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April 2012

April 17^th 2012: 2003 Abe Fellow Bruce Cumings discusses the failed North Korean satellite launch on WBEZ public radio in Chicago →

March 2012

March 13^th 2012: 2006 Abe Fellow Daniel P. Aldrich writes for Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on the transformation of Japanese civil society in the wake of the Fukushima disaster →

January 2012

January 20^th 2012: 2006 Abe Fellow Daniel P. Aldrich continues his analysis of post-crisis Japanese nuclear policy →
January 5^th 2012: 2005 Abe Fellow Joshua Muldavin writes op-ed for the New York Times on the roots of social unrest in China →

December 2011

December 8^th 2011: 2007 Abe Fellow Jacques E.C. Hymans examines nuclear policy in Japan for the Belfer Center →

October 2011

October 12^th 2011: 2007 Abe Fellow Jacques E.C. Hymans writes "Veto Players, Nuclear Energy, and Nonproliferation" for International Security [PDF] →

September 2011

September 26^th 2011: Read "Rubble, Radiation and Robots" by 2010 Abe Fellow Jennifer Robertson for The American Interest (subscription required) →
September 20^th 2011: Attend the NYC screening of a short film about one of the last remaining singers of the Tibetan epic poem, "Gesar of Ling," by 2009 Abe Journalist Fellow Rob Schmitz →
September 1^st 2011: 2008 Abe Fellow Mika Shimizu stresses resilience-based policies and approaches to disaster management planning for Nikkei Weekly, with Allen Clark →

August 2011

August 25^th 2011: Listen to 2006 Abe Fellow Daniel P. Aldrich discuss disaster preparedness, recovery and social capital on Southern California Public Radio →
August 23^rd 2011: 2010 Abe Journalist Fellow Mark Pendergrast examines the potential of renewable energy in Japan for the Japan Times →
August 11^th 2011: Abe Fellows Daniel P. Aldrich (2006) and Mika Shimizu (2008) compare public and private recovery efforts in Japan after the Tohoku disaster →
August 9^th 2011: 2001 Abe Fellow Etel Solingen elected to serve as president of International Studies Association →
August 5^th 2011: 2006 Abe fellow Sheila A. Smith examines "Japan's Nuclear Quandary (continued)" for the Council on Foreign Relations blog →

June 2011

June 29^th 2011: Sheila A. Smith, 2006 Abe Fellow and former SSRC staffer, assesses impact of Title VI cuts in "America’s Global Future on the Chopping Block" →
June 15^th 2011: 2006 Abe Fellow Daniel P. Aldrich analyzes the Tohoku disaster, crisis "windows" and more for Items & Issues →

May 2011

May 26^th 2011: 2008 Abe Fellow Stéphanie Giry wins Overseas Book Club award for her piece, "Cambodia’s Perfect War Criminal," in the New York Review of Books Blog →

April 2011

April 27^th 2011: Recipients of the 2010 Abe Fellowship for Journalists have been announced. Learn more about new fellows →
April 27^th 2011: Recipients of the 2010 Abe Fellowship have been announced. Learn more about new fellows →
April 6^th 2011: Paul Blustein (2010 Abe Fellow) wrote "Craving Spinach After Fukushima Nuclear Scare" for Bloomberg →

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