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The Asia Program provides a forum for bringing historical depth and contemporary understanding of Asia to the nation's capital. It seeks to furnish an intellectual link between the world of learning and the world of public affairs, specifically on issues relating to Asia. The Program organizes seminars, workshops, briefings, and conferences featuring prominent Asia scholars and policymakers with hands-on experience in shaping Asia policy.
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Taiwan and the Global Economic Storm
How has Taiwan dealt with the global financial crisis? This publication assesses the island's economic problems, questions about security and identity that such problems have engendered, responses in the Taiwanese legislature, and the effectiveness of President Ma Ying-jeou's leadership. Edited by Bryce Wakefield.
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Asia Program Latest News
Dinshaw Mistry's Op-Ed Feature in the Baltimore Sun
In a November 20 op-ed in the Baltimore Sun, Wilson Center Fellow Dinshaw Mistry explains how Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh's upcoming visit can strengthen the strategic partnership between Washington and New Delhi. Read the article.
Michael Kugelman's Op-Ed Feature in Pakistan's Dawn Newspaper
In a November 17 op-ed in Pakistan's Dawn newspaper, program associate Michael Kugelman argues that U.S.-Pakistan cooperation on water issues can improve ties between the two countries. Read the article.
Bryce Wakefield on political market-orientation in Japan
A new publication, Global Political Marketing, edited by Jennifer Lees-Marshment, Chris Rudd, and Jesper Stromback, features a chapter on political marketing in Japan co-written by Masahiko Asano and Asia Program associate Bryce Wakefield. For more information, click here.
WILSON CENTER AWARDS AUSTRALIAN SCHOLARSHIP
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars announces the appointment of Dr. James Cotton as a Wilson Center Australian Scholar. Cotton will spend two months in residence at the Wilson Center, beginning in September 2009, working on a research project examining the process of reassessment and readjustment in recent relations between Australia and its major international partners.
Read more about James Cotton.
Read Australian Scholar Ric Smith's recent essay on China.
Read more about the Australian Scholar competition.
WILSON CENTER AWARDS JAPAN SCHOLARSHIP
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars today announced the appointment of Dr. Shin Kawashima and Satoshi Ikeuchi as Wilson Center Japan Scholars. Kawashima will spend two months in residence at the Wilson Center, beginning in August 2009, working on a research project examining the diplomatic history of Taiwan as revealed through recently released official documents. Ikeuchi will spend two and one-half months in residence at the Wilson Center, beginning in October 2009, working on a research project examining American Middle East policy.
Read more about Shin Kawashima.
Read more about Satoshi Ikeuchi.
Read more about the Japan Scholars competition.
WILSON CENTER AWARDS PAKISTAN SCHOLARSHIP
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in collaboration with the Fellowship Fund for Pakistan, a charitable trust based in Karachi, today announced the appointment of Ambassador Dr. Sabiha Mansoor as the Wilson Center's new Pakistan scholar. Mansoor will spend nine months in residence at the Wilson Center beginning in September 2009, carrying out research and writing a book on fashioning a professional development strategy for higher education faculty in Pakistan.
This scholar program is made possible by generous financial support provided by the Fellowship Fund for Pakistan (FFFP), a charitable trust based in Karachi.
Read more about Sabiha Mansoor.
Read more about the Pakistan Scholar Program 2009-2010.
Read the Pakistan Scholar's recent op-ed.
WILSON CENTER APPOINTS MALEEHA LODHI PUBLIC POLICY SCHOLAR
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, in collaboration with the Fellowship Fund for Pakistan (FFFP), a charitable trust based in Karachi, today announced the appointment of Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi as a Wilson Center Public Policy Scholar. Lodhi will spend nine months in residence at the Wilson Center, beginning in September 2009, carrying out research for a book looking at the internal and external challenges Pakistan has faced since 2001. Click here for more details.
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Event Summaries
Australia: Re-Calibrating Relations With the Major Powers
Wednesday, October 28 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
James Cotton, Wilson Center Australian Scholar; professor of politics, University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra
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Pakistani Public Opinion Towards Terrorism
Friday, October 30 2009, 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Christine Fair, Assistant Professor, School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
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More Women in News and Views: How to Make It Happen?
Tuesday, October 13 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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Soviet-Taiwanese Relations During the Early Cold War
Wednesday, September 23 2009, 4:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Shin Kawashima, Japan Scholar, Woodrow Wilson Center
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Security Council Implementation of Chapter VII Peacekeeping Resolutions:
The Case of Afghanistan
Thursday, September 10 2009, 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker:
Shahrbanou Tadjbakhsh, Lecturer, L'Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po), Paris, and Director, Concentration on Human Security
Moderator:
Michael Lund, Consulting Program Manager, Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
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Asia Program
Woodrow Wilson Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004-3027
Email: asia@wilsoncenter.org
Tel: 202/691-4020
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