We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: Tea War: A History of Capitalism in China and India published by Yale University Press. The book’s author, Andrew B. Liu, is assistant professor of history at Villanova University. In analyzing the global competition between Chinese and Indian tea, Andrew B. Liu … [Read more...]
Shang-Jin Wei addresses “Beating COVID-19 and the Economic Pandemic” in new article
In a March 23 article in Project Syndicate, Professor Shang-Jin Wei discussed measures policymakers should take to address and recover from the current coronavirus pandemic. In the article, titled "Beating COVID-19 and the Economic Pandemic," Professor Wei advised countries to prepare supplies and hospital beds quickly, and to enforce social distancing as soon as there are … [Read more...]
“Economic Relations with China: A Conversation with the U.S. Treasury S&ED Team”
Discussion "Economic Relations with China: A Conversation with the U.S. Treasury S&ED Team" Chris Adams, Senior Coordinator for China Affairs and the Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED), U.S. Department of the Treasury Moderated by Andrew Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University 4:10 PM – 5:30 PM International Affairs Building, Room … [Read more...]
“World War II and the Geopolitics of Memory”
Panel Discussion "World War II and the Geopolitics of Memory" Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences, Columbia University Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, Columbia University Malgorzata Mazurek, Associate Professor of Polish Studies, Columbia University Maria Repnikova, Postdoctoral Fellow, … [Read more...]
“The Emerging Geometry of Asia: U.S. Alliances and Asian Architecture”
Brown Bag Lecture "The Emerging Geometry of Asia: U.S. Alliances and Asian Architecture" Victor Cha, D.S. Song Chair in Government and International Affairs, Georgetown University With remarks by Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Studies in the Social Sciences, Columbia University; and Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor of Political Science, … [Read more...]
