Audio and photographs are now available from the May 2, 2018 event "Myanmar in Transition: Historic Change at the Crossroads of Asia." The event featured Derek James Mitchell, Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace, Albright Stonebridge Group; Former U.S. ambassador to the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. His talk was moderated by Ann Marie Murphy, Senior Research Scholar; … [Read more...]
April 23 Event: “Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from the April 23, 2018 event "Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia." The event marked the publication of Will Doig's new Columbia Global Report book High Speed Empire: Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia. Will Doig spoke about the book with Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at … [Read more...]
April 12 Event: “The Trump Administration and Southeast Asia:” Audio and Photos
Audio and photographs are now available from the April 12, 2018 conference "The Trump Administration and Southeast Asia: Strategic Implications & Southeast Asian Responses." The all-day event featured Daniel Russel, Diplomat in Residence and Senior Fellow, The Asia Society; Former Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs; Ann Marie Murphy, Associate … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo Talks to The Guardian About Future Forward, Thailand’s New Progressive Political Party
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the April 1, 2018 Guardian article "'I Might go to Jail Tomorrow' – Thai Tycoon Takes on Junta." The article discusses Thai tycoon Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, who recently co-founded Future Forward, an new progressive political party formed in March after Thailand's electoral … [Read more...]
Prachatai Reports on the WEAI Event “Thailand Update 2018: Towards Thailand 4.0?”
The Thai publication Prachatai published an April 3, 2018 article about the March 27 international conference "Thailand Update 2018: Towards Thailand 4.0?" The conference, organized by Visiting Professor of Political Science Duncan McCargo and California State-Fullerton professor Penchan Phoborisut, was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, the New York … [Read more...]
