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2. Famine in North Korea: AsiaSource Interview with Marcus Noland
- Author:
- Nermeen Shaikh
- Publication Date:
- 04-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- Marcus Noland is a senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. His work encompasses a wide range of topics including the political economy of US trade policy and the Asian financial crisis. Mr Noland is unique among American economists in having devoted serious scholarly effort to the problems of North Korea and the prospects for Korean unification. He won the 2000–01 Ohira Masayoshi Award for his book Avoiding the Apocalypse: The Future of the Two Koreas.
- Topic:
- Development, Economics, and Markets
- Political Geography:
- United States, America, Asia, North Korea, and Korea
3. Interview with Senator John Edwards
- Author:
- Nermeen Shaikh
- Publication Date:
- 11-2006
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- Senator John Edwards was the Democratic 2004 nominee for Vice President (Senator John Kerry's running mate) and a one-term former Democratic Senator from North Carolina. He defeated the incumbent Republican Lauch Faircloth in North Carolina's 1998 Senate election. Senator Edwards is now the Director of the Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Senator Edwards addressed the Asia Society on The Future of US-China Relations as part of the series entitled "American Political Leaders on the Future of US Relations with Asia". Senator Edwards addressed the Asia Society on October 31st, and gave this interview to Nermeen Shaikh following his speech.
- Topic:
- Economics and Politics
- Political Geography:
- United States, China, America, Asia, and North Carolina
4. Interview with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke
- Author:
- Nermeen Shaikh
- Publication Date:
- 10-2006
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- Ambassador Richard Holbrooke is vice chairman of Perseus LLC, a leading private equity firm. He is the former US ambassador to the UN and was the chief architect of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement (which ended the war in Bosnia). He is the chairman of the Asia Society, chairman of the American Academy in Berlin, and president and CEO of the Global Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Peace Studies, and United Nations
- Political Geography:
- America, Bosnia, Asia, and Berlin
5. A Conversation with Henry Kissinger
- Author:
- Nermeen Shaikh
- Publication Date:
- 02-2006
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- Henry Kissinger was US Secretary of State from 1973 to 1977. He served as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs from 1969 to 1975. In July 1983 he was appointed by President Reagan to chair the National Bipartisan Commission on Central America until it ceased operation in January 1985, and from 1984-1990 he served as a member of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board. From 1986-1988 he was a member of the Commission on Integrated Long-Term Strategy of the National Security Council and Defense Department. Among the awards Dr. Kissinger has received have been the Nobel Peace Prize in 1973; the Presidential Medal of Freedom (the nation's highest civilian award) in 1977; and the Medal of Liberty (given one time to ten foreign-born American leaders) in 1986. Dr. Kissinger was born in Germany and came to the United States in 1938 and was naturalized a US citizen in 1943. He served in the army from 1943 to 1946. He graduated summa cum laude from Harvard College in 1950 and received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University in 1952 and 1954. At present, Dr. Kissinger is Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm. This interview with AsiaSource was conducted by Nermeen Shaikh prior to the Asia Society 50th Anniversary Gala Dinner of which Dr. Kissinger was an honorary chairman.
- Topic:
- International Relations, Government, and National Security
- Political Geography:
- United States, America, and Central America
6. AsiaSource Interview with Seymour Hersh
- Author:
- Nermeen Shaikh
- Publication Date:
- 02-2005
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Asia Society
- Abstract:
- Seymour Hersh is one of America's premier investigative reporters and has uncovered some of the most important news stories of our times. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting in 1970 for exposing the My Lai massacre and its cover-up during the Vietnam War.
- Topic:
- Civil Society, Government, and War
- Political Geography:
- United States and America