op-ed on the Thailand coup in The New York Times May 29, 2014
WEAI professor Andrew J. Nathan discusses China’s foreign policy and human rights issues in China Hands May 28, 2014
WEAI Senior Research Affiliate Duncan McCargo discusses the coup in Thailand in Bloomberg News. May 23, 2014
WEAI professor Gregory Pflugfelder discusses Godzilla in The New York Daily News. May 13, 2014
WEAI Senior Research Affiliate Duncan McCargo discusses the ouster of Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra in Foreign Affiars. May 9, 2014
WEAI professor Carol Gluck is featured in a Chronicle of Higher Education article about a new academic lecture series in New York City. May 6, 2014
WEAI Professor Gerald Curtis discusses tensions between Japan and China in Emerging Markets. May 5, 2014
Professor Gerald Curtis talks to the Associated Press about Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s growth strategy. (April 30, 2014)
Prof. Gerald Curtis is interviewed about President Obama’s visit to Japan in the Wall Street Journal (April 23, 2014)
Professor Gerald Curtis discusses Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in The Economist and in Reuters (April 16, 2014)
Modern Tibetan Studies director Robert J. Barnett (Retired January 2018) is interviewed by the New York Times and Voice of America about China’s ethnic policy. (April 01, 2014)
Prof. Gerald Curtis discusses Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Toronto’s Globe and Mail (March 24, 2014)
Professor Gerald Curtis is interviewed about Japan-Korea relations in The Korea Times (February 20, 2014)
Senior Research Scholar Duncan McCargo writes about Thailand’s political turmoil in The Guardian and Foreign Affairs (January 31, 2014)
Senior Research Scholar Sue Mi Terry featured in PBS FRONTLINE documentary “The Secret State of North Korea.” (January 14, 2014)
Professor Charles K. Armstrong interviewed in The New York Times about Dennis Rodman’s relationship with North Korea. (January 07, 2014)
Professor Andrew J. Nathan interviewed at length about China in Germany’s leading newspaper Die Welt (in German) (January 07, 2014)
Professor Andrew J. Nathan is interviewed on NPR Berlin. (December 15, 2013)
Professor Charles Armstrong is interviewed in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Bloomberg News about North Korea’s execution of Kim Jong Un’s uncle. (December 13, 2013)
Senior Research Affiliate Duncan McCargo discusses Thailand’s monarchy in The New York Times. (December 12, 2013)
Senior Research Affiliate Duncan McCargo discusses the situation in Thailand in USA Today and in the Nikkei Asian Review. (December 10, 2013)
Professor Andrew Nathan cited in The Guardian about academic and media freedom in China. (December 10, 2013)
Professor Andrew Nathan and Senior Research Scholar Orville Schell cited in the Wall Street Journal (November 25, 2013)
Professor Wei Shang discusses the epic Ming dynasty novel “The Plum in the Golden Vase” in The New York Times. (Novemeber 22, 2013)
Professor Shang-Jin Wei Quoted in Wall Street Journal article on China’s financial reforms. (Novemeber 22, 2013)
Professor Charles Armstrong quoted on the relationship between Mongolia and North Korea in THE GUARDIAN (October 30, 2013)
Prof. Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) speaks to the New York Times on the death of Tibetan religious leader (October 16, 2013)
Watch Prof. Orville Schell on PBS discuss the outcome of the Bo Xilai trial: life imprisonment (September 23, 2013)
Prof. Carol Gluck talks about her views on the Abe administration and other topics in a recent interview by The Asashi Shimbun, Asia and Japan Watch (September 17, 2013)
“To be truly modern – much less truly respected – a country requires openness” So writes Senior Research Scholar Prof. Orville Schell in his piece for The Yale Global Online, “Why is Prosperous China So Anxious?” (September 9, 2013)
China Scholar Andy Nathan co-authors article on “Globalization as Security Strategy: Power and Vulnerability in the China Model” in PSQ (August 28, 2013)
Orville Schell and John Delury discuss the history of Chinese nationalism and their recent book, “Wealth and Power: China’s Long March To The Twenty-First Century,” on the Diane Rehm Show. (July 18, 2013)
A review in the Financial Times describes Orville Schell and John Delury’s recent book, Wealth and Power: China’s Long March to the Twenty-First Century, as “superb,” “neatly structured,” and “beautifully written.” (July 14, 2013)
