Faculty in the Media

Professors Shang-Jin Wei and Curtis Milhaupt quoted in The Economist article "Misinvestment is a bigger problem than overinvestment” (May 26, 2012)

Director of the Modern Tibetan Studies program and Research Scholar Robert Barnett was quoted in the New York Times article “Technology Reaches Remote Tibetan Corners, Fanning Unrest" (May 23, 2012)

Research Scholar Orville Schell’s article "Why Chen Guangcheng's Arrival in the U.S. Is Also a Victory for China" is featured in The Atlantic. (May 21, 2012)

Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in CBS News story "In the U.S., Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng's influence could wane" (May 20, 2012)

Research Scholar Sue Mi Terry reviews The Art of Intelligence By Henry A. Crumpton for the Wall Street Journal Online (May 17, 2012)

Senior Research Scholar Joel Wit quoted in The Chicago Tribune article “North Korea Resumes Work on Nuclear Reactor”(May 16, 2012)

Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in Bill Keller’s New York Times Op-Ed “Diplomats and Dissidents.” (May 13, 2012)

Senior Research Scholar Murray Rubinstein’s lecture "Non-Governmental, Person-to-Person Modes of Cross-Strait Interaction, 1987-2012" for the Weatherhead Forum in Taipei was written up in China Times. (May 3, 2012)

Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in Bloomberg article "Bo Downfall Shows Crony Communism Widening Rich-Poor Gap" (May 2, 2012)

Research Scholar Orville Schell quoted in NPR on "The Current U.S.-China Standoff Has A Precedent" (May 2, 2012)

Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in Bloomberg article "Leaders in Beijing Feared Arab Spring Could Infect China" (May 1, 2012)

Professor Gerald Curtis quoted by NPR in "Japanese Leader To Make Rare White House Visit" (April 29, 2012)

Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in The Wall Street Journal article "Rival's Acquittal Will Vex Japan Premier" (April 26, 2012)

Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in Reuter's article "Japan's Ozawa cleared in funding scandal, may challenge PM" (April 26, 2012)

Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in The Guardian article "Japan court clears Ichiro Ozawa, prompting talk of challenge to PM" (April 26, 2012)

Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in The Wall Street Journal Online article "Japan’s Enduring Ozawa Obsession" (April 26, 2012)

Professor Xiaobo Lu quoted in The Guardian article "Bo Xilai case shines light on corruption in China"(April 19, 2012)

Senior Research Scholar Joel Wit quoted in The Guardian article "North Korea nuclear test under preparation, Seoul claims" (April 9, 2012)

Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in Bloomberg article "Japan’s Parties See Record-Low Backing at Earthquake Anniversary" (March 11, 2012)

Professor Robbie Barnett quoted by NPR in "Protests, Self-Immolation Signs Of A Desperate Tibet" (February 21, 2012)

A Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute by Kenneth J. Ruoff titled "Imperial Japan at its Zenith," has been selected as a finalist for the 2012 Oregon Book Awards (January 9, 2012)

Senior Research Scholar, Sue Mi Terry, co-authors Wall Street Journal Asia opinion piece, "Containing the Young Kim" (December 21, 2011)

Professor Charles Armstrong's analysis on the future of North Korea after Kim Jong-il (December 20, 2011)

A study by Professor Shang-Jin Wei cited in New York Times article, "The Plight of China's Favored Sons" (December 19, 2011)

Q&A with Modern Tibetan Studies Director Robbie Barnett in Globalpost's "Tibet: What can other countries do?" Part 1 and Part 2 (November 16, 2011)

Modern Tibetan Studies Director, Robbie Barnett, authors "Viewpoint: Are Tibet burnings plot or policy failure?" on BBC News (November 15, 2011)

Political Science Professor Xiaobo Lu quoted in Xinhua article, "Occupy Wall Street unveils underlying social problems in U.S." (October 8, 2011)

A leading Malaysia daily interviews WEAI Research Scholar, Duncan McCargo, on Southern Thai conflict. (September 25, 2011)

Professor and WEAI faculty member, Lydia H. Liu, writes on how human-machine relationships can be rethought at the level of the unconscious. (June 13, 2011)

Gerald Curtis, a professor of Japanese politics at Columbia University, said that while Mr. Kan's leadership has proved to be far from effective, the political in-fighting shows scant regard for the issues facing Japan. (PDF) (May 27, 2011)

Robert Barnett, director of our modern Tibetan studies program, writes for FP. (May 26, 2011)

Professor Gerald Curtis recently visited an area affected by the March 11 undersea earthquake off the coast of Japan. This is a video of his visit, in Japanese. (May 20, 2011)

Professor Shang-Jin Wei quoted in the Wall Street Journal. (May 7, 2011)

Robert Barnett of Columbia University looks at what lies behind Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's decision to hand over his political responsibilities to an elected official. BBC News (March 14, 2011)

