Berger Gives Series of Talks on US-Japan Alliance
Prof. Thomas Berger has given a series of talks this summer on topics including the US-Japan alliance.
Berger in The Comment: US Reaction to Chinese Missiles
Berger discussed the placement of missiles on a disputed island in the South China Sea.
Berger on Chinese Missiles on Disputed Island
Berger on the tension between the US and China over the missile placement.
Berger in Sputnik News: Putin at Munich Conference
Thomas Berger, Professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, believes proposed anti-ballistic missile systems in Eastern Europe have become a political point of contention between the United States and Russia. Berger was quoted in a February 12, 2016 article on Sputnik News, entitled “Munich Conference May Echo Russia’s 2007 Dissatisfaction With…
Berger on Japan’s Commitment to Pacifism
Berger suggests that there is a subtle but significant shift in Japan’s military stance.
Berger on BBC News: Germany Reacts to Mein Kampf
Professor Thomas Berger discusses the significance of the first modern German edition of Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf.
Berger on NHK World: Tension in the South China Sea
Professor Thomas Berger spoke with NHK News about international tensions in the South China Sea.
Berger on ABC Radio: Austria’s Nazi Past
Pardee School Professor Thomas Berger said that Austria had a mixed record in reckoning with its past in World War II.
Berger in HuffPo: Japan’s Military Resurgence
Pardee School Professor Thomas Berger spoke to the Huffington Post on Japan’s military resurgence, among other recent accomplishments.
Asia Center Addresses Hiroshima
The Center for the Study of Asia recently participated in a University-wide series of events offering a new reckoning with the legacy of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Berger in The Diplomat: Japan’s Military Resurgence
Pardee School Professor Thomas Berger said that military resurgence was a complex issue among the Japanese.
Berger on ABC Australia: The Guilt of War
Pardee School Professor Thomas Berger said that Germany and Japan took very different paths in reckoning with national guilt after World War II.
Berger in the Media: Abe’s Non-Apology
Pardee School Professor Thomas Berger spoke with media outlets after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe did not issue a new apology on the 70th anniversary of their surrender in World War II.
Video: Berger Talks Atomic Bombs on Yahoo Japan
Pardee School Professor Thomas Berger spoke with alumnus Matthew Kolasa on the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
Berger in CSM: Abe’s Military Postures
Pardee School Professor Thomas Berger said that the increase in military posturing by the government of Shinzo Abe in Japan had the potential for contributing to tensions in Asia.
Berger Awarded Wilson Center Fellowship
Pardee Professor Thomas Berger has been awarded a prestigious Wilson Center Fellowship for 2016. He will study maritime issues in Asia.
Berger on the Remorse of Japan
Pardee Professor Thomas Berger said that Japan had shown its remorse for WWII in a number of different ways.
Thomas Berger Promoted to Full Professor
Congratulations, Thomas Berger. You have been promoted to the rank of Full Professor.
Berger: Japan Makes Soft-Power Push
Pardee prof. Thomas Berger said that Japan must acknowledge its history as it makes a push for soft power in the U. S.
Berger on Abe’s Balancing Act in WSJ
Prof. Thomas Berger said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces a difficult challenge as he attempts to negotiate with the Islamic State for the release of two Japanese hostages.