Orville Schell and John Delury write for the Wall Street Journal in the wake of their recent book. See “A Rising China Needs a New National Story” for more. (July 12, 2013)
In the Guardian, Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018) argues that “a lot of the reports ran away with themselves,” regarding potential laxing of restrictions on Tibet. (July 9, 2013)
“It’s a hidden politics—a politics without words, a politics of symbols, a politics of gestures,” said Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018) of Tibetan protests and self-expression. Read more in the New Yorker. (July 8, 2013)
“Mr. Abe has an internal struggle between his head—the pragmatic realist—and his heart,” said Gerald Curtis. Read more in Reuters. (July 7, 2013)
In “Wary Tibetans mark Dalai Lama’s birthday quietly in China,” Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018) comments on Beijing’s potential shift in policy regarding “grassroots” worship of the Dalai Lama. (July 6, 2013)
Gerald Curtis says “There is no way that [the ruling] Liberal Democratic Party will not enjoy a huge victory in this election,” in Japan. Read more in Japan Times. (July 4, 2013)
Japan expert Gerald Curtis speaks of “total implosion” and “unprecedented weakness” in LDP’’s opposition. Read more in the Financial Times. (July 3, 2013)
Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018) comments on mass relocations of Tibetans in the New York Times. “Beijing wanted to bring up rural incomes to avoid unrest,” he said. “They’ve been really successful in doing that, but they got the unrest anyway.” (June 27, 2013)
Duncan McCargo writes for Asia Peacebuilding Initiatives on the southern Thai peace talks. (June 27, 2013)
Joel Wit argues that “it is a big mistake to think that Beijing is now of the same mind as the U.S.,” for whom denuclearization of North Korea is a top priority. Read more in South Korea’s Arirang News. (June 27, 2013)
The Chinese government may loosen restrictions on venerating the Dalai Lama for some Tibetans. Read more in Bloomberg News for Robbie Barnett’s (Retired January 2018) commentary. (June 27, 2013).
Joel Wit describes Washington as “overly optimistic” about shifts in Beijing’s policy on Pyongyang. (June 25, 2013)
Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018) is quoted in The Economist article “Welcome signs that some officials are at least starting to question policies on Tibet.” (June 22, 2013)
Andrew Nathan “pessimistic” about China and Taiwan. Read more in the Taipei Times. (June 16, 2013)
Ann Marie Murphy and Jakarta symposium featured in the Jakarta Post. (June 21, 2013)
Sue Mi Terry discusses “How to Prevent the Next Edward Snowden” for Foreign Affairs. (June 17, 2013)
Gerald Curtis takes a critical view towards Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s “Abenomics” policies. Read more in the Wall Street Journal. (June 13, 2013)
Shang-Jin Wei of the Columbia Business School was a guest writer for the Financial Times. (June 10, 2013)
Orville Schell writes for the Daily Beast about the need for a “reset button” on Washington and Beijing’s relationship. (June 7, 2013)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe likely to hold on to power for several years, argues Gerald Curtis in the Japanese edition of the Wall Street Journal. (June 7, 2013)
In the Wall Street Journal, Gerald Curtis discusses President Obama’s approaches to meeting with Xi Jinping and Shinzo Abe. (June 7, 2013)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) reacts to the recent wave of self-immolations in Tibet, particularly by young mothers. (June 6, 2013)
Andrew Nathan discusses foreign policy, US-China relations, and China’s strategic vision with NPR’s Morning Edition. (June 6, 2013)
In USA Today, Andrew Nathan expresses concern about the possibility of “a new type of great power relationship” between the US and China. (June 5, 2013)
Joel Wit asserts that talks with North Korea have proved more productive than either Washington or Seoul will admit. (June 5, 2013)
In “How China Made the Tiananmen Square Massacre Irrelevant,” Andrew Nathan comments on 1989 predictions that China was on the path to democracy. (June 4, 2013)
Orville Schell discusses what might come of the recent meeting between President Obama and Xi Jinping on the Asia Society blog. (June 3, 2013)
Orville Schell dialogues with fellow China experts on Asia Society’s ChinaFile blog.
