Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, was quoted in the December 24, 2016 New York Times article "In Pearl Harbor Visit, a Symbol of Reconciliation in Japan" and the December 28, 2016 The Japan Times article "Leaders’ Hawaii Remarks Include Veiled Message for Trump: Experts." Both articles … [Read more...]
Watch Carol Gluck Discuss the Politics of Memory Surrounding Pearl Harbor’s 75th Anniversary
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 6, 2016 video in which Carol Gluck, the George Sansom Professor of History and Chair of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University, discusses the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor and the Politics of Memory. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbZaNhk2ym4& Please click here to watch the video on … [Read more...]
Watch Gerald L. Curtis Discuss the Possible Impact of the Trump Administration on U.S.-East Asia Relations
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute is pleased to share a December 8, 2016 video in which Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, discusses the possible ways the Trump Administration may affect U.S.-East Asia economic and political relations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsaiJKOaBM4& Please click here to see the … [Read more...]
Gerald L. Curtis talks to Reuters about Shinzo Abe’s Pearl Harbor Visit
Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, was quoted in a December 5, 2016 Reuters article on Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's upcoming historic visit to Pearl Harbor. "The planning for a Pearl Harbor visit has been in the works ever since Obama visited Hiroshima. It's mostly a reciprocal gesture and symbolic of the U.S. … [Read more...]
Gerald L. Curtis talks to Nikkei Asian Review about the U.S. Presidential Election’s Impact on Asia
Gerald L. Curtis, the Burgess Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Columbia University, talked about the possible impacts of a Hillary Clinton presidency and a Donald Trump presidency on Asia in a November 8, 2016 Nikkei Asian Review interview titled "Trump Couldn't Change Asian Policy Even if Elected, Columbia Professor Says." "I think Clinton is more hard-line on … [Read more...]
