On October 8, 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a special UN report, warning that the world is running out of time to halt climate change. At the current rate of greenhouse […]
Disclaimer: Please note that the views expressed below represent the opinions of the article’s author. The following work does not necessarily represent the views of the Synergy: Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies. Continued growth in […]
Disclaimer: Please note that the views expressed below represent the opinions of the article’s author. The following work does not necessarily represent the views of the Synergy: Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies. With transnational crime […]
Disclaimer: Please note that the views expressed below represent the opinions of the article’s author. They do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Synergy Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies. The documentary film ‘The Dancing […]
The twentieth century saw two world wars, industrialized warfare, and a large number of mass killings perpetrated against various peoples across the world. Some of these killings were committed during the course of war, while […]
Foreword by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Toronto As the first country in Asia to implement a national health insurance program, Taiwan since 1995 has developed a high-quality, cost-effective health-care plan that models […]
Scholars of International Relations define power as a state’s ability to influence the behaviour of other states to its advantage. Hard power implies the use of military and economic means to influence other states […]
With the recent move by Taiwan’s Constitutional Court to legalize same-sex marriage, some regional political observers have speculated on whether this will have a ripple effect on LGBT rights in mainland China. Chinese advocacy groups […]
India and China are the rising economic and military powerhouses of the century. Not only do they have the largest populations in the world, they are also nuclear powers possessing great destructive military might. The […]
Global media outlets have been quick to report the ongoing internal feud occurring at the highest levels of Singapore’s government. After making a Facebook post condemning the highly restrictive conditions that have historically constrained people’s […]
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