(May 16, 2013)
Andrew Nathan writes for The Huffington Post about three major human rights issues that cause disagreement among world cultures. (May 14, 2013)
Andrew Nathan talks human rights and shared values in an interview with the Carnegie Council Centennial Thought Leaders Forum. (February 13, 2013)
Joel Wit disputes claims that North Korea follows a predictable pattern in the English edition of The Hankyoreh. (May 7, 2013)
VIDEO: Andrew J. Nathan, co-author of the new book, “China’s Search for Security,” shares his insights on China’s engagement with the international human rights system in an interview with Human Rights In China. (May 9, 2013)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) provided satellite images that offer a convincing explanation for the fatal landslide in Tibet on March 29, 2013. Read more in The Atlantic. (May 7, 2013)
Charles K. Armstrong states how the North Korean military wants to see
Kim Jong-un prove he is tough in an Aljazeera article. (April 25, 2013)
VIDEO: Gerald L. Curtis discusses Japan under Shinzo Abe in a Foreign Affairs Interview. (April 24, 2013)
Charles K. Armstrong discusses how tensions with North Korea will settle once military drilling is complete in a LA Times article. (April 18, 2013)
Charles K. Armstrong discusses the need for a permanent peace regime with North Korea in a NY Times Letter to the Editor. (April 15, 2013)
Gerald L. Curtis discusses Shinzo Abe’s impressive start as Japan’s Prime Minister in his article, “Abe’s First 100 days” (April 4, 2013).
Sue Mi Terry discusses the potential danger in the Korean Peninsula in an article from the Wall Street Journal. (April 12, 2013)
Gerald Curtis discusses Japan’s progressing economy in BloombergBusinessweek.
(April 5, 2013)
Sue Mi Terry discussing rising tensions with North Korea on MSNBC’s All In with Chris Hayes. (April 3, 2013)
Charles K. Armstrong discusses North Korea’s latest saber-rattling on the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC (April 3, 2013)
The World Journal reviews the Returning Souls film screening in the article “Special Screening of Returning Souls” (March 29, 2013)
Charles K. Armstrong is quoted in the China Daily article “US senator seeks China aid on nuke threat, hacks” (March 19, 2013)
Andrew J. Nathan is quoted in the Economist article “The old regime and the revolution: Why some think China is approaching a political tipping point” (March 16, 2013)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) is quoted in the Time magazine article Good Lord: In China, Christian Fundamentalists Target Tibetans (March 8, 2013)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) is quoted in the Economist article Tibet’s future: The limits of despair(March 9, 2013)
Charles K. Armstrong is quoted in the US News & World Report article Rod Man Un, Little Kim Play Nuclear Version of H-O-R-S-E? (March 5, 2013)
Charles K. Armstrong is quoted in the Time article Could Dennis Rodman’s North Korea Trip Affect U.S. Policy? (March 4, 2013)
Charles K. Armstrong is quoted in the Chicago Sun-Times article Dennis Rodman in North Korea: Diplomat or dingbat? (March 4, 2012)
Gerald Curtis is quoted in the Economist article Spin and substance: Should the United States be impressed by Shinzo Abe or worried by him? (March 2, 2013)
ABC Radio Australia interviews Charles K. Armstrong on Dennis Rodman’s Basketball Diplomacy in North Korea (March 1, 2013)
Charles K. Armstrong is quoted in the LA Times article Dennis Rodman tests out ‘basketball diplomacy’ in North Korea” (February 26, 2013)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) is quoted in the Religion News Service article For aging religious leaders, is it still ’till death us do part?’ (February 25, 2013)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) is quoted in the Guardian article Going undercover, the evangelists taking Jesus to Tibet (February 21, 2013)
Andrew J. Nathan is quoted in the Washington Post article “Chinese cyberspies have hacked most Washington institutions, experts say.” (February 20, 2013)
Gerald L. Curtis argues in the Foreign Affairs article Japan’s Cautious Hawks: Why Tokyo Is Unlikely to Pursue an Aggressive Foreign Policy that pragmatism and caution will curb the hawkish inclinations of Japan’s new government. (March/April 2013)
Charles Armstrong is quoted in the National Post (Canada) article Will North Korean leader Kim Jong-un pursue economic modernization or a nuclear weapons program? (February 15, 2013)
Andrew J. Nathan discusses his new book, China’s Search for Security, in a talk at the Carnegie Council for Ethics and International Affairs. (February 14, 2013)
Charles Armstrong is quoted in the World News Australia article North Korea test seen as setback to new US approach (February 12, 2013)
Charles Armstrong is quoted in the New York Daily News article Obama, world condemn North Korean nuke test, which packed punch of a moderate earthquake (February 12, 2013)
Andrew J. Nathan’s weighs in on government efforts to address corruption and income inequality in Rich, Poor and Chinese Does Anyone Trust Beijing to Bust the Corrupt? in the ChinaFile blog of the Asia Society (February 8, 2013)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is interviewed in the Atlantic (January 31, 2013)
The Council on Foreign Relations Must Read column singles out Andrew J. Nathan’s article China at the Tipping Point: Foreseeing the Unforeseeable published in the Journal of Democracy (January 29, 2013)
Professor Kay Shimizu looks at the prospects for the Japan’s new government in the CSIS article 2013, Year of Japan’s Revival? Abenomics and the Politics of Growth. (January 17, 2013)
