Professor Emeritus Gerald Curtis was quoted in The New York Times and the Washington Post about potential successors to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who recently announced he was stepping down for health reasons. In an August 31 article in the Times, Curtis suggested that Japan's next leader would most likely stick to the script left by Abe. "'Mr. Abe’s resignation … [Read more...]
Gerald Curtis quoted in Reuters article on WWII anniversary
Professor Emeritus Gerald Curtis was quoted in an August 11 Reuters article, "Japan faces World War Two anniversary in shadow of coronavirus." In the article, Curtis said: "Fear of getting drawn into military conflict continues to strongly impact public opinion while ... a defensive attitude among Japan’s conservative political leaders about Japan’s actions during the war … [Read more...]
Gerald Curtis comments on Japan’s handling of Covid-19 and the Olympics in The New York Times
Professor Gerald Curtis was quoted in a New York Times article titled "What to Call 2021 Olympics? Just One of Many Challenges for Japan." In the March 25 article, which follows the decision by the International Olympic Committee and Japan to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics for one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Professor Curtis weighed in on the political … [Read more...]
Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters about the Political Longevity of Japan’s Post-Abe Leaders
Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, was quoted in the March 14, 2018 Reuters article "Japan Political Longevity Likely Elusive in a Post-Abe World." The article asks whether successors to current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will experience similar longevity and power in office. "Abe is the culmination of changes that began … [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...]
