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 […]
On December 1st, 2018, the Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs, in collaboration with their co-sponsor, the Department of Political Science, sponsored the launch of Professor Diana Fu’s much anticipated book “Mobilizing […]
On February 9, the event “Security Cooperation in East Asia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States” was held at the Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility at the Munk School of Global Affairs. The […]
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 […]
theOn January 19, 2018, the talk “How Have the ‘North Korea Factors’ Shaped Japan-South Korea Relations?” was held at the Munk School of Global Affairs. The speaker was Dr. Seung Hyok Lee, Associate at the […]
On January 26th 2018, the Munk School of Global Affairs hosted Professor Tania Li for a discussion on the concept and problem of indigeneity in Indonesia. The event was sponsored by the Dr. David Chu […]
On January 12, 2018, Dr. Sara Hsu gave the talk “China’s Financial System is Threatened by Instability” at the Munk School of Global Affairs. Dr. Hsu is Assistant Professor of Economics at the State University […]
Abstract The Asia-Pacific is currently undergoing a massive rural-to-urban migration, annually adding about fifty million people into the region’s metropolitan cities. This includes Hồ Chí Minh City, the largest urban centre in Vietnam. Boasting a […]
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 […]
Abstract This academic article aims to explain the adverse effects of rapid urbanization in the Ger Districts of Ulaanbaatar Mongolia, rooted in Mongolia’s unique experience with the collapse of socialism, nomadic migration patterns, environmental pressures, […]
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