Professor Andrew J. Nathan is quoted in The Nation article “China’s Green Leap Backward” (January 16, 2013)
Professor Andrew J. Nathan is interviewed in the Asia Society’s ChinaFile article Will Xi Jinping Differ from His Predecessors? (January 15, 2013)
China’s Search for Security by Andrew J. Nathan and Andrew Scobell is reviewed in The New York Review of Books article How China Gets Its Way. (January 10, 2013)
Professor Charles K. Armstrong is quoted in the Guardian article Eric Schmidt in North Korea: Google chairman’s step into the unknown. (January 7, 2013)
Professor Carol Gluck is quoted in the Atlantic article The American Woman Who Wrote Equal Rights Into Japan’s Constitution. (January 5, 2013)
Professor Carol Gluck is quoted in the New York Times article Beate Gordon, Long-Unsung Heroine of Japanese Women’s Rights, Dies at 89. (January 1, 2013)
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in the International Herald Tribune article To Japan-China Row, Add One Potential Provocateur. (December 19, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in the FT article Rightwing revival raises regional dilemmas. (December 16, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in the Reuters article Japan’s next PM Abe must deliver on economy, cope with China. (December 16, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in the Reuters article Japan’s LDP leads as candidates make last appeals for votes. (December 15, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in the FT article The second coming of Japan’s Shinzo Abe. (December 14, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis is interviewed by the Council on Foreign Relations in Japan’s Revolving-Door Elections. (December 14, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in the New York Times article A Political Pendulum in a Disgruntled Japan. (December 14, 2012)
Charles K. Armstrong, director of the Center for Korean Research, is quoted in the Atlantic article South Korea’s Forgotten War. (December 14, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in the FT article Japanese voters disillusioned by politics. (December 13, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan discusses the subject of his new book, China’s Search for Security (coauthored with Andrew Scobell), on the Asia Society’s blog ChinaFile. (December 12, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is quoted in CBS News article Tibet self-immolations: Why people set themselves on fire to protest China. (December 10, 2012)
Charles K. Armstrong, director of the Center for Korean Research, addresses the latest North Korean missile test in North Korea launch for domestic consumption in CNN’s Global Public Square blog. (December 12, 2012)
Charles K. Armstrong, director of the Center for Korean Research, examines the issues facing voters in the upcoming elections in Korea in a talk at the Korea Society. (December 5, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is quoted in the Reuters article As Tibetan self-immolations rise, Beijing tightens grip. (December 9, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in the Reuters article Japan opposition LDP set to win solid election majority: polls. (December 5, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is quoted in the Christian Science Monitor article Spike in Tibetan self-immolations draws international attention to China. (November 30, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is quoted in the International Herald Tribune article “From the Ashes, Tibetan Buddhism Rises in the Forbidden City.” (November 29, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis rebuts the declinist narrative on Japan in the Asia Unbound blog of the Council on Foreign Relations, see “The Declinist Debate Is a Diversion.” (November 29, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is quoted in The Guardian article Tibetan students injured during protests in China. (November 26, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is quoted in BBC News article Will China’s new leaders change Tibet policy? (November 23, 2012)
WEAI faculty members weigh in on the leadership change in China. (November 20, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in Reuters article Analysis: Japan politics could fragment further on road to two-party system. (November 18, 2012).
Professor Andrew Nathan is quoted in Financial Times article China: The thin red line. (November 15, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan is quoted in Philly.com article China’s Xi a regular guy. (November 16, 2012).
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in Reuters article Ex-Japan PM in line for old job; will pragmatism top nationalism? (November 15, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan is quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle article Warmth an asset to China’s new leader Xi. (November 15, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan is quoted in Associated Press article China leader’s brings a new affability to the job. (November 15, 2012)
Professor Xiaobo L is quoted in The New York Times article “China’s Aristocratic Class Wields Its Influence to Shape Politics.” (November 13, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan is quoted in Financial Times article Pot bellies embody China rigidity. (November 14, 2012).
Professor Xiaobo Lu is quoted in Financial Times article China strives to present clean leaders. (November 14, 2012).
