January 7, 2022 NPR
Watson Director Edward Steinfeld provided commentary in this interview, stating, "Steel became not just an important industry for China, but it became a symbol in a way, an embodiment of socialist command planning. But it was also an embodiment of modernity."
November 23, 2020 The Atlantic
Watson Director, Edward Steinfeld penned this article on the power of leadership.
October 17, 2016 Wall Street Journal
Director of the Watson Institute Edward Steinfeld comments on the 1999 bail out program in China that lauded by some officials and criticized by others.
April 8, 2016 Brown Daily Herald
Watson Director Edward Steinfeld accompanied President Christina Paxson to China to meet with alums, students, and parents at Tsinghua University in Beijing and Fudan University in Shanghai. The trip was also to build upon existing collaborative academic relationships.
March 28, 2016 Providence Business News
Watson Institute Director Edward Steinfeld joined Brown University President Christina H. Paxson on a trip to China to explore potential collaboration opportunities and create awareness of Brown's commitment to addressing world challenges.
July 7, 2015 CNBC
Ed Steinfeld, professor of political science and the dean's chair in China studies, comments on predictions of a "clash of civilizations" between China and the West. "Clearly, there is a strong voice in the Chinese state today that celebrates authoritarianism," said Steinfeld. But he said China's future including democracy and personal liberty is "quite open-ended."
May 12, 2015 Brookings Blog
Director of the China Initiative Edward Steinfeld on Brookings Blog, "When confronted by the kind of production practices emerging from China today, the smart move by observers in advanced industrial nations is to stop worrying, stop accusing, stop making excuses, and instead start learning."
January 22, 2015 Education Post
Richard Locke and Edward Steinfeld talk to Hong Kong's leading English language newspaper, Education Post, about Brown University's approach to interdisciplinary approach.
June 11, 2014
On June 9, Brown alumni and friends attended a series of events at the National Press Club, hosted by Brown and the Watson Institute as part of Brown's 250th anniversary celebration.