Professor Guobin Yang is an Op/Ed contributor in today's NYT. (March 13, 2011)

Robbie Barnett, director of WEAI's Modern Tibetan Studies Program, quoted in NYT article. (March 10, 2011)

Op/Ed by WEAI research scholar Ann Marie Murphy. (February 23, 2011)

Professor Guobin Yang quoted in the Huffington Post on social networks in China. (February 21, 2011)

Robbie Barnett, director of the Modern Tibetan Studies Program, quoted in TIME article. (February 3, 2011)

Professor Robbie Barnett, who heads our Modern Tibetan Studies Program, quoted in WNYC article on meditation. (January 25, 2011)

Complete coverage of Professor Charles Armstrong's analysis on the flare up between North and South Korea (December 8, 2010)

Sing Tao Daily covered this week's talk with Dr. David Ho on "Combating HIV/AIDS in China" (November 18, 2010)

James Seymour, WEAI Senior Research Scholar, quoted in The New York Times on limiting the access of Google in some countries (November 16, 2010)

Gerald Curtis, a professor of political science at Columbia University and WEAI faculty, quoted on "Koizumi's Second Act" in TIME (November 16, 2010)

Professor Charles Armstrong, director of WEAI's Center for Korean Research, blogs for Asia Society (November 10, 2010)

Professor Kay Shimizu interviewed in China Daily (October 27, 2010)

Professor Xiaobo Lu quoted in the Morningside Post (October 18, 2010)

Professor Andrew Nathan gives his thoughts to The Guardian on Wen Jiabao interview (October 4, 2010)

Professor Charles Armstrong quoted on NPR (September 9, 2010)

Professor Gerald Curtis gives his thoughts on the Sept. 14 Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) leadership race. (August 27, 2010)

TIME magazine quotes Robbie Barnett, director of Modern Tibetan Studies at Columbia (August 18, 2010)

Robbie Barnett, director of WEAI's Modern Tibetan Studies Program, quoted in the New York Times (August 9, 2010)

Professor Gerald Curtis quoted in Reuters (July 5, 2010)

Professor Andrew Nathan quoted in the New York Times (June 30, 2010)

Gerald Curtis interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on the challenges ahead for Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (June 21, 2010)

WEAI Experts provide commentary on latest tensions in the Korean peninsula
(May 21, 2010)

Guobin Yang writes in The New York Times on killings at elementary schools in China
(May 14, 2010)

Gerald Curtis offers opinion piece on current Japanese administration in Financial Times (April 22, 2010)

Guobin Yang on Google's withdrawal from China in South China Morning Post (April 13, 2010)

George Packard contributes piece on U.S.-Japan treaty for Foreign Affairs (March 11, 2010)

Gerald Curtis offers analysis of recent developments in Japanese-American relations for New York Times (March 8, 2010)

Robert Barnett discusses Obama's meeting with Dalai Lama: full list here

Andrew Nathan provides analysis of U.S.-China relations to El Mercurio 1 2

Andrew Nathan discusses death penalty in China on Worldfocus (December 29, 2009)

Joel Wit's report on North Korea covered in the Seoul Times (November 5, 2009)

Charles Armstrong interviewed on North Korea in the Columbia Magazine (October 13, 2009)

Carol Gluck interviewed by Kyodo News, discusses Obama and Japan. Interviewed published in China. (October 10, 2009)

Joel Wit's presentation at WEAI on the U.S.'s next steps with North Korea covered in The Chosum Ilbo (October 9, 2009)

Charles Armstrong provides expert knowledge to NPR, PBS' Worldfocus, CBS, and ABC during former US President Bill Clinton's visit to North Korea (August, 7, 2009)

Andrew Nathan sits down with World Focus to discuss ethnic clashes in China
(July 6, 2009)

Gerald Curtis quoted in Reuters article on Japan's opposition leader quitting ahead of election (May 11. 2009)

Gerald Curtis quoted in Time magazine online article titled Scandal Forces Japan's Opposition Leader to Quit (May 11, 2009)

Michael Buehler quoted in East West Center article titled Indonesia's Young Economy Thriving But Challenges Remain (May 6, 2009)

Robert Barnett comments on the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising in the Wall Street Journal, NBC Nightly News, The Christian Science Monitor, and AFP (March 12, 2009)

Professor Charles Armstrong discusses how Hillary Clinton will be received on her first trip to South Korea as U.S. Secretary of State (February 20, 2009)

Professor Gerald Curtis publishes article "Japan's politicians lose their way at a bad time" in The Financial Times (February 17, 2009)

Ten years after publishing "Top Ten Things To Know About Japan in the Late 1990s," Carol Gluck, George Sansom Professor of History, revises her highly popular article in the latest issue of Education About Asia (January, 2009)

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