Ann Marie Murphy writes NBR essay on the geopolitical implications of COVID-19 for Southeast Asia - In a new essay for the National Bureau of Asian Research titled “What’s Past is Prologue: The Geopolitical Significance of COVID-19 for Southeast Asia,” WEAI Research Scholar Ann Marie Murphy […]
Interview: Duncan McCargo discusses his new book, Fighting for Virtue: Justice and Politics in Thailand - Throughout his academic career, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Director Duncan McCargo has closely followed Thailand’s coups, political protests, and periods of stability. In his new book Fighting for Virtue: […]
”Colloquium on Global Hồ Chí Minh” and the future of international Vietnamese Studies - By Thu Anh Le On the 50th anniversary of the publication of the last will and testament of Hồ Chí Minh (1969 – 2019), Columbia University and the University of […]
Down and Out in Saigon: Stories of the Poor in a Colonial City - Haydon Cherry. Down and Out in Saigon: Stories of the Poor in a Colonial City (Yale University Press, 2019)
Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam - Claire Edington. Beyond the Asylum: Mental Illness in French Colonial Vietnam (Cornell University Press, 2019)
The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War - Jeremy Yellen. The Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere: When Total Empire Met Total War (Cornell University Press, 2019)
Arc of Containment: Britain, the United States, and Anticommunism in Southeast Asia - Wen-Qing Ngoei. Arc of Containment: Britain, the United States, and Anticommunism in Southeast Asia (Cornell University Press, 2019)
Statebuilding by Imposition: Resistance and Control in Colonial Taiwan and the Philippines - Reo Matsuzaki. Statebuilding by Imposition: Resistance and Control in Colonial Taiwan and the Philippines (Cornell University Press, 2019)
Duncan McCargo Writes Nikkei Asian Review Article About the Closing of Bangkok’s Dusit Zoo - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote an August 29, 2018 article in the Nikkei Asian […]
Making Two Vietnams: War and Youth Identities, 1965–1975 - Olga Dror. Making Two Vietnams (Cambridge University Press, 2019) Duncan McCargo Writes Asia Times Article About the Closing of a Historic Bangkok Horse Track - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote an August 12, 2018 article in the Asia Times […]
Columbia to Offer a Range of New Vietnam-Related Courses in 2018-19 - As the 2018-19 academic year approaches, we are excited to introduce undergraduate and graduate students to new course offerings at Columbia on Vietnam’s history and culture as well as on […] Duncan McCargo Writes Asia Times Op-Ed on the Cambodian Election - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, wrote a July 31, 2018 op-ed in the Asia Times […]
Engineering Asia: Technology, Colonial Development, and the Cold War Order - Engineering Asia: Technology, Colonial Development, and the Cold War Order(Bloomsbury, 2018) Duncan McCargo Talks to the Washington Post About Thailand’s Crackdown on Buddhist Monks - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the June 24, 2018 Washington Post article “‘Thai Crackdown Targets Buddhist Monks Amid Accusations of Embezzlement and […]
John Phan is Awarded ACLS Grant for an International Conference on Contact Zones & Colonialism in China’s South - We are pleased to announce that John Phan, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University, has, along with collaborator Erica Brindley of Penn State University, received […]
Read a Q&A with Lien-Hang Nguyen About CNN’s “1968” Original Series - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War on CNN’s […]
WEAI Author Q&A: Kathlene Baldanza’s “Ming China and Vietnam” - We are excited to announce a recent title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Ming China and Vietnam: Negotiating Borders in Early Modern Asia, now in paperback […]
Duncan McCargo Appears on Bloomberg TV to Discuss the Malaysian Election - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, appeared live on Bloomberg TV’s “What’d You Miss” on May 11, 2018 to discuss Mahatir Mohamad’s recent electoral victory in […] Lien-Hang Nguyen to Discuss the Vietnam War on CNN’s “1968” Original Series - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War on CNN’s […]
May 2 Event: “Myanmar in Transition: Historic Change at the Crossroads of Asia:” Audio and Photos - Audio and photographs are now available from the May 2, 2018 event “Myanmar in Transition: Historic Change at the Crossroads of Asia.” The event featured Derek James Mitchell, Senior Advisor, […]
April 23 Event: “Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia:” Audio and Photos - Audio and photographs are now available from the April 23, 2018 event “Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia.” The event marked the publication of Will Doig’s new Columbia […]
April 12 Event: “The Trump Administration and Southeast Asia:” Audio and Photos - Audio and photographs are now available from the April 12, 2018 conference “The Trump Administration and Southeast Asia: Strategic Implications & Southeast Asian Responses.” The all-day event featured Daniel Russel, […] Duncan McCargo Talks to The Guardian About Future Forward, Thailand’s New Progressive Political Party - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the April 1, 2018 Guardian article “‘I Might go to Jail Tomorrow’ – Thai Tycoon Takes on […]
Prachatai Reports on the WEAI Event “Thailand Update 2018: Towards Thailand 4.0?” - The Thai publication Prachatai published an April 3, 2018 article about the March 27 international conference “Thailand Update 2018: Towards Thailand 4.0?” The conference, organized by Visiting Professor of Political […] Duncan McCargo Talks to Quartz About Cambridge Analytica’s Influence on Southeast Asian Elections - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the March 29, 2018 Quartz article “From Indonesia to Thailand, Cambridge Analytica’s Parent Influenced Southeast Asian Politics.” […]
March 27 Event: “China’s Latest Strongman Leader: Putting Xi Jinping Into Historical and Comparative Perspective:” Audio, Photos, and Partial Video - Audio, photographs, and partial video footage are now available from the March 27, 2018 event “China’s Latest Strongman Leader: Putting Xi Jinping Into Historical and Comparative Perspective.” The event featured […]
The Army and the Indonesian Genocide: Mechanics of Mass Murder - Jess Melvin. The Army and the Indonesian Genocide: Mechanics of Mass Murder (Routledge, 2018) Lien-Hang Nguyen to Speak about the Tet Offensive on March 15 at Baruch College - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of the Vietnam War at the […]
March 5 Event: “Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers in Bangkok:” Audio and Photos - Audio and photographs are now available from March 5, 2018 event “Owners of the Map: Motorcycle Taxi Drivers in Bangkok.” The event featured Claudio Sopranzetti, Postdoctoral Fellow at All Souls […]
March 1 Event: “Turkey and Thailand: Unlikely Twins Revisited:” Audio and Photos - Audio and photographs are now available from March 1, 2018 event “Turkey and Thailand: Unlikely Twins Revisited.” The event featured Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science, Columbia University, and […] Lien-Hang Nguyen to Speak about Vietnam on March 5 & 9 at the New-York Historical Society and at Vassar College on March 7 - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, will discuss the history of Vietnam at the New-York Historical […] Duncan McCargo Publishes the Article “Thailand in 2017: Politics on Hold” in Asian Survey - Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University and Professor of Political Science at the University of Leeds, published the article “Thailand in 2017: Politics on Hold” in […] Lien-Hang Nguyen Discusses the Tet Offensive at the Council on Foreign Relations - Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia at Columbia University, took part in a panel discussion titled “Fifty Years After […] Lien-Hang Nguyen Discusses the Legacy of the 1968 Tet Offensive in a WEAI Video - We are pleased to present the short video “The 50th Anniversary of the Tet Offensive” in which Lien-Hang Nguyen, the Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United […]