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In The News – 2015

27 December 2015

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs wrote an article in South China Morning Post entitled "2015: China’s year of diplomatic highs and domestic lows," contrasting Beijing's percieved strength abroad with the many problems it faces domestically. Read the article HERE.

 

19 November 2015

Mike Mochizuki, associate professor of political science and international affairs at GW was quoted by The Japan Times proposing a review of the relocation of a U.S. air base in Japan. Read the article HERE.

 

11 November 2015

Robert Sutter, professor of practice of international affairs at GW was interviewed by The Diplomat about the ramifications the November 7 Ma-Xi meeting will have for cross-strait relations. Watch the interview HERE.

 

10 November 2015

Adam Ziegfeld, assistant professor of political science and international affairs wrote an article in The Washington Post explaining the significance of a state election in India that received international coverage. Read the article HERE.

 

22 September 2015

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs wrote an article in South China Morning Post entitled "Watching the signs: Can honesty and candour define Xi Jinping’s first state visit to the US?" Read the full article HERE.

 

11 September 2015

Mike Mochizuki, associate professor of political science and international affairs co-authored an article in The Diplomat entitled "Revise the Plan to Build the U.S. Marine Air Base in Henoko, Okinawa." Read the full article HERE.

 

6 July 2015

GW Today covered a recent Sigur Center event on "Comfort Women" featuring a Korean survivor and activist, Ms. Bok-dong Kim. Read the full article HERE.

 

16 June 2015

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs wrote an article in Foreign Affairs entitled "China’s Soft-Power Push." Read the full article HERE.

 

11 June 2015

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs wrote an op-ed in the South China Morning Post entitled "In a Fundamental Shift, China and the US are Now Engaged in All-Out Competitionin." Read the full article HERE.

 

10 June 2015

Richard Thornton, professor of history and international affairs published an op-ed in the The Diplomat entitled, "US Must Challenge China in South China Sea." The full article can be found HERE.

 

15 March 2015

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs was interviewed by the The New York Times. In the interview Prof. Shambaugh addresses some of his detractors’ objections to a recent article he wrote for The Wall Street Journal entitled, "The Coming Chinese Crackup." The full NYT interview can be foud HERE.

 

6 March 2015

David Shambaugh, professor of political science and international affairs published an article in the The Wall Street Journal entitled, "The Coming Chinese Crackup." The full article can be found HERE.

 

19 February 2015

Two Sigur Center faculty have been named among the top 20 American Sinologists in a study conducted by China Foreign Affairs University’s International Relations Research Institute and Security Studies Center. They include Professor David Shambaugh at #2 and Professor Robert Sutter at #6. This study—the first of its kind—is based on a statistical analysis of the policy impact, academic impact and social impact of the work of contemporary China scholars from 2003 to 2013. The complete study (in Chinese) can be found HERE.

 

9 February 2015

Jonathan Chaves, professor of Chinese, was interviewed on the TV show Window to China/Xinyu One regarding his recent receipt of the Lucian Stryk Award for best translation of the year (2013) for his book, Every Rock a Universe. Watch the video interview HERE.

3 February 2015

Deepa Ollapally, research professor of international affairs and associate director of the Sigur Center published an op-ed in the Indian Express entitled, "His Own Diplomacy." The article discusses Indian Prime Minister Modi's policy towards China, Japan and the U.S. The full article can be found HERE.

21 January 2015

Sigur Center visiting scholar Jung-Chul Lee and GW PhD candidate Inwook Kim published an article in Foreign Affairs entitled, "Making Sense of North Korea: How to Respond to Pyongyang's Charm Offensive." The full article can be found HERE.

 

 

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