Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law
Center for International Security and Cooperation
Stanford Health Policy
Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center
Forum on Contemporary Europe
Program on Energy and Sustainable Development
Program on Food Security and the Environment
Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education
Inter-University Center for Japanese Language StudiesSeptember 1st, 2009
Daniel Sneider discusses Japan's historic election on the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
In the News: The Online NewHour on August 31, 2009A day after a historic election in Japan that saw the nation's ruling party removed from power for just the second time in postwar history, the newly elected majority began planning for the creation of a new government. Regional experts, including Shorenstein APARC director for research Daniel Sneider, discuss what the political sea change will mean for Japan, the United States, and the whole of Asia.
August 31st, 2009
Daniel Sneider talks about Japan's political changes and the historic August 30 election
In the News: The New York Times on August 31, 2009Political analysts expect Japan to remain a close American ally, but one that is more assertive and less willing to follow Washington's lead automatically. "This is what happens when you have a government in Japan that must be responsive to public opinion," said Daniel Sneider, a researcher on East Asia at Stanford University. "It will end the habits from decades of a relationship in which Japan didn't challenge the United States."
An insider's revolution
Op-ed: Washingtonpost.com on August 31, 2009Daniel Sneider: Japanese voters went to the polls on Sunday with one overriding aim -- to bring an end to more than a half-century of nearly uninterrupted one-party conservative rule. The monumental victory handed to the opposition Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) marks a quiet revolution in the politics of America's most important Asian ally. 
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August 24th, 2009
Anti-smoking efforts in China: Matthew Kohrman interviewed by China Radio International
AHPP In the News: China Radio International on August 13, 2009AHPP faculty affiliate, Matthew Kohrman, was interviewed by China Radio International (CRI) on August 13th, 2009 about tobacco control in China. As CRI reports, "tobacco control is always a difficult subject for law makers... Still, there appears to be a growing movement -- including in China -- to control tobacco sales."
August 21st, 2009
China Radio International interviews AHPP program director about China's health reforms
AHPP In the News: China Radio International on August 21, 2009In April, China announced an ambitious health care reform plan that aims to provide universal access to basic care for all Chinese while enhancing population health initiatives, strengthening service delivery, improving risk pooling, and significantly increasing government funding for the health sector. China Radio International interviewed Karen Eggleston, Asia Health Policy Program Director, about China's health care reform for the radio program "People in the Know." The program, aired on August 21, can be heard online.
August 20th, 2009
POSCO NGO Fellowship Program ended after three years
KSP NewsThe POSCO NGO Fellowship Program which has been generously supported by the POSCO TJ Park Foundation of Korea is terminated as of August 2009. A consortium, consisting of Columbia University, Indiana University, George Washington University, Stanford University, and the University of British Columbia, has hosted thirty Korean NGO fellows for the past three years. Professor Gi-Wook Shin, director of Shorenstein APARC, has been the Chair of the Fellowship committee.
August 10th, 2009
David Straub joins Clinton delegation to North Korea to secure release of Current TV journalists
FSI Stanford, Shorenstein APARC, KSP In the NewsDavid Straub, associate director of the Korean Studies Program at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, and former director of the State Department's Korea desk, was part of the private delegation led by former president Bill Clinton in early August that secured the release of two Current TV journalists held in North Korea. The two had been arrested on March 17 near the North Korean border with China while reporting on human trafficking for Current TV and sentenced in June to 12 years hard labor. Read more »
August 5th, 2009
Daniel Sneider comments on the release of two Current TV journalists to Associated Press
In the News: Associated Press on August 5, 2009Current TV's journalists' release followed weeks of quiet negotiations between the State Department and the North Korean mission to the United Nations says Daniel Sneider, Associate Director for Research at the Shorenstein Asia Pacific Research Center. "Nobody wanted this to be a distraction from the more substantially difficult issues we have with North Korea," he said. "There was a desire by the administration to resolve this quietly, and from the very beginning they didn't allow it to become a huge public issue."
Two jailed American journalists in North Korea returned home
KSP In the News: New York TimesFormer President Bill Clinton and his delegation brought the two American journalists home. North Korean leader, Kim Jong-il issued the journalists a "special pardon" when Mr. Clinton and his delegation met him in Pyongyang. "Among those accompanying Mr. Clinton was David Straub," associate director of Korean Studies Program at APARC, "who had held talks with the North Koreans through what is known as the 'New York connection.'"
August 4th, 2009
Audio for Charla Griffy-Brown seminar now available
SPRIE AnnouncementNow available on the SPRIE website: the audio recording of Professor Charla Griffy-Brown's seminar on "The Fortress and the Cloud: Women, technology and entrepreneurship in Japan." Professor Griffy-Brown explores how new business models are developing in Japan and how opportunities are being created for the rise of women entrepreneurs.
August 1st, 2009
Japan must try to slow America's decline
Op-ed: Asahi.com (English edition) on July 11, 2009Shorenstein APARC Director Emeritus Daniel Okimoto considers America's role in the global downturn and posits that Japan can best help the United States by getting its own economic house in order. Read more »
July 30th, 2009
"Lab" model in natural sciences adopted to produce top-notch scholars in Korean studies
KSP Op-ed: Strategic Initiative for Korean Studies, Academy of Korean StudiesA sociology professor and the director of Korean Studies Program at Stanford, Gi-Wook Shin, discusses the challenges of being a social scientist of Korean studies working in U.S. academia.
