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...]
Takako Hikotani Moderates Japan Society Event on Trump’s Asia Policy
Takako Hikotani, the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, moderated the November 20, 2017 Japan Society event "Trump’s Asia Policy: Will the United States Retain Leadership in Asia?" The event featured Daniel Russel, Diplomat in Residence & Senior Fellow, Asia Society Policy Institute; former Assistant … [Read more...]
Nov. 13 Event: “Japan’s General Election: What Happened and What it Means:” Video and Photos
Video and photographs are now available from the November 13, 2017 event "Japan's General Election: What Happened and What it Means." During the sold-out event, Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, and Takatoshi Ito, Professor of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, discussed the October 22, 2017 … [Read more...]
Takako Hikotani Discusses Trump’s Visit to Japan on the “Background Briefing” Radio Program
Takako Hikotani, the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, discussed President Trump's summit meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the November 6, 2017 broadcast of the Background Briefing radio program. Please click here to listen to audio from the program. … [Read more...]
Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters about Japan’s Possible October Snap Election
Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, was quoted in a September 19, 2017 Reuters article about the possibility of Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe holding a snap election in October 2017. The Prime Minister is expected to hold such an election in order to take advantage of a rebound in his approval ratings. However, … [Read more...]
