FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 07/05/05
CONTACT: Cara Santos Pianesi, 202/939-2211, csantos@CarnegieEndowment.org
Jessica T. Mathews, president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, announced that Joshua Kurlantzick has joined the Endowment as a visiting scholar for one year in the Carnegie Endowment’s growing China Program. Also a special correspondent for The New Republic, Kurlantzick will assess China’s relationship with Southeast Asia, particularly in the context of China’s relationship with other parts of the developing world and the United States. He will also explore how China uses its soft power—culture, investment, academia— to influence other countries in Asia.
“We’re so pleased to have Josh join the Endowment. His research complements Carnegie’s critical work on China and will deepen our understanding of the region’s intricacies and how they relate to the United States,” said Mathews.
Kurlantzick was previously foreign editor at The New Republic. Earlier, he covered international economics and trade for U.S. News and World Report. He also reported on Southeast Asia for The Economist as a correspondent based in Bangkok, Thailand. Kurlantzick's articles also have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs, Harper's, The Atlantic Monthly, GQ, The American Prospect, Mother Jones, Current History, and The Washington Quarterly. He is a graduate of Haverford College.
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About Carnegie’s China Program: http://www.carnegieendowment.org/programs/china/