Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University

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New on Epicenter: Christian feminism is not an oxymoron. Meet the Christian feminist leaders from abroad who are challenging US evangelical patriarchy in the digital sphere, in this fascinating new essay by Kelsey Hanson Woodruff. https://loom.ly/5dhynQQ

What started as a trip to a museum in Tianjin in 2016 is now: “Rescuing Heritage from Humiliation: The Navalist Reinterpretation of the Sino-French and Sino-Japanese Wars,” by Tommy Jamison,?The Journal of Military History?88:4 (October 2024): 923–48. In the late-nineteenth century, U.S. “navalist” historians reinterpreted defeat in the War of 1812 as an argument for an ocean-going battlefleet. Something similar is underway in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as historians and propogandists reimagine the Qing Dynasty’s defeats in the Sino-French (1883–1885) and Sino-Japanese Wars (1894–1895) as sources of naval heritage. Discarding Mao-era orthodoxies, the navalist reinterpretation rescues an origin story for Chinese sea power from the “century of national humiliation.” As in the nineteenth-century United States, historical example and myth stress China’s identity as a maritime state and contextualize the ongoing modernization of the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). By highlighting these parallel revisionist efforts, this article draws attention to the instrumentalization of historical memory in the service of navalism as well as the comparative history of the United States and China: two continental empires that justified battlefleet navies. This took a(n embarrassingly long) while so lots of folks helped. Grateful to Clements Center for National Security, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, and the Council on Foreign Relations International Affairs Fellowship for support. Japan's National Institute for Defence Studies for time and office space. And to NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR OCEANIC HISTORY, McMullen Naval History Symposium, my seminar students at Naval Postgraduate School and the always excellent JMH reviewers for feedback. https://lnkd.in/gYdtcvcc

Nice article in the Crimson about yesterday's Program on US-Japan Relations seminar. Daniel J. Kritenbrink, the Biden administration’s Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, both expressed concern over cooperation between Russia and two countries—North Korea and China—and emphasized the importance of the US working with our allies in Asia. https://loom.ly/8TK5hUQ

Alexandra Vacroux gives a data-rich talk on the current state of Russia’s war against Ukraine and the future of the conflict in the aftermath of U.S. elections. Co-organized by Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University and The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. Watch here or read a summary in the Harvard Gazette (link in top comment): https://lnkd.in/d2e3FTDp

Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt talk to the New Yorker Radio Hour on the aftermath of the US election—where they discuss the F word, the Democratic minority, and who is responsible for defending democracy (spoiler alert: it's not the voters'). Listen here: https://loom.ly/111-fjg

Hybrid event?? A seminar (hybrid) will be held by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University's Program on US-Japan Relations titled "America’s Future in East Asia." Date:?Tuesday, November 19, 2024, 2:00 am to 3:00 am (JST) Online registration: https://lnkd.in/g72pYQcu Speaker: Daniel Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State Moderator:?Mark Wu, Henry L. Stimson Professor, Harvard Law School Contact: Megan Hodge (Co-sponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center; the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University; the Harvard Kennedy School Japan Caucus; and East Asian Legal Studies, Harvard Law School) #event #hybridevent #US #Asia #USAsia #IndoPacific #AsiaPacific #EastAsia #internationalrelations

In the days before the recent U.S. election, Beyond Conflict's Timothy Phillips was joined by Monica McWilliams, Founder of the Northern Ireland Women's Coalition and key negotiator in the Northern Ireland peace process, along with Donna Hicks, Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University, for a timely discussion about the importance of building coalitions and respecting democratic principles in times of great turmoil. As Americans move beyond a divisive election season, history tells us that it will take creative leadership and empathy across difference to chart a new path forward. The insights from this conversation remain relevant as we look ahead and work towards better functioning and more inclusive governance. Listen to "We Can Get Through This: Navigating a Divided Country in Times of Great Uncertainty," hosted by the Ford Hall Forum, now: https://lnkd.in/eAfX5kjs

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NEW on Epicenter! When social media goes too far: Scholars Program alum Hadas Zur studies a neighborhood case where anti-im/migrant activists weaponize social media to gain political advantage. https://loom.ly/dmjWls0 Bar-Ilan University .