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 Jeffrey N. Wasserstrom, Chancellor’s Professor of History, UC Irvine; Maura Elizabeth Cunningham, historian and writer; Charles K. Armstrong, Korea Foundation … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan Discusses China’s Possible Reaction to the U.S.-North Korea Summit Meeting in ChinaFile
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was one of several experts who discussed "When Trump and Kim Meet, What Will Xi Do?" in a March 13, 2018 ChinaFile Conversation. Professor Nathan was asked how the potential summit meeting between President Trump and Kim Jong-un might affect China’s interests in the region and how Beijing … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan Asks “Who is Kim Jong-un?” in The New York Review of Books and on WBUR’s “Here and Now”
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote the article "Who is Kim Jong-un?" in the August 18, 2016 edition of The New York Review of Books. On September 14, 2016, Professor Nathan talked with host Jeremy Hobson on WBUR Radio's "Here and Now" about the mysterious North Korean dictator. Examining the historical and social … [Read more...]


