Japan's strategy for international diplomacy has been remarkably stable despite the geopolitical challenges and instability of its alliance partner, the United States. At an event at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute on February 26, 2020, Noriyuki Shikata, an associate in the Program on US-Japan Relations at Harvard University, discussed Japan’s goals for diplomacy heading … [Read more...]
“Creative Diplomacy: A Discussion with H.E. Ambassador Lily L. W. Hsu, Director-General, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York”
Brown Bag Lecture "Creative Diplomacy: A Discussion with H.E. Ambassador Lily L. W. Hsu, Director-General, Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in New York" H.E. Ambassador Lily Hsu, Director-General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York Moderated by Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University Monday, March 26, 2018 … [Read more...]
Feb. 7 Event: “The Trump Administration’s Policy Toward East Asia:” Video and Photos
Video and photographs are now available from the February 7, 2018 event "The Trump Administration’s Policy Toward East Asia." During the event, Daniel Russel, Diplomat in Residence and Senior Fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute and former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs in the U.S. Department of State, discussed several diplomatic … [Read more...]
Robert Barnett talks with The New York Times about Mongolia’s relations with China and the Dalai Lama
Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robert Barnett (Retired January 2018) was quoted in The New York Times in a December 30, 2016 article titled "Mongolia, With Deep Ties to Dalai Lama, Turns From Him Toward China." Discussing Mongolia's move toward China and away from the influence of the Dalai Lama, Professor Barnett noted "This is part of a near-global collapse in diplomatic … [Read more...]
April 1 Event: “The Hundred-Year Marathon: China’s Secret Strategy”
Photographs and audio are now available from the April 1, 2015 event “The Hundred-Year Marathon: China's Secret Strategy.” The event featured a lecture by Michael Pillsbury, Director of the Center on Chinese Strategy at the Hudson Institute. His talk was moderated by Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University. During the event, Dr. … [Read more...]
