Asia Pacific

Posted by Lilla Adams on Jul 10, 2018 in Asia Pacific, Foreign Policy & IR, Korean Peninsula | 0 comments

Denuclearization: A History of Crossed Wires

When the historic Singapore summit on June 12th brought together North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and President Donald Trump at a much-anticipated negotiating table,...

Posted by Jake Gouchie on Jul 10, 2018 in China, Featured, History | 0 comments

The Awoken Dragon: China on the Rise

Upon studying China in order to understand what it would take for France to become a united and powerful empire, Napoleon claimed that “China is a sleeping giant. Let...

Posted by Andy S. Lee on Jul 3, 2018 in Asia Pacific, Featured, Korean Peninsula | 0 comments

Coercive Diplomacy and North Korean Denuclearization

Two Decades of Failure and Broken Promises: Chairman Kim Jong-Un proclaimed North Korea’s newfound nuclear status during his New Year’s Speech of 2018, thus...

Posted by Koji Shiromoto on Jun 18, 2018 in Featured, Japan |

Meet Japan’s NDP

The conclusive victory of Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzō Abe in last October’s general election was supposed to re-establish his control over Japanese politics and allow...

Posted by Allegra Mendelson on Jun 12, 2018 in Asia Pacific, Featured |

Malaysia’s 2018 Elections Explained

An unprecedented mix of ecstasy and shock layered Kuala Lumpur on May 10th as Malaysians awoke dumbfounded to discover that the opposition party, Pakatan Harapan (PH),...

Posted by Sarie Khalid on Jun 9, 2018 in Asia Pacific, China, Featured, Regions |

Xi Jinping’s ‘How to Tame Your Dragon’

In 2015’s spy thriller Kingsman: The Secret Service, its charming antagonist Mr. Valentine, brilliantly played by Samuel L. Jackson, is informed by his bodyguard...

Posted by Lanya Feng on May 25, 2018 in Asia Pacific, Featured, Regions | 1 comment

The Chinese Problem in Indonesia: A Ghost from the Past that Haunts the Present

The Chinese question is nothing new in Indonesia. Two decades after the post-Suharto reforms, Chinese-Indonesians enjoy greater political freedom and no longer face the...

Posted by Wing Wong on May 16, 2018 in Asia Pacific, Japan |

Japan’s Remarkable Modernization

Today, Japan is by all metrics a first world country: It is an advanced democracy with the world’s fourth largest economy, its citizens enjoy the world’s highest life...

Posted by Maddie Clark on Apr 21, 2018 in Asia Pacific, China, Featured, Foreign Policy & IR, The Americas |

Past, Present, and Future: The Monroe Doctrine

The hemispheric hegemony of the United States is not a recent or underdeveloped phenomenon. The Monroe Doctrine, which solidified the US’s claim as the ‘rightful...

Posted by Sara Syed on Apr 18, 2018 in China, Featured, United States |

Engaging Taipei: The Taiwan Travel Act

On March 16, 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act. The bill supports high-level visits between officials of the United States and Taiwan, and...