Professor Andrew Nathan is quoted in Bloomberg article China’s Urban Champion Li Gets Task of Reviving Reform. (November 13, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan is featured in the Wall Street Journal interview What Can Be Expected From China’s New Leader? (November 13, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis examines Japan’s persistent leadership deficit in the East Asia Forum article Can Japanese Politics Be Saved? (November 13, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, interviews with LinkAsia about the rise of self-immolation protests in Tibet. (November 12, 2012)
Andrew Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, interviews with Columbia University about trends in China’s foreign policy. The video is available online here. (November 12, 2012)
WEAI research community members Charles Armstrong, Duncan McCargo and Orville Schell contribute to Asia Society’s article We Asked Our Experts: What Does Obama’s Re-Election Mean for Asia?
Professor Gerald Curtis is quoted in Bloomberg article Osaka Mayor’s Insurgent Party Stumbles in Boon for LDP (November 1, 2012)
Professor Xiaobo Lu’s article Struggle of ideas amid China’s leadership change is featured on CNN.com. (October 31, 2012)
Professor Curtis Milhaupt is quoted in The New York Times article Family of Wen Jiabao Holds a Hidden Fortune in China (October 25, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, speaks with Voice of America for the article China Offering Rewards for Self-Immolation Intel. (October 24, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan is quoted in ABC News story China Leader’s Persona Forged by Harsh Early Life (October 23, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is quoted in the New York Times article U.S. Ambassador Confirms Meeting With Tibetans in Western China. (October 17, 2012)
Professor Haruo Shirane’s book “Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons: Nature, Literature and the Arts” is reviewed in The Japan Times.
Professor Charles Armstrong, director of the Center for Korean Research, speaks with the LA Times for the article ‘Comrade Kim Goes Flying’ is a North Korean rarity. (October 6, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in Bloomberg News article Bo Expelled From Party Shows China Transition on Track: Analysts (September 30, 2012)
The Global Scholars Symposium, Engaging the World: The First Undergraduate Global Scholars Report Back is featured in the Columbia Spectator (September 19, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan contributes to NPR’s All Things Considered story, China’s President-To-Be Mysteriously Absent. (September 11, 2012)
Professor Xiaobo Lu is quoted in The Guardian article “Chinese keep watch on signs of wealth as party preaches austerity” (September 7, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is quoted in Inter Press Service article Tibet Burns, on the Backburner. (September 7, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is quoted in Bloomberg News article “Hu Ally Sidelined as China’s Leaders Jockey Before Handover”
(September 3, 2012)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, is quoted in The Daily Beast article “Tibetans Cry Out for Haven From China in Dozens of Self-Immolations” (September 2, 2012)
Professor Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) quoted in Reuters article Does China’s next leader have a soft spot for Tibet? (August 31, 2012)
Senior Research Scholar Joel Wit’s website, 38North is cited in Reuters article “North Korea makes significant nuclear reactor progress: IAEA.” (August 31, 2012)
Professor Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) quoted by The Daily Beast in the article A Chinese Vision of Tibet: Happy Lamas and Sacred Snows. (August 20, 2012)
Professor Charles Armstrong’s Op-Ed The View From Pyongyang is featured in the New York Times. (August 15, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in Reuters article “Nearly seven decades later, Northeast Asia still haunted by war” (August 14, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in Bloomberg News article “China Politics, Oil Needs Risk Conflict in S. China Sea.” (August 12, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan is featured in the interview “Foreign Affairs Focus: U.S. China Policy with Andrew J. Nathan”(August 9, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan weighs in on the Gu Kailai case in Voice of America article Analysts Say Verdict in Gu Kailai Case a Foregone Conclusion. (August 8, 2012)
Professor Charles Armstrong quoted in the Guardian article It was British diplomat enjoying amusement park ride with Kim Jong-un. (August 2, 2012)
Professor Benjamin Liebman’s essay was quoted in the Wall Street Journal book review “The Enduring Power of Maoism” (July 18, 2012)
Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program quoted in Time article As China Squeezes Nepal, Tibetan Escape Route Narrows (July 17, 2012)
Senior research scholar Edwin Winckler contributes to Council on Foreign Relations Asia Unbound article China’s Population Policy An Exchange Between Edwin Winckler and Yanzhong Huang (July 17, 2012)
Professor Charles Armstrong interviews with CNN for the piece “Reading North Korean tea leaves” (July 17, 2012).
Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in the Financial Times article The family fortunes of Beijing’s new few. (July 10, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis’ Op-Ed “Stop blaming Fukushima on Japan’s culture” featured in the Financial Times (July 10, 2012)
Professor Robbert Barnett (Retired January 2018) quoted in Guardian article China plans 3bn theme park in Tibet. (July 6, 2012)
Professor Kay Shimizu participated in a discussion with the Global Times for the article Info treaty hits Korean-Japanese sore spots (July 3, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in Reuters article Noda’s tax success may fail to end Japan deadlock (June 29, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in The Wall Street Journal article “Japan Tax Debate May Undermine Deeper Reforms” (June 14, 2012)
Senior research scholar Elizabeth Wishnick quoted in Global Times article Afghanistan tempting but risky for Chinese firms (June 14, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in The Atlantic article China Has No Good Answer to the U.S. Embassy Pollution-Monitoring (June 13, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in Bloomberg News article Tea-Party Mayor Touting Japan Dictatorship Risks Worse Slump (June 7, 2012)
Visiting Scholar Duncan McCargo quoted in Financial Times article Thai amnesty bills stoke fears of upheaval (June 7, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan is quoted in the Financial Times article Ghost of Tiananmen stalks China’s elite (June 3, 2012)
Research Scholar Morris Rossabi’s op-ed Mongolia: democracy in the steppes? is featured on East Asia Forum. (June 1, 2012)
Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program and Research Scholar Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was featured on NPR Morning Edition story Chinese Security Forces Round Up Tibetan Protesters” (May 31, 2012)
An Op-Ed by Professor Gerald Curtis titled Tokyo Drift: It may take a crisis to end Japan’s leadership paralysis appears in The Wall Street Journal (May 29, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan was quoted in The Guardian article Tiananmen crackdown was a tragedy, says former Beijing mayor (May 29, 2012)
Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program and Research Scholar Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in International Herald Tribune article “Tensions Rise as Tiananmen Anniversary and Tibetan Holiday Approach” (May 29, 2012)
Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program and Research Scholar Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in Reuters article “Tibet capital sees first anti-China self-immolations” (May 28, 2012)
Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies program and Research Scholar Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in the New York Times article “Tibetan Capital Sees First Self-Immolations” (May 28, 2012)
Professors Shang-Jin Wei and Curtis Milhaupt quoted in The Economist article “Misinvestment is a bigger problem than overinvestment (May 26, 2012)
Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies program and Research Scholar Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in the New York Times article Technology Reaches Remote Tibetan Corners, Fanning Unrest” (May 23, 2012)
Research Scholar Orville Schell’s article “Why Chen Guangcheng’s Arrival in the U.S. Is Also a Victory for China” is featured in The Atlantic. (May 21, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in CBS News story “In the U.S., Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng’s influence could wane” (May 20, 2012)
Research Scholar Sue Mi Terry reviews The Art of Intelligence By Henry A. Crumpton for the Wall Street Journal Online (May 17, 2012)
Senior Research Scholar Joel Wit quoted in The Chicago Tribune article North Korea Resumes Work on Nuclear Reactor(May 16, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in Bill Keller’s New York Times Op-Ed Diplomats and Dissidents. (May 13, 2012)
Senior Research Scholar Murray Rubinstein’s lecture “Non-Governmental, Person-to-Person Modes of Cross-Strait Interaction, 1987-2012” for the Weatherhead Forum in Taipei was written up in China Times. (May 3, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in Bloomberg article “Bo Downfall Shows Crony Communism Widening Rich-Poor Gap” (May 2, 2012)
Research Scholar Orville Schell quoted in NPR on “The Current U.S.-China Standoff Has A Precedent” (May 2, 2012)
Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in Bloomberg article “Leaders in Beijing Feared Arab Spring Could Infect China” (May 1, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted by NPR in “Japanese Leader To Make Rare White House Visit” (April 29, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in The Wall Street Journal article “Rival’s Acquittal Will Vex Japan Premier” (April 26, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in Reuter’s article “Japan’s Ozawa cleared in funding scandal, may challenge PM” (April 26, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in The Guardian article “Japan court clears Ichiro Ozawa, prompting talk of challenge to PM” (April 26, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in The Wall Street Journal Online article “Japan’s Enduring Ozawa Obsession” (April 26, 2012)
