Abstract India is not a signatory to the Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT), but it should not be perceived that India is not working to attain an effective mechanism to check nuclear proliferation in South Asia. […]
Abstract The twenty-first century is a rapid time of change, both for China and for the world. The age of integrated globalization is changing China’s foreign policy from a domestic to an external focus. A […]
Abstract “Gangnam Style” is emblematic of Hallyu, a term first coined by the Chinese media in the late 1990s to describe the phenomenon through which Korean cultural products were enthusiastically received and consumed by various […]
According to the WHO estimate released on April 21, 2004, a total of 774 lives were claimed in the SARS outbreak in 2003. Far beyond the nations where it claimed the most victims, SARS traumatized […]
March 11, 2016 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs Registration: http://roadtorecovery-china-india-pakistan.eventbrite.ca In May 2015, representatives of the Taliban secretly met with Afghan, Chinese and Pakistani officials in the autonomous […]
Scott McKnight is a Ph.D. student in political science at the University of Toronto. His research focuses on government-business relations, with particular focus on China’s strategic industries. Having lived in China for six years, he […]
Synergy: The Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies is currently recruiting for the 2016-2017 academic year. We are looking for highly motivated and academically rigorous applicants who are committed towards moving the academic mandate of the […]
On April 25, 2015, Nepal’s Gorhku region was ravaged by a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake and its consequent aftershocks. In the days following, a humanitarian process, facilitated by both domestic and international aid organizations, ensued. […]
Kyle Wagner is currently working on his master’s degree in the Department of Geography at York University. He is a part of New Directions in Environmental Governance (NDEG), a funded research grant that is directed by Peter […]
The evening of February 3 rendered an opportunity to once again consider Korea through the lens of Taiwan thanks to the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto event, “Towards a New Normal in Taiwan’s Democracy?” The speakers — Joseph […]
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