Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, wrote a July 13, 2017 article in Foreign Affairs titled "Remembering Liu Xiaobo: The West's Responsibility in Upholding His Legacy." Following the death of Liu Xiaobo, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who had been jailed for the last eight years of his life, Professor Nathan discusses the … [Read more...]
Watch Andrew J. Nathan Discuss “China’s Great Awakening” at the Council on Foreign Relations
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, recently moderated an event at the Council on Foreign Relations titled " … [Read more...]
April 26 Event: “Dictators and Their Secret Police:” Photos
Photographs are now available from the April 26, 2017 lecture "Dictators and Their Secret Police in South Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines," which featured speaker Sheena Chestnut Greitens, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Missouri and author of the Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute Dictators and Their Secret Police (Cambridge … [Read more...]
Andrew J. Nathan Discusses Xi Jinping’s U.S. Visit with Columbia News
Andrew J. Nathan, the Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science at Columbia University, answered five questions for Columbia News on April 5, 2017 about Chinese president Xi Jinping's April visit to the United States. During the trip, President Xi will hold a summit meeting with President Trump at the Mar-a-Lago Resort in Florida. "The Chinese and the Americans have very … [Read more...]
Feb. 15 Event: “Task Force on U.S.-China Policy: Recommendations for the New Administration:” Photos, Audio, and a Report
Photographs, audio, and a report are now available from the February 15, 2017 lecture "Task Force on U.S.-China Policy: Recommendations for the New Administration," which featured speaker Orville Schell, the Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations at Asia Society and Senior Research Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute. The event was introduced by … [Read more...]