Professor Xiaobo Lu quoted in The Guardian article “Bo Xilai case shines light on corruption in China“(April 19, 2012)
Senior Research Scholar Joel Wit quoted in The Guardian article “North Korea nuclear test under preparation, Seoul claims” (April 9, 2012)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in Bloomberg article “Japan’s Parties See Record-Low Backing at Earthquake Anniversary” (March 11, 2012)
Professor Robbert Barnett (Retired January 2018) quoted by NPR in “Protests, Self-Immolation Signs Of A Desperate Tibet” (February 21, 2012)
A Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute by Kenneth J. Ruoff titled “Imperial Japan at its Zenith,” has been selected as a finalist for the 2012 Oregon Book Awards (January 9, 2012
Professor Charles Armstrong’s analysis on the future of North Korea after Kim Jong-il (December 20, 2011)
A study by Professor Shang-Jin Wei cited in New York Times article, “The Plight of China’s Favored Sons” (December 19, 2011)
Q&A with Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018) in Globalpost’s “Tibet: What can other countries do?” Part 1 and Part 2 (November 16, 2011)
Modern Tibetan Studies Director, Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018), authors “Viewpoint: Are Tibet burnings plot or policy failure?” on BBC News (November 15, 2011)
Political Science Professor Xiaobo Lu quoted in Xinhua article, “Occupy Wall Street unveils underlying social problems in U.S.” (October 8, 2011)
A leading Malaysia daily interviews WEAI Research Scholar, Duncan McCargo, on Southern Thai conflict. (September 25, 2011)
Professor and WEAI faculty member, Lydia H. Liu, writes on how human-machine relationships can be rethought at the level of the unconscious. (June 13, 2011)
Gerald Curtis, a professor of Japanese politics at Columbia University, said that while Mr. Kan’s leadership has proved to be far from effective, the political in-fighting shows scant regard for the issues facing Japan. (PDF) (May 27, 2011)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of our modern Tibetan studies program, writes for FP. (May 26, 2011)
Professor Gerald Curtis recently visited an area affected by the March 11 undersea earthquake off the coast of Japan. This is a video of his visit, in Japanese. (May 20, 2011)
Professor Shang-Jin Wei quoted in the Wall Street Journal. (May 7, 2011)
Robert Barnett of Columbia University looks at what lies behind Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama’s decision to hand over his political responsibilities to an elected official. BBC News (March 14, 2011)
Professor Guobin Yang is an Op/Ed contributor in today’s NYT. (March 13, 2011)
Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of WEAI’s Modern Tibetan Studies Program, quoted in NYT article. (March 10, 2011)
Op/Ed by WEAI research scholar Ann Marie Murphy. (February 23, 2011)
Professor Guobin Yang quoted in the Huffington Post on social networks in China. (February 21, 2011)
Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, quoted in TIME article. (February 3, 2011)
Professor Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018), who heads our Modern Tibetan Studies Program, quoted in WNYC article on meditation. (January 25, 2011)
Complete coverage of Professor Charles Armstrong’s analysis on the flare up between North and South Korea (December 8, 2010)
Sing Tao Daily covered this week’s talk with Dr. David Ho on “Combating HIV/AIDS in China” (November 18, 2010)
James Seymour, WEAI Senior Research Scholar, quoted in The New York Times on limiting the access of Google in some countries (November 16, 2010)
Gerald Curtis, a professor of political science at Columbia University and WEAI faculty, quoted on “Koizumi’s Second Act” in TIME (November 16, 2010)
Professor Charles Armstrong, director of WEAI’s Center for Korean Research, blogs for Asia Society (November 10, 2010)
Professor Kay Shimizu interviewed in China Daily (October 27, 2010)
Professor Xiaobo Lu quoted in the Morningside Post (October 18, 2010)
Professor Andrew Nathan gives his thoughts to The Guardian on Wen Jiabao interview (October 4, 2010)
Professor Charles Armstrong quoted on NPR (September 9, 2010)
Professor Gerald Curtis gives his thoughts on the Sept. 14 Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leadership race. (August 27, 2010)
TIME magazine quotes Robbie Barnett, director of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia (August 18, 2010)
Robbie Barnett (Retired January 2018), director of WEAI’s Modern Tibetan Studies Program, quoted in the New York Times (August 9, 2010)
Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in Reuters (July 5, 2010)
Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in the New York Times (June 30, 2010)
Gerald Curtis interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on the challenges ahead for Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (June 21, 2010)
