Stephen E. Noerper, Adjunct Associate Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, talked to WNYC's The Takeaway on August 7, 2017 about the recent U.N. sanctions against North Korea. Professor Noerper, who is also a senior director with The Korea Society and a former senior analyst at the U.S. Department of State, discussed the potential impact of the … [Read more...]
Columbia PhD Student Peter Moody talks to Vice News About North Korea’s Propaganda Music
Peter Moody, a PhD student in East Asian Languages and Cultures and in History at Columbia University, was quoted in the July 10, 2017 Vice News article "North Korea's Secret Weapon is Terrible Synth Pop." The article explores how North Korea uses popular music as propaganda. "I think there's a wide range of how much people buy into the propaganda," said Moody. "Kim Il Sung … [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...]
Read Gerald L. Curtis’s Keynote Speech “The US and Japan in a Turbulent Asia”
Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, gave the keynote speech at a May 13, 2016 symposium in Japan that celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia Business School. Titled "The United States and Japan in a Turbulent Asia," Professor Curtis's speech addressed how East Asia’s … [Read more...]
Robert S. Boynton Discusses His New Book About North Korea’s Abduction Project
Robert S. Boynton, an associate professor of journalism at New York University and director of NYU's Literary Reportage concentration, has published the new book The Invitation-Only Zone: The True Story of North Korea's Abduction Project (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016). For decades, North Korea denied any part in the disappearance of dozens of Japanese citizens from … [Read more...]
