Discussion "Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia" Will Doig, author of the book, High-Speed Empire: Chinese Expansion and the Future of Southeast Asia Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science, Columbia University Monday, April 23, 2018 12:00 - 1:30 PM International Affairs Building, Room … [Read more...]
Duncan McCargo Talks to Quartz About Cambridge Analytica’s Influence on Southeast Asian Elections
Duncan McCargo, Visiting Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, was quoted in the March 29, 2018 Quartz article "From Indonesia to Thailand, Cambridge Analytica’s Parent Influenced Southeast Asian Politics." The article explores how the SCL Group, the parent company of Cambridge Analytica, aided political parties in several elections across Southeast … [Read more...]
March 27 Event: “China’s Latest Strongman Leader: Putting Xi Jinping Into Historical and Comparative Perspective:” Audio, Photos, and Partial Video
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...]
“The Trump Administration and Southeast Asia: Strategic Implications & Southeast Asian Responses”
Conference "The Trump Administration and Southeast Asia: Strategic Implications & Southeast Asian Responses" 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, Senior Research Scholar, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University; Associate Professor, … [Read more...]
The Army and the Indonesian Genocide: Mechanics of Mass Murder
STUDIES OF THE WEAI BOOK SERIES Jess Melvin (Routledge/Rethinking Southeast Asia Series, 2018) For information from the publisher, please click here. For the past half century, the Indonesian military has depicted the 1965-66 killings, which resulted in the murder of approximately one million unarmed civilians, as the outcome of a spontaneous uprising. This … [Read more...]
