Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Abstract:
During this event on November 3rd, 2017 titled "Social Entrepreneurship in Japan: Ideation, Implementation, and Sustainability of a 40 Million Dollar Education Project," Lin Kobayashi, Founder and Chair of the Board of the International School of Asia, discussed how she developed the seventeenth United World College and what it means for students, faculty, and the future of the ISAK.
The talk was moderated by Alicia Ogawa, Director of Project on Japanese Corporate Governance and Stewardship at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School.
Topic:
Education, Entrepreneurship, Economy, Business, and Social Entrepreneurship
Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
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On February 7, 2018, Daniel Russel, Diplomat in Residence and Senior Fellow at Asia Society, spoke of the Trump administration’s Policy toward East Asia. Takako Hikotani, the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, moderated the discussion. This event was co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and the APEC Study Center.
Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
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Victor Louzon, the 2016-18 International Network to Expand Regional and Collaborative Teaching (INTERACT) Postdoctoral Scholar at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, provides educators and the public with ways of thinking and teaching about postwar Asia, particularly the end of the Japanese empire.
Part 1. The Origins of the Cold War or the End of Empire? (0:19)
Part 2. A Mobilized Empire (3:23)
Part 3. The Challenges of Demobilization (6:14)
Part 4. Demobilizing Minds (9:58)
Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
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Video from the February 20, 2018 N.T. Wang Distinguished Lecture "Growing Pains in the Chinese Social Security System," presented by Hanming Fang, Class of 1965 Term Professor of Economics at the University of Pennsylvania. Moderated by Shang-Jin Wei, the N.T. Wang Professor of Chinese Business and Economy at Columbia Business School. Introduced by Xiaobo Lu, Professor of Political Science, Barnard College. Co-sponsored by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University and the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business at Columbia Business School.
Topic:
Governance, Domestic Politics, and Social Security
Nimrod Goren, Panayotis Tsakonas, Gabriel Mitchell, Muriel Asseburg, Valeria Talbot, and Ron Adam
Publication Date:
04-2018
Content Type:
Video
Institution:
Mitvim: The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies
Abstract:
The Eastern Mediterranean - New Dynamics and Opportunities for Cooperation:
Presentation of the final results of an international working group led by the Mitvim Institute in the framework of the EuroMeSCo Network’s ENI Project.
Opening Remarks and Chair: Dr. Nimrod Goren, Head, Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies;
Collective Security Schemes in the Eastern Mediterranean:
Prof. Panayotis Tsakonas, Professor of International Relations, University of the Aegean; Research Associate, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP);
Regional Implications of Gas Findings in the Eastern Mediterranean:
Mr. Gabriel Mitchell, Policy Fellow, Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies;
The War in Syria and its Effect on the Eastern Mediterranean:
Dr. Muriel Asseburg, Senior Fellow, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP);
Ms. Valeria Talbot, Co-Head, Middle East and North Africa Centre, Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI);
Amb. Ron Adam, Special Envoy on Energy, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Topic:
International Relations, Security, Foreign Policy, Regional Cooperation, War, Gas, and Conflict
Political Geography:
Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Syria, and Mediterranean
Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP)
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In this edition of oiip video podcasts, Polly Pallister-Wilkins from the University of Amsterdam introduces the concept of humanitarian borderwork and analyzes if and how it reorients border practices and politics.
Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP)
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Amanda Chisholm (ESRC Future Leader, King´s College London) in conversation with Saskia Stachowitsch ( Scientific Director, oiip; University of Vienna) about gender, race and their interrelations with violence, insecurity and security.
Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP)
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Panel Discussion on December 3rd, 2018 with Megan Bastick (Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, DCAF) and
Helena Carreiras (ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon),
Moderated by Saskia Stachowitsch.
Austrian Institute for International Affairs (OIIP)
Abstract:
Megan Bastick, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, DCAF, is talking in this podcast about her work which is focused on the integration of gender perspectives in the security sector, in particular in armed forces.
Topic:
Security, Gender Issues, Armed Forces, and Democracy
Earlier this month, the Trump administration issued sanctions against Turkey for its continued detention of American pastor Andrew Brunson. Ties between the two governments have been under strain for years, but the latest incident has seemingly touched off the most severe crisis in recent memory, including a plunge in Turkish economic indicators. As the historic dispute unfolds, what are the future prospects and pitfalls for the bilateral relationship?