WEAI Experts provide commentary on latest tensions in the Korean peninsula
(May 21, 2010)
Guobin Yang writes in The New York Times on killings at elementary schools in China
(May 14, 2010)
Gerald Curtis offers opinion piece on current Japanese administration in Financial Times (April 22, 2010)
Guobin Yang on Google’s withdrawal from China in South China Morning Post (April 13, 2010)
George Packard contributes piece on U.S.-Japan treaty for Foreign Affairs (March 11, 2010)
Gerald Curtis offers analysis of recent developments in Japanese-American relations for New York Times (March 8, 2010)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) discusses Obama’s meeting with Dalai Lama: full list here
Andrew Nathan provides analysis of U.S.-China relations to El Mercurio 1 2
Andrew Nathan discusses death penalty in China on Worldfocus (December 29, 2009)
Joel Wit’s report on North Korea covered in the Seoul Times (November 5, 2009)
Charles Armstrong interviewed on North Korea in the Columbia Magazine (October 13, 2009)
Carol Gluck interviewed by Kyodo News, discusses Obama and Japan. Interviewed published in China. (October 10, 2009)
Joel Wit’s presentation at WEAI on the U.S.’s next steps with North Korea covered in The Chosum Ilbo (October 9, 2009)
Charles Armstrong provides expert knowledge to NPR, PBS’ Worldfocus, CBS, and ABC during former US President Bill Clinton’s visit to North Korea (August, 7, 2009)
Andrew Nathan sits down with World Focus to discuss ethnic clashes in China
(July 6, 2009)
Gerald Curtis quoted in Reuters article on Japan’s opposition leader quitting ahead of election (May 11. 2009)
Gerald Curtis quoted in Time magazine online article titled Scandal Forces Japan’s Opposition Leader to Quit (May 11, 2009)
Michael Buehler quoted in East West Center article titled Indonesia’s Young Economy Thriving But Challenges Remain (May 6, 2009)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) comments on the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in the Wall Street Journal, NBC Nightly News, The Christian Science Monitor, and AFP (March 12, 2009)
Professor Charles Armstrong discusses how Hillary Clinton will be received on her first trip to South Korea as U.S. Secretary of State (February 20, 2009)
Professor Gerald Curtis (Retired January 2018) publishes article “Japan’s politicians lose their way at a bad time” in The Financial Times (February 17, 2009)
Ten years after publishing “Top Ten Things To Know About Japan in the Late 1990s,” Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, revises her highly popular article in the latest issue of Education About Asia (January, 2009)
Professor Charles Armstrong quoted in Associated Press and Philadelphia Inquirer on failed North Korea nuclear talks (December 11, 2008)
Professor Andrew Nathan interviewed about China’s human rights record on World Focus (December 9, 2008)
Andrew Nathan quoted in International Herald Tribune article on Guantánamo and China (December 3, 2008)
Michael Buehler on HIV and healthcare corruption in Indonesia (December 1, 2008)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) discusses the Tibetan leaders summit in The Toronto Star, MSNBC.com, NPR, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Associated Press, Time Magazine Online, Aljazeera, The Telegraph and Phayul.com (November 24, 2008)
Shang-Jin Wei discusses China’s investment of 4 trillion yuan ($570 billion) to boost the global economy (November 10, 2008)
Gerald L. Curtis on “What an Obama Presidency Means For Japan” (November 2, 2008)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) quoted in Time Magazine’s “Is the Dalai Lama About to Give Up on China?” (October 27, 2008)
Ann Marie Murphy on an Indonesian example for the U.S. (October 25, 2008)
Gerald L. Curtis quoted in Thomson Financial’s “Japan’s Nikkei slide may kill early poll scenario” (October 24, 2008)
Guobin Yang discusses China, the Internet, and the milk crisis on Brian Lehrer Live (October 1, 2008)
Gerald L. Curtis profiled, chats about new book in the Club Times (August 21, 2008)
Guobin Yang quoted in Associated Press article on Olympic Games (August 17, 2008)
Professor Xiaobo Lu quoted in Reuters’ Olympic analysis (August 9, 2008)
Andrew J. Nathan discusses China and the 2008 Summer Olympics in The New York Times, The New Republic, Columbia University News, The Economist, CNN, PRI’s The World, Slate, El Mercurio, Financial Times, The Washington Post, and PBS(August 8, 2008)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) quoted in USA Today’s Tibetan Normality Hides Tension (August 6, 2008)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) quoted in the International Herald Tribune’s China Opens New Talk with the Dalai Lama (July 1, 2008)
Charles Armstrong interviewed on South Korea’s MBC regarding South Korean president’s policies toward North Korea. (June 10, 2008)
Guobin Yang article, “A Civil Society Emerges from the Earthquake Rubble” (June 5, 2008)
Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) on NPR discusses the Dalai Lama’s envoy in Hong Kong (May 2, 2008)