July 24th, 2009
Kudos for Hard Choices
SEAF In the News: Asia Pacific Viewpoint on August 1, 2009Here is what University of Queensland Prof. Alex Bellamy thinks of a recent book, Hard Choices: Security, Democracy and Regionalism in Southeast Asia, edited by SEAF Director Don Emmerson: "It is widely acknowledged that Southeast Asia stands at a fork in the road. The ratification and adoption of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Charter in 2008 has given the regional body new found legal status, ... 
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July 23rd, 2009
Where Are They Now? Ony Jamhari
SEAF In the NewsOny Avrianto Jamhari taught the Indonesian language at Stanford in 2005-06 as a Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) under Fulbright sponsorship. He was active on campus in other ways as well, including organizing an Indonesian film festival. SEAF Director Don Emmerson enjoyed working with him on research projects in Indonesia. In 2009 Ony began teaching Indonesian language and culture at Woosong University, Daejeon, South Korea. Read more »
Contexts of terror in Indonesia
SEAF Op-ed: Asia Times OnlineJim Castle is a friend of mine. I have known him since we were graduate students in Indonesia in the late 1960s. While I labored in academe he went on to found and grow CastleAsia into what is arguably the most highly regarded private-sector consultancy for informing and interfacing expatriate and domestic investors and managers in Indonesia. Friday mornings he hosts a breakfast gathering of business executives at his favorite hotel, the JW Marriott in the Kuningan district of Jakarta. Read more »
July 21st, 2009
"The Role of the Private Sector in Health" symposium held in Beijing
AHPP News"The Role of the Private Sector in Health" was the topic of a full day symposium held July 11th at the Beijing International Convention Center. Read more »
Don Emmerson on NPR: Who's Behind The Jakarta Bombings?
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, SEAF In the News: WBUR/NPR on July 17, 2009In an interview with Boston's WBUR90.9, Donald Emmerson, the director of the Southeast Asia Forum at Stanford University, discusses theories connecting the recent deadly hotel bombings in Jakarta with Indonesia's July 8 presidential election. Emmerson says Jemaah Islamiyah - a militant Islamist group suspected in the attack - may be trying to focus on foreigners to reduce any public backlash against the violence by targeting "a hotel that is symbolic of foreign investment," but that it is difficult to find a clear motive for the attacks. "I frankly think that these are fanatics, deeply committed to some form of an Islamic state. At that level, if you believe in jihad so deeply, maybe reasonable explanations fall short of the mark."
July 20th, 2009
North Korea refuses to talk about the human right issues
KSP In the News: Washington Post on July 19, 2009"Talking to them about the camps is something that has not been possible," says David Straub, associate director of Korean Studies Program at APARC in his interview with Washington Post on North Korean hard-labor camps.
July 9th, 2009
Henry Rowen proposes "A New York Solution for Bailing out California"
SPRIE Op-ed: The Wall Street Journal on July 8, 2009In an opinion piece for The Wall Street Journal, SPRIE Co-Director Henry Rowen looks to 1970s New York City for a solution to California's current budgetary crisis. While then-president Gerald Ford refused a federal bailout of the bankrupt city, in the end Washington did provide assistance. California needs help, Rowen argues, but not without reform, and an unconditional bailout will only delay that needed reform. Read more »
June 29th, 2009
Acknowledging the differences in historical memories in Northeast Asia
KSP In the News: Northeast Asia Foundation News Letter, July issue on June 25, 2009Gi-Wook Shin, Director of APARC, says "acknowledging the differences in historical memories is an important step toward reconciliation in Northeast Asia," in his interview with the Northeast Asia History Foundation in Seoul.
- » Interview with Northeast Asia Foundation (English)
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June 24th, 2009
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Early application deadline for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellows program extended to July 1
SPRIE AnnouncementSPRIE has extended the earlybird application deadline for the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellows Program to July 1. There is still time to join applicants from around the world for an intensive two-week program at Stanford University, with a world-class faculty teaching "Leading Innovative and Entrepreneurial Regions in the Global Economy." Read more »
June 22nd, 2009
Appointment of the Koret Fellow in Korean Studies Program for 2009-10
KSP Press ReleaseThe Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center is pleased to announce that Mr. Byongwon Bahk, former Senior Advisor to President Lee Myung-bak of Korea, will join the Center as the recipient of the Koret Fellowship in the Center's Korean Studies Program for 2009-2010 academic year. Read more »
June 16th, 2009
Obama rejects North Korea's bid to be nuclear power
KSP In the News: Fresno Bee on June 16, 2009There's little hope anymore for a quick agreement leading North Korea to shelve its nuclear ambitions, according to Daniel Sneider, an expert on Korea at Stanford University
June 15th, 2009
What's Up with Southeast Asian Studies at Stanford? Recap, Prospect, Controversy
Shorenstein APARC, FSI Stanford, SEAF NewsThe 2008-09 academic year was a busy time for the Southeast Asia Forum (SEAF). A dozen on-campus lectures by Southeast Asianists from Australia, Germany, Malaysia, Thailand, and the United States ranged from country-specific topics such as labor resistance in Vietnam, political opposition in Malaysia, and the 2009 elections in Indonesia, to broader-brush treatments of Southeast Asian identities and modernities, regional repercussions of the global economic slowdown, and the wellsprings of "late democratization" across East Asia. Read more »
June 12th, 2009
UN sanctions on N Korea may be futile
KSP In the News: seattlepi.com on June 12, 2009Daniel Sneider talks about UN sanctions on N Korea and their trade deficit with China. The numbers highlight how much Pyongyang depends on China and the enormous amount of influence Beijing has on the regime, says Daniel Sneider
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