Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Click here for a write-up and video of the event. Please join us for a panel discussion: Featuring: Kanji Yamanouchi, Ambassador and Consul General of Japan in New York In discussion with: Gerald Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Department of Political Science, … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan writes “What is Xi Jinping Afraid Of?” in Foreign Affairs
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote the article "What is Xi Jinping Afraid Of?" in the December 8, 2017 edition of Foreign Affairs. "Why this intense concentration of power and emphasis on obedience?" Professor Nathan writes. "Xi claimed that China is on the brink of achieving its great dream of national … [Read more...]
Takako Hikotani Publishes the Article “Trump’s Gift to Japan” in Foreign Affairs
Takako Hikotani, the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, has published an article in the September/October 2017 issue of Foreign Affairs titled "Trump's Gift to Japan: Time for Tokyo to Invest in the Liberal Order." "The most fundamental challenge that Trump poses for Japan relates to the liberal … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan Remembers Liu Xiaobo in Foreign Affairs Magazine
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote a July 13, 2017 article in Foreign Affairs titled "Remembering Liu Xiaobo: The West's Responsibility in Upholding His Legacy." Following the death of Liu Xiaobo, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who had been jailed for the last eight years of his life, Professor Nathan discusses the … [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...]
